Oh, this is going to be nice this year.
 

Not a great photo of the spike, but that's a main spike with five laterals and, as of this time, about 30 buds. Flower photo is from a previous blooming. I can't wait for this one! I'll post more when it blooms.

The cross is Phal, Candlelit Dreams 'Delightful'.

Awesome! :wtg:

It is always great to get a nice show of blooms! Can't wait to see them all opened! :)

Is this a Baldan's Kaleidescope cousin? My BK 'Golden Treasure' likes to bloom like crazy too.

It looks like you're going to have a beautiful display of blooms very soon!

The first bud on the main stem just started to open today, 2/15.

Oh man you're in for a real show! Have you got it in a window, greenhouse, or what?

Top shelf of a four shelf rack in my living-room. It's on the east end of the rack, about 2' in from a south facing window shaded by a shear curtain on very sunny days. Also on sunny days, I have an overhead fan that I run in reverse (sucks up and spreads the air along the ceiling and walls) for air circulation. The largest leaves are about 14 x 4.5" and it's growing in a 10" shallow pot in coarse bark.

Hope that answers your questions.

:cheer:

Wowza, what have you been feeding that thing!!!

That is exciting!!! :)

I have a mini phal that is blooming for the third time, and I'm excited that it has two side spikes for the first time!

Sorry, I don't know the parentage of this cross. I haven't been able to find anything on the internet about it. Maybe some of the Phaleanopsis specialists could shed some light on this for us?

This is Phal. Wyocena x Hausermann's Candy. Yes it is a cousin to Baldan's Kaleidoscope per OrchidWiz.

Well, they are a most impressive set of genetics! :thanx:

Thanks, Quiltergal. I think I may have bought this at Hausermann's, but I bought it quite some time ago. I don't keep records like I used to.

"Oh, this is going to be nice this year" update, Phal. Candlelit Dreams
 

This is Phal. Candlelit Dreams 'Delightful'. It is related to Phal. Balden's Kaleidoscope. It has one main stem and five lateral branches carrying 35 flowers/buds. The overall length of the spike is about 2'. The leaves (which I don't show) are about 2'l x 5"w. I've had the plant for 15+ yrs.

Just... WOW! Absolutely lovely.

I think that you have a true treasure forming. I can't wait to see the blooms! Greg.