Phal re spike after 3 years.
 

Hi there OB,

I had my first ever phalaenopsis given to me as a gift in easter of 09 from a good friend of mine who is living in Austraila, she sent me another phalaenopsis for my birthday last year, and i sent her a dendrobium on her birthday, I've always took really good care of her orchids but could never understand why it was taking so long to spike but to my surprise i got up today and checked her orchid and i can see a little spike starting so i'm really over the moon :-)

I always said this phal was special to me and really wanted it to spike.

I have quite a few orchids in my collection now that have all spiked but my very first has took it's time but good things come to those who wait :-)

I will post some pictures when you can see the spike a bit better.

Can't wait to tell my friend it will flower again soon, her other phal she sent me on my birthday last year is flowering at the moment too :-)



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Congratulations! There's no better feeling in growng Orchids than when you get to make it reflower!
look forward to seeing the blooms!

Way to go! :cheer: Post a pic if you can; we'd love to see your hard-earned flowers!

I would love to know, how Australian "Fun Police" allowed flora to come in? With stringent guidelines they have here, how did it happen?

I ordered it over the phone in the UK and got a florist in Darwin near to where she lived to send it to her :-D

That explains it. The "fun police" are v.strict, I wasn't even going to try to bring back any orchids from Singapore when I was there, (unless they were flasked).

Hi there,

Here is an update on my spike that took 3 years :-) as you can see it's little "mitten" so happy about this, it's the only pure white with pink lip phal i have, it's been so long since i saw it's flowers.

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:cheer: great news. I remember when you first got this and it does seem a long time ago now. How great that it's finally flowering :)

Hi RosieC, yes i remember you gave me good advice on how to look after them, This phal has always been special to me, when i got it i didn't even know what a Phalaenopsis was.

I might get another spike yet :-)

woo hoo! It's so exciting to find spikes (always!) but especially so when it's a plant you have had for quite some time without blooming :)

Hi there OB,

Just thought i'd keep you updated on my spike progress like i have in the past, I know people like the see how the spike grows.

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It's wonderful when one of the "oldies" decides to put on a show. I have five oldies that I've had for five to seven years of which none had bloomed in two-three years due to neglect. Four of these are now blooming and and their spikes have continued their growth which makes me feel like a good Phal owner. :blushing:

wow 3yrs is a long wait for a spike they really do like to test our patience, thats why I have learnt to appreciate them when they are not in flower. Great growing the Phal looks very happy

You have a big specimen. I am excited for you. That lil nub is going to finally give you blooms after 3 yrs...strange because you have a healthy plant.

Hi again OB,

Here is another update of my 3 year wait phal spike, i've just watered her :-)

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Cool! Looks very happy! Well done!

Just a thought :dunno: ... Is your lowest leaf touching the bark? If it is & it were mine I would put a tiny piece of styrofoam,wine cork etc so as to not leave the leaf in direct contact with the bark in the pot. (It's going to eventually start becoming yellow as is the oldest) but in my "weird thinking" I believe this would lengthen the time the leaf stays green. ???? :dunno: ???

Hi nenella,

The bottom leaves are not really touching the bark, it might look like that from the angle of the picture, the top layer of the bark always dries out pretty fast as i never like an orchid to stay wet for too long, i always pack the centre with packing peanuts too :-)

Hi there OB,

I haven't posted for a bit as i've been busy building a greenhouse in my garden, but just thought i'd post a new progress picture of my phal spike :-)

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Awesome progress!

Wow. A nice spike, spectacular roots, and do I also see a new leaf sprouting? Very well done!

Your plant does look really nice and healthy. those leaves and roots.
congrats on re-spiking, but I really bow to your patience.

I couldn't wait for that long. It would have been long gone were it here. toss out hehehe

does your plant have yellow flowers? Those green leaves and stem without a hint of dark reminds me of the beautiful yellow/red orange stripe phals I once had.

This was my first ever orchid sent to me from a really good friend who is living in Oz at the moment, she sent it to me through interflora in easter 09.

This orchid is pure white with a pink lip.

Hi there OB,

Just thought i'd post an update on my phal that took 3 years to flower.

It's strange as it's spike has only got 2 flowers but the first one has now opened and it look great.

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