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Cool Ante, but where will you sleep in like 1 year? Those plants and flowers will soon take over your place, they won't stay small like this forever. Also beware, orchid pollen can be dangerous for allergic people. ;)

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Very Beautiful, Ante!!!!!
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Ante, you must be my good luck charm! I bought a phal in bloom 5 years ago and just got a flower to bloom few days ago w/ 6 more buds. Finally! It got flower buds before, but all fell off when small. Congrats to both of us LOL :)

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For the both of us Patty
:nanadrink:
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2nd flower opened today - 5 more to go. I love to see flowers blooming in winter:) I also have a amarylis ready to open :)
:bananas_b
back at you :ha:

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One of my favorite Phal orchids...Phal Spirit House 'Mars'..it is blooming right now...see my gallery...I have not figured out how to post pics on the threads yet???

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Jack, I clicked on the pic in your gallery to make it bigger, & under the pic are codes/links so I copied the 2nd one & I'll paste it here now to see what happens. One of the 3 should show the pic... her goes:

I don't have a gallery here- I keep mine in photobucket.
That's a beauty BTW. Almost looks like shiny plastic!
WOOHOO, it worked!

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That's funny cuz I don't know how to post a pic in the gallery here LOL.

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it's really nice to see and hear about every ones Phials doing so well i my self have 5 plants all in various stages of bloom

by the way Patty thats a lovely color i don't have any quite that shade of Pink

i Have a particularly lovely Purple one thats sending up a new stalk now it already has an old one thats also has buds swelling on it so this will be my first phial to have a double spike I'm told this is rare any one ever have that happen before

Ps i thought i would add that if your Phailnopsis arnt bloomin the best way to force them is in the fall when the night time temps are at 60 deg put them in a small bathroom open the window at night and close it in the morning do this for three weeks and i garinty they will throw a bloom spike
they need 60 at night and 80 in the day so if this bath gets sun it will be warm enough be sure not to exspose the plants to any direct sun light they only take 1500 cd light which is vary low full sunn can be 9000cd and higher

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Yes Pauly, it is rare to have 2 stems at same time. That pic is Jack Hagenaars pic that I posted here for him. Mine is a light purple w/ tiny specks on lower petals. It has been in a west facing window all winter & seems to like it there.
A little cold can shock a lot of plants to bloom. I let the sunroom get cold - like 40's back in Nov, & 5 of my citrus blossomed & now have baby fruits:)

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A little closer look at my mini Phalaenopsis. These flowers are only about an inch across.

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thanks for posting the pic patti...for those of you growing phals...heres a misconception..at least for the northern hemisphere...it is not the lower temps that initiate blooming as first thought....apparently,according to the international phal society...it is the shortening of days..and lenghtening of night.....Most of my phals have two infloresences on them,I think because of regular fert routine,especially during the leave growth stage.....I have about 80 phals,most of which I created...its a little like playing god....fun ...fun!

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Wow, 80? I had 9 but I'm down to 2 now.

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OK, here is new update on my orchids! Yesterday we had new orhid flower for the first time:

with more buds ready for opening ;)

In a firs pic U can see my first orchid still in flower after more than 3 months now
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I currently have 4 orchids blooming!!

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Few pics of my orchid corner

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Today I took Mom to see the annual Orchid Society Show at Brookside Gardens. Big mistake!!!! We ending up walking out 2 hours later with 6 new orchids. All are in flower, and simply gorgeous. We could have bought 10 more if I hadn't had a moment of sanity. I added pics of them to my gallery. I also put in a bunch of pics of one of my aquariums. Not a garden related theme, but it is a planted tank, so ignore the beautiful fish and just look at the plants! LOL

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Originally Posted by Dalmatiansoap (Post 82158)

Can these help?
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What to do?
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As the other's said, the inflorescence is dead, snip it off close to the base. They don't last forever.

If I may comment on an earlier post - you can buy either sphagnum moss, or peat moss (dead high-acid half decomposed plant matter), not sphagnum peat moss. For orchids, spahgnum moss.

As orchids go, most don't like a mix that retains too much moisture. Root rot from overwatering is how most 'newbys' kill orchids. That being said, phalaenopsis, as a rule, prefer more moisture than most other orchids. BUT, do not leave any water in the crown overnight. This can start crown rot, and could cause you to lose the entire plant, since the crown is usually the only growing point for phals (and vandas), and unless it is a large phal, it may not be able to live long enough to put out a side shoot and recommence growing. I am fanatic enough about my phals that if I see water in the crown after 5pm (better to water in the morning, and avoid probs), I have taken a drinking straw and blown air in the top to blast the water out of the crown.

