Phal. mini NOID - Orchid Board

silken · #1 03-30-2011, 10:40 PM

I was in Home Depot with my mother today. They had the cutest little mini phals for $12.99. So my Mom bought me one! I told her it didn't have a name so she said to call it Sally (my Mom's name). So below is a picture of Sally. It was potted in a 4 inch fibre pot which is way too big. It came with the typical wet wad of moss tightly packed in the centre of the roots and then a large amount wrapped all the way around to make it fit the 4 inch pot. I pulled out tons of sphag and put it back in its pot for now. I hope to get some small clear ones in the near future. The roots looked real good. There are 9 flowers just barely wider than a penny! There is another branch not open yet and several of the nodes look like they could possibly develop branches. Looks like a lot of equestris in it I think. Too cute to leave behind

Not the best picture but it shows how small the leaves are in the 4 inch pot!

Paul Mc · #2 03-31-2011, 09:26 AM

Too funny, I have a Sally as well! Bought from Home Depot! Although, mine was discounted quite a bit because they were on their last legs. I bought the healthiest one I could find in the bunch (which really wasn't easy since they were all almost dead). But since Sally has been home, she has decided to produce more flowers from the tip of the expended flower stalk! Yippee!!

Jennyfleur · #3 03-31-2011, 10:00 AM

Aw, that is such a cutie

... and it's nice to know I'm not the only one who names their plants!

Kelo · #4 03-31-2011, 12:46 PM

It must be a poor ikkle orphan like my new mini! lol

silken · #5 03-31-2011, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Kelo

It must be a poor ikkle orphan like my new mini! lol

I was thinking mine was very much like yours! It is certainly the smallest one I ever seen, both plant size and flower size!

Kelo · #6 03-31-2011, 04:50 PM

lol it does look like mine doesn't it? We're related! lol Who woulda thunk?

silken · #7 03-31-2011, 05:21 PM

Kelo, mine was hard to show the nice deep/bright pink too as you mentioned in your thread. I didn't try a picture in daylight-just used a flash, and then darkened it up a bit in Photoshop. Mine's much nicer for real with a real vivid yellow throat. Yes, I think we are related by adoptive chids (Sally and Noidella)