My Phal Collection - Questions

[Franco24]

Hey Everyone,

I have almost all of my phals in bloom at the moment and thought id share some pics - My "NoID Collection":







Same Plant 2 spikes. I belive that this is the white with red lip ....



Now this little guy i got at lowes for 90% off. He was extremely waterlogged and had a bit of rot. I pulled him out and cut off all the dead, there still was a decent amount of healthy roots, i potted it up in dry bark. But how long should i wait till i water it? I dont want to soak it, and cause more roots to rot ....



And then this guy is the only one that didnt send up a new spike. I think this one was a white with three pink stripes on each petal:




Let me know your thoughts/opinions on my collection. Im working on getting a few more phals, and then ill start with paphs or cattleyas. Atm everything is inside on my bedroom dresser while we work on building the orchid greenhouse ... Enjoy!!

[cb977]

What a lovely display!

[lostonthebeach]

Great display. You picked some very nice ones.

[sucuz]

Well done. They're beautiful. The #3 picture of the light apple-blossom pink resembles the 'Alice Girl' that I have. Love that soft color.

[Franco24]

Thanks cb, lostonthebeach, and sucuz
And yes i do love that soft relaxing feel to the one in the third pic. That one orchid continues to branch off of the main spike. It looks good for now, but eventually ill probably chop it down when it gets too crazy. I also have a tiny spike come up from below that current one ...

[mehitabel]

Beautiful display arranged like that. My favorite the the pink blush one everyone else seems to like. It's very like Nobby's Amy.

Your question about the 90% off rescue that you repotted-- When should I water it?

A phal newly repotted into bark may need watering fairly soon,depending on how dry the bark was that you put it in. I don't think you can use a time interval for watering this one, because new bark absorbs less water, and as the bark ages it may need a bit less watering.

You can learn to accurately judge the need to water by weight of the pot-- when the pot feels light, water. When you do water, run water thru til the pot feels heavy.

Good luck, you're on the right track with those beauties.

[Franco24]

Thanks for the advice mehitabel! I guess ill wait another 24hrs and then give it a good soak.

Did any of you guys pick up on the varigated flower in the first pic on the dark purple phal? Here's a close up:



Why would something like that happen? I like it for the most part, its something different ...

[Shirley]

Nice collection, Franco. You're doing great and I'm really impressed with the beautiful leaves. They look so healthy.

[Amanda L]

Very nice collection Franco. Very Well Done!!!