That dried stem, when still green is usable. Once it dries up, though, it doesn't do anything except detract from the plant's appearance. After the initial blooming, when the blooms begin to drop off, you can stimulate a 2nd blooming by cutting just below the lowest bloom (unless you have pendulous blooms like I grow mine, then you cut just above the highest bloom - I like the more natural cascade effect rather than staking it vertically). Once an 'eye' has become a branch, bloom, or keiki it will never be able to used again; if still dormant, it can become any of those three or it can stay As a rule if you want a 2nd blooming, give more light; and if you want keiki's give less light. A dab of keiki paste under the small calyx covering the dormant 'eyes' helps, too. A word of caution. Don't try for a third blooming; it takes a lot of energy for the plant to bloom, and after a 2nd blooming it needs a rest, otherwise you are weakening your plant, and this leaves it more vulnerable to diseases and pests. Some large older phal can put up 2, 3 or more inflorescences without any problem, but I wouldn't allow that with a young plant. I had a Phal. aphrodite that had 4 spikes and was at the same time growing 2 side shoots from the base. Three of the spikes grew blooms, and the other parts stayed dormant until it finished blooming. Then the side shoots started getting larger, and the smaller spike started making more flower buds. I guess it was parsing its energy out over time, but most phals would have just exhausted themselves by developing everything at once.

As far as the potting mix goes, usually the small seedlings are in sphagnum moss. It retains moisture, and is easier for the vendor to pot with. As the plant gets larger though, it packs too tight, and prevents good gas exchange around the roots. These generally grow on the side of a tree, and the roots have constant air exposure. The part attached to the bark gets the moisture, not the whole root, and if you have constantly damp tightly packed sphagnum choking the roots, you will eventually get root rot, and a dead plant. My larger phals get a bark/moss mix or just straight bark depending how much moisture I wish to keep in the pot - more moss = more moisture. Not everyone has the same growing conditions (and these will vary throughout the year) so you have to try different mix combinations, then feel and observe your plants, and adjust accordingly. I can give you general rules for a specific type or orchid, but you may still need to alter them for your specific locale/conditions. It ain't a 'cookie-cutter' solution that works equally for all of that particular type of plant.

Whew! That was a mouthful. Hope this was helpful.

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Originally Posted by damaclese (Post 72476)

Even thou this is a forum for Bananas i thought since we had this thread going on the Vanilla Orchid we could expand it to all things orchid but only with permission from are dear readers i have many articles that you all mite find interesting and of course i would defiantly be interested in any info pictures you all would like to contribute yes i know theres literally 410000 sites on orchids but nun so personal to my hart as this one so with your all's permission I'm going to sorta change the topic of this thread unofficially to all things orchid and I'm going to post some additional articles next up is

Dendrobium Anosmum: a particularly fragrant and lovely Orchid featuring beautifully Pink or some people describe as lavender (i think Pink) pendant flower blooms

I'm always glad to see photos of 'chids, but since this is a 'nanner forum, I didn't want to go too crazy in that direction. However... since someone else has already done so, I'll post a few pics as they bloom. I'm only a backyard grower, and a small backyard at that; but I do have a few orchids that I've managed to keep alive for a while.

Epidendrum NOID (no ID)

Papilionanthe teres

Cattleya lawrenceana

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Originally Posted by Dean W. (Post 157340)

They look great!

Thanks! By the way, before any of you 'snow-birds' think it is nice to be in Hawaii :2221: with a warm climate for orchids/nanners/plants in general, cymbidiums (very attractive and floriferous orchids) and odontoglossums won't grow well here because they like colder climates. :coldbanana: I'm green with envy! Most warm growing cymbidiums have small blooms with shades somewhere between yellow and brown. :(

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Paph. Yerba Buena 'White Cap'

Phal. Ming Hsing Beauty

Odcdm. Wildcat 'Chadwick'

Phal. Sogo Yukidian V3

Phal. Baidan's Kaleidoscope 'Golden Treasure'

Phal. Jumbo Red Rose

These are the new ones.

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Yug- Those 3 are so pretty!

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Originally Posted by saltydad (Post 157374)

Yug- Those 3 are so pretty!

Thanks! Yours are also quite nice. I used to not like phals very much, then I tried one, a 'baggy baby', and it kinda 'grew' on me.

-- a 'baggy baby' is one of those that you can find at Wal-Mart, Lowes, or some big-box store on a display that usually has seedlings of cattleyas, dendrobiums, or phalaenopsis hanging up in small plastic bags.

