Help!

[Kelly]

Hello, everyone. I am a first-time orchid byer. I bought a once-beautiful Phal. Memoria Cecilla Rimland. I put it under a stained glass window (lots of indirect sunlight), on a table, at the top of a stairwell. It did not do well. All 3 beautiful flowers fell off. I have now moved it to my bedroom. It sits in an western-facing window (more sunlight?) and near a radiator (more heat?). I don't know what to do. Please help!

[orcdfrk]

How did it not do well other than losing 3 flowers? As far as light requirements phals are fine in an east or even north facing window, they don't need much. As for more heat, if you're comfortable so will your phal be.

[Charles]

Flowers do fall off. Look at the leaves. They are the plant. Can you see the roots? How do they look? Be careful not to over water and do not let water sit in the crown of the leaves.
If you can, post pics of what you have and any areas of concern.

[Shadow]

New plants lose flowers very often. It is due to the stress.

[Tindomul]

Too much heat! They don't like that. You should put it in a room temperature area away from direct sunlight.
Welcome to the forum!!

[smartie2000]

I think you have found a better location now that it is at a western window. I don't think it needs to be warmed by a radiator

[Shadow]

Well I wouldn't suggest to keep it near the radiator. Hot and dry air from the radiator is definitely more worse than slightly lower temperature. Or you can put wet towel on your radiator to increase the air humidity. But it will be a hassle to keep that towel wet all the time .

[Tindomul]

I think you would need to put on 10 soaked towels on the radiator to make that effective. Better off boiling pots with water in the home all night long.

[smartie2000]

I agree. During this winter I put towels over my heating vents and it was humidity heaven! I did it for my slippers and whatever else was growing with them.

I did nothing for humidity for the phals here and there all over the house. They are just fine and tolerate crappy humidty.

[mother_earth]

I would cut off the spike close to the plant, make sure you fertilize with a good orchid fertilizer, don't over water and wait. Let the plant get used to it's new home and it will repay you with a brand new spike in the late fall.