Its like the Energizer Phal!

[rehric00]

I bought this phal from Lowe's back in early/mid January. It had a broken outer pot with a plastic inner pot so I got it on clearance for 7 dollars. I think there are 2 plants in the same pot as well. It has 5 spikes and they are STILL producing new buds. I cannot believe it.

A few weeks ago there hadn't been any new buds so I thought is was coming to the end of its cycle, but there are roughly 10 more new buds growing. Also, today I noticed one of the air roots has some new bright green growth. Very excited about this plant

The only thing I am worried about is that I have not repotted it. Its in sphag moss and a plastic pot. However, it is obviously thriving well so I will wait to repot.

Here are some pics

A few days after I bought it


And 3 months later...


No new pic for it now, basically looks the same though.

[Val]

It looks like P. Haur Jin Diamond. I just bought one a week ago. Strong plant, huge leaves, very tall spike.

[Kimbubbley]

Beautiful! I love the close up shot in your album... looks like toothy grin surrounded with blood spots... have you counted your other Phals lately, maybe one was lunch!!

[Junebug]

Looks to me like you got a great deal. Your plant looks very healthy. I've never seen a phal with so many spikes. The blooms are beautiful and the leaves look great too. Great growing!

[WhiteRabbit]

holy smokes!
awesome!

[sii]

Wow! What do you feed it? I've never had a phal do this.

[Zoi2]

Way to Grow!!
Joann

[rehric00]

I use Miracle Grow for orchids. Probably about once a month or so. I know I am amazed, I have never heard of an orchid in bloom for 6 months... craziness. I love it though

[Vanda lover]

That realy is a keeper! It is doing so well that I wouldn't worry about re potting it yet.
If you do find that you need to, though, pals are usually very forgiving this way, even in bloom.

[cythaenopsis]

Terrific deal on that phal and congrats on getting such a healthy plant! Absolutely amazing how long your flowering cycle has been going. I really wonder if it's a combination of conditions and plant genetics, that sometimes we get a little lucky with both?

My first phal started in the late fall with 6 flowers, then lost them about a 6 weeks later... but when it returned to flower in the spring, it produced 17 buds! Two of them fell off, but I ended up with 15 flowers (shot1, shot2, taken after several flowers had already fallen off). I couldn't believe the plant flourished like this, with my newbie skills in phal care.