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Originally Posted by Roberta
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If it is humid outside and the nights are staying above 65 deg F. (which I suspect they are) the plant will be quite happy outside. Just keep it on the shady side, away from any direct sun.
Just a side note about Phalaenopsis in general... in nature (Philippines and other islands in the same neighborhood) they grow attached to the sides and branches of trees, roots completely in the air. They get rained on pretty much every day, then the surface water dries up with the rain stops. ("Fertilizer" consists of nutrients leached from rotting detritus above them... very very dilute) It is hot and humid. We put them in pots for aesthetics and to make cultivation on a commercial scale efficient. Yours seems to want to just go natural. Enjoy!
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for example...
I just made this mini-Phal "mount" (not yet LOL) for my sister
Roots, flowers and moss by
J Solo, on Flickr
it will turn out to the side as it grows and the new roots will attach to the mount (a palm section here)
granted, i live in a swamp so it is
slightly different here
where are you located?
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