my phalaenopsis amabilis - Orchid Board

jimjim · #1 10-03-2008, 03:15 AM

hi everyone!! just want to share my first phal amabilis bloom since i started growing orchids 2 months ago!! check out my blog at ORCHIDS & BAMBOO for other orchid pics

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Buds! · #2 10-03-2008, 10:10 AM

Hi,
Congrats on the bloom, and you did a great job with the photo!

unhappykat · #3 10-03-2008, 03:41 PM

very nice. How large are those flowers, and how large is the plant?
i am waiting for mine to bloom but it looks sort of small so I am trying to find out if it is safe for it to bloom.

jimjim · #4 10-03-2008, 11:36 PM

thanks!! the flowers are about 3 inches wide, and the leaves are about 6 inches long....i guess its a medium size plant

unhappykat · #5 10-03-2008, 11:57 PM

yours sounds a lot bigger than mine.
my leaves are barely four inces.
I wonder if its a premature spike.
Thanks.

Sandy4453 · #6 10-04-2008, 12:13 AM

Congratulations on the first of many, many more blooms to happen for you!

It's a beauty!

Marissa · #7 10-04-2008, 01:10 AM

That's pretty. I remember some of our neighbors grow their chids in their front yard mounted on huge driftwoods under a shade cloth or sometimes just under the trees.

dgenovese1 · #8 10-04-2008, 01:41 AM

Hey JimJim,

Congrats on your amabilis blooms!

The photos are beautiful...I like the 3rd full one and the close-up best.

dgenovese1 · #9 10-04-2008, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unhappykat

yours sounds a lot bigger than mine.
my leaves are barely four inces.
I wonder if its a premature spike.
Thanks.

Ed,
Phal. amabilis do bloom when they are quite small, so I wouldn't worry about your plant if it spikes...it'll be just fine. Mine was the size you are describing here when it put up 2 spikes last year...without any problems at all.

jimjim · #10 10-04-2008, 04:56 AM

thanks for your reply guys!! will be posting more pics once i get my other orchids to flower!!