My goal of owning every Phal species - made good progress with some purchases today

[greenbean]

Originally Posted by OzPhal

I'm working toward a goal of owning one of every single Phal species...

Great choices! I'm sure you'll be rewarded for your patience with gorgeous blooms!

Oh, and good luck on only owning one of each species. There are people on this board who probably have entire collections just of different varieties of one or a few species.

[Robe]

Hi!
Beh... Here, in Europe, 100$AUS (about 65€, right?) is a big amount of money for three little plant, but I've noticed that abroad prices are very higher than here.
Just think that yesterday I've received 8 plants: only 2 of them are seedlings like yours but the others are healthy young plants. Here's the list:
Phal: inscriptiosinensis, violacea var. coerulea (flowering), gigantea (young), equestris var. aurea, speciosa (seedling), tetraspis (seedling) and Bulbophyllum nympopolitanum and Chiloschista lunifera.
The total price, shipment (from Germany) included was... 110€, about 185 AUD...
I always get surprised when I see the big difference in prices

Then...I think your set up is great and it will work perfectly!
For water... pay attention, water must NOT stagnate in the bottom, pots must not lean always on a water layer, even if thin.
They maybe are too little to start slab colture and they can be perfectly grown in pots. Cultivation in pots is required when you cannot provide them with a good umidity. This is not your case, you only have to choose (not yet, let them grow a bit )

Bye!!
Rob

[OzPhal]

You're making me jealous Rob hahahah! that's an amazing range of plants for so cheap! i think i paid more than you normally could here in Australia simply because they were Joseph Wu. I can buy some of those as advanced seedlings here in Australia for $30AUD but the quality isnt the same...

I hope the setup works nicely - i just need to find a more accurate way to keep the humidity up in the tank. I also think i will have to get a bigger tank soon I have four more flasks due to arrive in November hahhaha and i just know that i'm going to be on the prowl for more species!

Originally Posted by Robe

Hi!
Beh... Here, in Europe, 100$AUS (about 65€, right?) is a big amount of money for three little plant, but I've noticed that abroad prices are very higher than here.
Just think that yesterday I've received 8 plants: only 2 of them are seedlings like yours but the others are healthy young plants. Here's the list:
Phal: inscriptiosinensis, violacea var. coerulea (flowering), gigantea (young), equestris var. aurea, speciosa (seedling), tetraspis (seedling) and Bulbophyllum nympopolitanum and Chiloschista lunifera.
The total price, shipment (from Germany) included was... 110€, about 185 AUD...
I always get surprised when I see the big difference in prices

Then...I think your set up is great and it will work perfectly!
For water... pay attention, water must NOT stagnate in the bottom, pots must not lean always on a water layer, even if thin.
They maybe are too little to start slab colture and they can be perfectly grown in pots. Cultivation in pots is required when you cannot provide them with a good umidity. This is not your case, you only have to choose (not yet, let them grow a bit )

Bye!!
Rob

[OzPhal]

Thanks Greenbean.

Oh and dont worry! i know it's going to be an addiction! I can feel it! and i know my fiancee/soon to be wife is going to kill me hahaha! I'm getting married in November and that is what is keeping me grounded at the moment - and the fact that i am renting and dont have room for a decent glasshouse. I already have my eye on the style of glass house i want: I'm on a mission to show my fiancee the beauty of these flowers - i'm trying to bring her to the dark side and i can see that i will definitely have a wide range of varieties of species

[/I]

Originally Posted by greenbean

Great choices! I'm sure you'll be rewarded for your patience with gorgeous blooms!

Oh, and good luck on only owning one of each species. There are people on this board who probably have entire collections just of different varieties of one or a few species.