Why do I keep buying Phals?

[shakkai]

... because they are just so darn beautiful!! These two hitched a ride home with me from the supermarket today. At this rate, I'm going to have to get something set up to make the Phals happy!

[Jo Ann]

Oooh….!!! I like that first one...

[kiki-do]

That first one is so different! Very nice. I can't resist these same type hitch hikers either, that stick out their tongues instead of their thumbs. Nice haul! kiki-do

[GreggC]

or ones that my wife buys at our raffle. I have moved on to other things, although I have to admit, I found a very nice deep magenta colored one at the Chicago Botanical Gardens this past year.

[FinnBar]

That first one is just stunning like a sculpture carved out of wax and butter.
and you found that at Tesco?
Lucky you!

[shakkai]

Thanks for looking everyone! I'll have to get a better photo of the second one... the photo above doesn't do it justice.

I really never intend to buy Phals... I went two years with only Pleuros, then one nursery sent a free Phal with an order of Masdies. Then I started noticing some really pretty ones... Thing is my growing environment is much more suited to the Pleuros and other cool growers - which is why I never intentionally get Phals. The only ones I've actually ordered are a couple of miniature species, and my Mini Tony.

and you found that at Tesco?

Sainsbury's actually! My local shop seems to get in some really nice ones quite regularly... and I know that with the way they are potted (tightly packed in sphag with only 1 little drainage hole in the bottom of the plastic pot) they aren't likely to be alive for very long unless I take them home and re-pot them... and so the number of Phals in my house grows!

[shakkai]

Ok, here are two more photos of the second plant... its a Mini:


and here's the flower spike:


AND! On the first one, there is a second spike on the way....

[Tindomul]

That first one looks like cake. Im hungry now. mmm, cold orchid for dessert!!
I must have been a goat in my past life, then again, I am a Capricorn.

[tuvoc]

I've only 'ordered' one Phal in my life. The others just follow me home from the market, a friends house, or who knows where. They do that, don't they?

Kim

[GreggC]

Tindo, head for Japan.