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Ante- I love your orchid corner. Your plants look so healthy and well cared for, as well as beautiful.

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Here are some that I have currently blooming:

Phalaenopsis Carmela's Pixie
Blooms are about 1 inch wide, and have a mild scent.

Phalaenopsis Timothy Christopher
Blooms about 1 1/4 inch wide. There is a 4n (double the chromosomes) variety of P. Timothy Christopher with pinkish blooms.

Renanthera Kalsom
Took forever to begin blooming, and now this is the 4th blooming in just under 2 years.

Cattleya lueddemanniana var alba
My only white of this species. Usually comes in light to medium lavendar.

Cattleya lueddemanniana
This is a little darker than the normal lavendar. Shape sucks!

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Here`s my favourite Dendrobium (pic from last year).

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Originally Posted by Linda_GER (Post 157528)

Here`s my favourite Dendrobium (pic from last year).

Looks well grown! How was the scent?

I don't have Den. amethystoglossa, but wish I did.

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How was the scent?

There should be a scent actually, but I couldn`t smell anything. :(

I love the scent of my Dad`s Sobralia macrantha, but it seems to disappear very soon...

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Originally Posted by Linda_GER (Post 157633)

There should be a scent actually, but I couldn`t smell anything. :(

I love the scent of my Dad`s Sobralia macrantha, but it seems to disappear very soon...

I love the sobralias, I just wish the blooms lasted longer.

Here are a few more \'chids in bloom today.

Phalaenopsis stuartiana 'Larkin Valley' x self

Phalaenopsis Hilo Lip

Phalaenopsis No ID

Phalaenopsis Green Joe 'Green Yellow' (I don't like the name on this one)

I'm not sure, but I think it is phalaenopsis season.

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Here is Vanda Mimi Palmer. Great scent (unusual for a hybrid vanda), and frequent bloomer.

Here is a 'mini' phal, but the name is not certain just yet.

Phalaenopsis Hybridizer's Dream - less and less common, but mine is a dependable bloomer so I'll keep it around.

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Laelia purpurata var schusteriana with 7 blooms on one stem. Lightly scented.

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How beautiful, this one takes my breath away, congratulations:03:

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Originally Posted by justjoan (Post 161748)

How beautiful, this one takes my breath away, congratulations:03:

Thanks! I can't grow all the different types there are, but I do good with these.

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Cattleya dowiana

Cattleya warsciewiczii

Cattleya gaskelliana var semi-concolor

Laelia purpurata var carnea

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This is another type of Sobralia macrantha, but I prefer the pink one...

Dendrobium nobile, very easy to cultivate...

Miltonia flavescens: not very colorful, but I like it, though. :)

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Originally Posted by Yug (Post 161753)

Thanks! I can't grow all the different types there are, but I do good with these.

Thanks, they are all beautiful.

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This is one of my 'overflow' orchids that I keep out at my garden plot on a nearby military base. It is a Vanda luzonica. Usually they have large pink blotches near the outer edge of the petals, but this variety is unique in that they have spots instead. Unfortunately, all of this species are unscented.

Vanda luzonica - unusual type with spots

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Vanda Rothschildiana - should have better shape once the blooms mature some.

NoID Vanda - Can't find the nametag, and can't remember what it is.

Ascda. Summer Delight 'Susan' - easy bloomer, one of my oldest 'chids.

Phalaenopsis Timothy Christopher - cute and dependable bloomer

Cattleya loddigesii - good color, but shape could be better.

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Originally Posted by Yug (Post 187782)

Vanda Rothschildiana - should have better shape once the blooms mature some.

Still look very nice to me. Showed them to my mom and she loved them lol.
Paulo

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Phal. Baldan's Kaleidoscope 'Golden Treasure'

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Love the Cym's and the Phal!

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Cattleya violacea 'H & R Giant' 4n

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What beautiful pics of beautiful orchids!

For anyone in the Jacksonville, FL area this weekend....March 17 and 18, it's the Jacksonville Orchid Society's yearly show and sale!

IT'S FREE! WITH A DOOR PRIZE RAFFLE! AND LOTS OF BEAUTIFUL ORCHIDS FOR SALE!

It's one of the best shows in Florida, please come and enjoy all the beautiful orchids!

Jacksonville Orchid Society, Annual Show

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Nice offer, but a little far away for me :D

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Took these two pics today. I got this plant as a small plantlet some years ago.

In my opinion, P. vitellina is one of the most beautiful orchid species you can cultivate. No greenhouse required. I love it. :)