Mature Phal. community pot experiment. Any thoughts on the subject??

[shushu45]

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[shushu45]

I'm a sucker for purple dots and plain white Phal.s.

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[Leafmite]

People plant everything else in group planters so why not orchids?
The nice thing about having multiple orchids together is that it prevents root-rot as more roots dry the medium out faster. When they bloom together, the display is nicer. I have two cattleya siblings together in a pot and I am getting some new Pleione orchids and planning to put them all in one bulb-bowl when I pot them up for next spring. I see nothing wrong with potting up orchids together to make a nicer display.

[shushu45]

They r a center piece for my table. Hehe

[james mickelso]

That's great. Let us know how it does. I'm excited for you.

[shushu45]

Originally Posted by james mickelso

That's great. Let us know how it does. I'm excited for you.

Thanks.

Will do!!

[Leafmite]

I'll bet it will be very pretty.

[Silje]

I've got several com pots with mature NOID phals. They're not extremely important to me and I don't worry too much about diseases and the risk of losing two instead of just one plant. I haven't managed to put more than two together. I just haven't found the right pot. But maybe a swallow, large terracotta bowl with drainage would do. I'll certainly have a look for one of those that could maybe fit 3-4 plants.

My experience is that they quickly outgrow their community pot and that they do really well. The flower display is awesome, but it's a combination of two plants together as well as that they're getting large and produce multiple spikes (3-4 per plant). So far, no bad experiences with com pots for mature phals. Works great for me.