A Phal in a glass jar??

[Kath]

I was given a beautiful phal for my birthday, and it was in a glass vase! I have left it in its pot for the moment, but I don't really know what to do with it. I am tempted to leave it where it is, watering it enough to keep the roots moist, but I'd love to have your thoughts on the matter. thanks very much!

[RosieC]

The difficulty will be watering it enough while not leaving the bottom standing in water. There will also be limited air flow arround the roots.

The plant does look like it's been growing that way a while though so the roots are probably used to the enviroment.

If you leave it, I would water with enough water, then try and tip it upside down to allow excess water to run out again.

[Pilot]

It looks like its growing really well in its pot!!! If you ever want to remove the plant I'm afraid you'll have to break the vase. At the very least I think it would need drainage as Rosie suggested but the plant looks very healthy.

[Kath]

Thanks for your advice. I think I'll leave it there for the moment, as it is growing well. Just a little water to keep the humidity in the glass. Do you think it will reflower un this environment

[camille1585]

Personally I would repot it, for the reasons mentioned above. Maybe I would leave it like that while it's blooming, but definitely no longer. Good luck with the watering!

Any pic of the blooms? You say it's gorgeous, but don't even show it to us!

[Kath]

I hope this works! That's why only sent one photo, I could upload anymore!

[Call_Me_Bob]

obviously its happy!!

my thoughts- the roots have obviously been happy thus far. id leave it there at least until its dont blooming.

so many spikes!

[camille1585]

Wow, that's a lot of spikes! Very very beautiful.

[Kath]

My thoughts entirely! I'll be leaving it in he jar for the moment, and it'll be fun watching the new roots!

Thanks for your compliments!

[BobInBonita]

Beautiful plant, and very interesting growth.

Just goes to show that if you do it right, you can do anything.

I didn't believe that Vandas could be grown in a jar, and someone here did it. Now a phal!

Only thought to add to above - there's a chunk of green stuff holding the media in. In my opinion, that could be problematic. Moss against the plant like that seems dangerous, yet it's probably what holds everything in when draining the jar after watering.

The safest thing for the plant would probably be a repot, which could be traumatic on several fronts. I'd probably experiment and leave it as is, water infrequently with "upside down draining" after a soak, I'd watch the roots and the base off the plant (Where the moss is touching) very carefully for mold or rot.

If you can perfect this - it's truly a unique growing style.