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03-10-2013, 04:24 AM
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Phaius Dan Rosenberg 'Tropic Ice'
This is a plant given to me in August 2011 by BikerDoc5968 of Bloomfield, Michigan. He was nice enough to share this plant with me. I hope he is still on this forum so he can see the plant in bloom. The flower stem is 30 inches tall and still growing. The flowers measure 4 inches horizontally. I have the plant growing in a 6-inch plastic pot with Miracle Grow potting mix as the media. It bloomed for the first time last year but I was away on a trip and the flowers were past prime for photographing.
Phaius Dan Rosenberg 'Tropic Ice' by hawaiiansunshine, on Flickr
Phaius Dan Rosenberg 'Tropic Ice' by hawaiiansunshine, on Flickr
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I'm a small backyard grower in a residential area overlooking Pearl Harbor. I barely have enough yard space to keep my orchids happy. Most of the photographs that I post on this Board are of plants that I raised and bloomed. My best friends are orchid people.
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03-10-2013, 09:21 AM
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Stunning. Lovely colors and so elegant.
Are you sure it is in Miracle Grow potting media? Regular or orchids mix? Miracle grow has both. I read somewhere that it should not be grown in regular soil mix.
I saw a Phaius tankerville yesterday and that was very beautiful too.Did not buy it though...too expensive.
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03-10-2013, 10:28 AM
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I almost bought this one, but already having a large tankervilliae I didn't. Seeing your picture makes me kick myself, lol... Amazing!!
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03-10-2013, 05:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by plumania
Stunning. Lovely colors and so elegant.
Are you sure it is in Miracle Grow potting media? Regular or orchids mix? Miracle grow has both. I read somewhere that it should not be grown in regular soil mix.
I saw a Phaius tankerville yesterday and that was very beautiful too.Did not buy it though...too expensive.
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I read somewhere that Phaius can grow in the ground so I decided to try growing this plant with Miracle Grow potting mix. It seems to be doing really well. Note that I used potting "mix" and not potting "soil". Miracle Grow sells both in similar looking bags. |
03-10-2013, 05:16 PM
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Mel, thanks for sharing. I'm glad it is doing so well for you. It is a real beauty. I still have several divisions and never a bloom. Maybe I should move to Hawaii!
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03-10-2013, 07:28 PM
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Beautiful!
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03-10-2013, 07:57 PM
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Amazing colors stunning beauty
Thank you for taking the time to post these photos. You are one proud 'papa' to this gorgeous orchid. I sure wish I could grow my orchids in Hawaii ...  |
03-10-2013, 08:10 PM
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Wow! Fabulous!
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12-12-2013, 01:23 PM
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What a beauty! White, orange and red in all their elegance.
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12-12-2013, 01:44 PM
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Amazing, I can't wait for my Phaius chids to bloom for me first time next year:-)
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