A couple of my in bloom Phalaenopsis

A couple of my in bloom Phalaenopsis#430862

By wcrosman -  Sat Feb 18, 2023 6:37 pm
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- Sat Feb 18, 2023 6:37 pm #430862

3 others are in spike but not yet in bloom.

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Re: A couple of my in bloom Phalaenopsis#430905

By DragonsEye -  Sun Feb 19, 2023 11:56 pm
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- Sun Feb 19, 2023 11:56 pm #430905

The spotty reminds me of Brother Peoker. How well does the clear yellow keep its color? Many of the yellows -- especially the older hybrids -- don't hold their color as well as the other colors.

Blessed are the "cracked" ... for it is they who let in the light.

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By wcrosman -  Mon Feb 20, 2023 3:56 pm
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- Mon Feb 20, 2023 3:56 pm #430924

I really don’t know. Someone was giving it away last summer so I took it. They said it hadn’t bloomed in years. First time blooming for me. So far colors are good.

Tom

Re: A couple of my in bloom Phalaenopsis#431891

By wcrosman -  Sun Mar 12, 2023 4:11 pm
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- Sun Mar 12, 2023 4:11 pm #431891

Updated photos. Yellow one shows only minor fading

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Re: A couple of my in bloom Phalaenopsis#431962

By NineLine -  Tue Mar 14, 2023 4:37 am
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- Tue Mar 14, 2023 4:37 am #431962

Wow! Awesome!! My phal is stubborn and doesn’t like to bloom haha

Re: A couple of my in bloom Phalaenopsis#432014

By DragonsEye -  Tue Mar 14, 2023 11:53 pm
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- Tue Mar 14, 2023 11:53 pm #432014

NineLine wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2023 4:37 am Wow! Awesome!! My phal is stubborn and doesn’t like to bloom haha

Phals are typically pretty easy to bloom. If the leaves are super dark geeen, then it may benefit from more light. The biggest trigger is to have the plant where it will experience a daytime vs nighttime temperature drop of 10-15 degrees.

Blessed are the "cracked" ... for it is they who let in the light.

Re: A couple of my in bloom Phalaenopsis#432041

By wcrosman -  Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:08 pm
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- Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:08 pm #432041

I put my phals outside in the fall when night temps are in the 50’s under a shade tarp so they experience the temp swings. Seems to work for me as all my healthy phals have flower spikes.

I have one unhealthy one due to root rot that is slowly recovering and no spike on it.

Tom

Re: A couple of my in bloom Phalaenopsis#432058

By NineLine -  Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:51 pm
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- Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:51 pm #432058

Thanks for the advice! I definitely don’t have them in a spot with a 10-15 degree difference between night/day. I should figure out how to make that work!

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By NineLine -  Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:52 pm
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- Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:52 pm #432059

Any ideas for an apartment with no balcony and little control over temperature?

Re: A couple of my in bloom Phalaenopsis#432062

By coorain -  Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:08 am
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- Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:08 am #432062

When I was in an apartment, I was able to get one to flower every winter by keeping it right next to our kitchen window. It just a touch of full sun which would heat it up a little, as would using the sink etc., but I think what really helped was it being a touch drafty and cool at night by that window.

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By DragonsEye -  Thu Mar 16, 2023 1:27 am
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- Thu Mar 16, 2023 1:27 am #432065

NineLine wrote: ↑Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:52 pm Any ideas for an apartment with no balcony and little control over temperature?

If you live in the Great White North, a windowsill will likely do the trick. If your apt is too warm, you could even try shutting the drapes at night with the plant between the window and the drape. If you live a bit further south, simply leaving the window of the sill the plant sits on open a bit may work.

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Blessed are the "cracked" ... for it is they who let in the light.

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By NineLine -  Thu Mar 16, 2023 1:58 am
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- Thu Mar 16, 2023 1:58 am #432070

Thanks for the recommendations!

Re: A couple of my in bloom Phalaenopsis#432108

By wcrosman -  Thu Mar 16, 2023 6:47 pm
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- Thu Mar 16, 2023 6:47 pm #432108

Put it by an open window at night as fall approaches.

Tom

Re: A couple of my in bloom Phalaenopsis#432109

By Intheswamp -  Thu Mar 16, 2023 10:54 pm
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- Thu Mar 16, 2023 10:54 pm #432109

Cool looking blooms!

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