Here's one for Phal. lovers.

[dounoharm]

what a great phal! beautiful color...outstanding! and i love the tiger stripes too...very nice growing and blooming!

[Grandma M]

Jim, I like the delicate edging around the petals. It's beautiful.

Marilyn

[catgrrrl]

Originally Posted by jim blanford

Hi....Carol, and welcome to the OB. I bought this plant from Hausermann in Feb. 09. at a show in Madison Wi.
It had 1 spike then it now has 3 spikes w/branching more then 20 flowers. Be cause it had a spike I didn't put it in my grow area under lights I put it my display window which is east facing here's a pic of it in our kitchen. The pics in the post are only 2 weeks old. Let me know if I can help any further. ENJOY..... Jim.

Wow! Jim, that's amazing! If you don't mind, I do have a couple of questions... Do you feed yours regularly? If so, what do you use? Also, what medium did your orchid come in? Did you keep it in it? Mine came in a dense, spongy moss medium which is just soggy. After some advice from others, I will repot into semi-hydroponics after the flowering ends and new roots just start to show. I want to get it out of that soggy mess.
You have a beautiful group there. I hope to be able to come even close to it one day. Thanks so much for the picture and information. Very inspiring!
Carol

[jim blanford]

Hey Carol.... Yes my plant is still in that moss, I'll repot into CHC when it's done blooming, because of the moss I don't water it as often as my other plants, but when I do water I fert. with MSU fert. and like it alot. I'm here if you need more help....... Jim.

[Ben Belton]

That's an amazing plant. I love the color and pattern.

For anyone who was interested, they have them at Orchids.com It has an AM.

[catgrrrl]

Originally Posted by jim blanford

Hey Carol.... Yes my plant is still in that moss, I'll repot into CHC when it's done blooming, because of the moss I don't water it as often as my other plants, but when I do water I fert. with MSU fert. and like it alot. I'm here if you need more help....... Jim.

Thanks for the information, Jim. I'm glad I was not totally off base with the medium. You've been a really big help already. If I have any more questions, I'll definitely ask. Enjoy your beauties! When I get a camera (which should be soon), I'll try to post a picture of my little one so you can see it. Hopefully, it will still be doing well by then.
Carol

[Brenda Aarts]

Hi Jim, beautiful phal. I wondered if you could tell me what the purplish flower is in the background of the 2nd picture (on your original posting). Looks like something you've got growing outside/along the fence...just curious & love the color of it. Thanks.

[jim blanford]

Hey Brenda.... That plant in the BG of pic #2 is a Clematis a prennial and a real nice one at that, here's a pic of it. ENJOY....... Jim.

[snow]

clematis one of my most fav climbers. mine are barely 2 inches out of the ground, and you,re,s is in full bloom. great colour also.

[phearamedusa]

I love the "forget me not" blue color of your clematis. Do you happen to know the varietal name? I also think your orchid is gorgeous. Looks like a sweet little plant, and that's another one for the list.