any winning award phals?

[frostedeyes]

hi guys got interested with some winning phals... got other species / hybrids to add in my collection.... anyone here has some tips on buying orchids especially the phals... i always heard that people should look for a flat one... i dont know how flat should be flat an orchid flower should be? maybe a picture in comparison thanks? i just bought a
phal violacea (blue), red and alba and phal joy spring canary 'joy' - one major scream in my wallet!

[SP2340]

Yeah, I want to get me a violacea

[learning2letgo]

Random thought for a thousand, Alex... The florist shop next to where I work has Old Grand Daddy phal for sale and I WANT IT sooo bad I can't stand it.... However, I am unwilling to pay their price they're asking for it... LOL... I'll wait until they kill (because they always do their orchids terribly) and go dumpster dive and try to revive! LOL...

http://orchidcaretips.imagine123.com...opsis-orchids/

I'm always tossing out links to other helpful sites... Read over this one... Hope it helps!

[frostedeyes]

my next target is micholitzii....

[Undergrounder]

frosted all i can suggest is try to get a Phal with a proper clonal name (like Phal. Joy Spring Canary 'Joy'), that way you know it's at least one that the grower has liked enough to name it.

Also go to growers that specialise in Phals, and buy 'stems', which are clones of special Phals and also 'select' plants which are ones the grower has picked out as good for one reason or another.

P.S. what's the red violacea you got? is it really red?

[frostedeyes]

yeah... coz i bought violacea in three colors
alba, blue, and the red. give me another year and take a pic for you! HAHAHAHA! i want to make a nice hybrid but it would take some time... if my violacea will bloom... haha ill named it on my mom's name on it LOL!