Second blooming this year, this time it has 2 spikes with 2 blooms each. They're on opposite sides of the plant, so I can't get a photo with all of them....
One thing I discovered about this orchid, NEVER cut a spike once it finishes blooming!! Once the blooms wilt and fall off, it will rest a while some months and then the spike starts growing again, to produce a couple more blooms. The first spike is currently on its 4th blooming in about 3- 3.5 years. This year a brand new spike finally grew.
The blooms are quite long lasting, about 4 months.
It's a bit of a slow plant compared to my other species Phals. Everything seems to grow slowly on this plant: roots, leaves, spikes..... Though when I got it, it had some deficiency issues, and it took me a while to figure out that it was a magnesium/calcium deficiency. I need to give it regular doses of epsom salts. I don't know if the species is generally this slow, or if my plant is a bit of a dud...
Phalaenopsis pallens by
Camille1585, on Flickr
Phalaenopsis pallens by
Camille1585, on Flickr
Phal pallens
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