[QUOTE=DirtyCoconuts;957487]i laughed when i read the above advice in combination with mine too.
Years ago, when I was first starting on orchids other than phals, I grew Lava Burst in an almost desert environment. It was permanently dwarfed at like 3-4 inches, but it *still* flowered for years even though the flowers were in scale miniatures of the already small flowers.
I currently have one growing in pure spagnum shipped to me in December, it's about 10 inches, approximately 3 times the size when I grew it like a cactus
The point being, it's quite adaptable and simply wants to flower *lol* despite how stupid it's owner was potting it in fine bark, watering every 2-3 weeks, and seldom fertilizing it. Still it lives, grows, and flowers.
Quite simply, this cross amazes me.
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