I grow mine in a basket, in a south window in winter and east window in summer. It is giving me 3 spikes this year and has one old one with buds. It has bark in the basket, and spagh around it and on top. It is a quick drying basket. It never grew well potted. I don't believe that it likes to be kept more moist than any other phals, but does seem to like a little bit more sun (it gets direct sun in the afternoons through the window)