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mattryan 01-16-2013 05:56 PM

Just couldn't help myself
 
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:hello the title says it all :rofl: I've had my eye on this phal at my grocery store for so long that all it's flowers dropped off except 1 and now it's growing 3 more. I blame my boys for this time, as I had already left the store :blushing:. I know I am weak, so very weak rofll. I know what everyone is thinking...root rot :((. But I pulled the sucker out of the pot and all the roots are nice fat and green :evil: . Considering it has been in sphagg I was really worried. I usually re-pot, but I have been getting much better at watering orchids in sphagg, especially because some just do much better like my bellina. So I pulled as much sphagg outta the center of the pot as I could and I'm gonna leave it this way til I repot. I hope the pic does it justice, it's almost green in colour with green veins and a deep maroon lip with yellow accents. Definetly a Dtps. Thanks for looking :waving

Cheryl

SlipperGirl 01-16-2013 06:12 PM

Looks great!

silken 01-16-2013 06:12 PM

Very nice! I kind of did the same thing last night. I went to Home Depot with hubby for some electrical stuff and they have a particularly nice batch of Phals for $12.99. I found one I couldn't leave behind and like yours, the roots were even good! I usually manage to walk away from them but not this time!

Vanda lover 01-16-2013 06:30 PM

At this time of year we need orchids to brighten things up for us. I think you did the right thing.

orchideya 01-16-2013 07:16 PM

Nice find! What grocery store has such beauties? Ours usualy has the boring pink ones with floppy ears.

Orchids4ever 01-16-2013 08:52 PM

Very nice

magicatt 01-18-2013 02:25 PM

I would have snapped that one up myself. It's really pretty and you are just lucky someone else didn't get it before you.


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