Phalaenopsis amboinensis

[JungleJo]

I've had the plant for years and only gotten it to bloom for me now. I guess the conditions were never right for it.

This is supposed to be a small phal, but the newest leaves measure 30cm now which I don't consider small. The leaf area of each new leaf must be about double compared to when I got it.

It likes it hot and I give it hot weather about 6 months per year. Winter is pretty cold for it with nights down to 18 or even 15 degrees C. It hibernates for 3-4 months with no growth at all.

It's a winter/spring bloomer and that fits as we are in the middle of the winter now. This year has been warmer and drier which could have helped it to bloom.

[isurus79]

I like this one a lot!

[JungleJo]

One of my pickiest phals. Seems to love heat - more than I can give for almost half of the year. Many other heat lovers are growing and flowering well, e.g. bellina, violacea.

It has got about 5 spikes but only blooms on 2 spikes with one flower each. Latest spike didn't even produce a flower and another new spike just stopped growing as it showed itself.

It is growing lots of leaves though.