Tha dangers of the unstaked look. Viewer discretion is advised.
 

My monster phal. fell on top of my other plants on the stand creating a chain reaction.http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/27/tyvyredu.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/27/e5e2urab.jpg

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Yep...been there! Maybe not quite as much the wreck you experienced but yea, top heavy can create some real issues.

Hopefully it was mostly just a mess w/potting mix everywhere rather than any permanent foliage/spike damage.

Aw so sad. That was what I was just thinking the other day, also could they break?

That is one big mess, I hope they didn't get to much damage.

I just knocked one off the other night, broke the pot and several petals got knocked off. It was a really dumb move on my part as I was on a rickety ladder trying to change the filters on my humidifier.

Thankfully it wasn't as bad as it initially looked, a couple of lost buds and some broken petals.

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I'm glad that nothing too bad happened to the plants. I think many of us recognize the scene you displayed with a shudder. :0

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Oh! The humanity! ;)
Yeah, there is that ... I imagine big Phals can be especially prone to toppling over if spikes aren't staked - tho I've had Oncidiums do it, especially ones in small pots.

That's exactly what happened. One spike that was actually staked broke off, though not completely, I managed to keep it together, time will tell if the rest of the buds develop.

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This has happened to me so many times that I just keep the vacuum nearby at all times now.

It's so nice to know I'm not the only one! LOL! :rofl: