Phaleanopsis pulchra

[jkofferdahl]

Originally Posted by Manu

Are you for real? Having a bad day there?

Listen you got to read between the lines. Bright light I mean say early morning sunshine for a few minutes. Mist some water in the air on and around the plant, take a dead breath, inhale, it will definitively help with smelling a fragrance, and it's really relaxing, you should try it

I grow mainly phals, almost only species, never burnt a plant. We probably just don't have the same definition or bright light! I'm sorry if anyone burned their plants because of my comment, it was not my intention. Have a good day!

Wow. There's a post for you!

Manu, I sincerely enjoyed your utterly condescending yet entirely meaningless response. If by bright light you mean "a few minutes of morning sun" then you should say "a few minutes of morning sun." "I doubt many contributors here would argue that there is a HUGE difference between "bright light" and "a few minutes of morning sun".

I'm for real, and the only thing bad about my day is reading your obnoxious and obviously poorly worded miscommunications. One shouldn't have to "read between the lines" to understand instructions of plant care.

And yes, I also grow mainly Phals, and have been doing so with great success for about 40 years. I've not burned my plants because I know the difference between "bright sun" and "a few moments of morning sun", and EVEN HOW TO UNDERSTANDABLY EXPRESS IT.

[Manu]

Originally Posted by jkofferdahl

Wow. There's a post for you!

Manu, I sincerely enjoyed your utterly condescending yet entirely meaningless response. If by bright light you mean "a few minutes of morning sun" then you should say "a few minutes of morning sun." "I doubt many contributors here would argue that there is a HUGE difference between "bright light" and "a few minutes of morning sun".

I'm for real, and the only thing bad about my day is reading your obnoxious and obviously poorly worded miscommunications. One shouldn't have to "read between the lines" to understand instructions of plant care.

And yes, I also grow mainly Phals, and have been doing so with great success for about 40 years. I've not burned my plants because I know the difference between "bright sun" and "a few moments of morning sun", and EVEN HOW TO UNDERSTANDABLY EXPRESS IT.

The problem is your interpretation of what I said and using that to brush off my comment like if I was completely wrong. You somehow decided that bright light was full direct sun all day long? indirect or filtered sunlight is considered bright and phals can very well handle that. Bright does not mean direct sunlight...

[jkofferdahl]

Manu, you don't understand how to use terminology. That's not my problem. Please stop harassing me.

[katrina]

P pulchra is a crazy keiki producer and it can grow into a beautiful specimen in a few years time...if you leave the keikis. Because it has this very rampant growth habit, it's best display will happen when grown mounted.
Plus, quite frankly, it's really hard to contain in a pot.

I have mine mounted on a tree fern totem w/a semi-thick pad of sphagnum and I wrapped the totem in sheet moss to help retain a bit more moisture over the entire totem. As the spikes produce keikis and they get larger I try my best to attach those back to the totem but some I let just hang out in the air. I find it to be an easy grower and a reliable bloomer.

I try to water it every day in the summer...2-3 times per week in the winter. In the summer I have it in an area that would be considered the high end of phal light but I have pushed that light too high in years past and it ended up a bit stressed. I find I get my best blooming when I have pushed the light level a bit...the leaves look a bit more "yellow" than you'd expect for some phals. It is a tricky balance though because a bit too much and the leaves will show signs of stress rather quickly. Whatever you do...do it slowly over time and you will find that sweet spot w/out causing damage.

In the summer, the temps it gets is whatever Mother Nature throws at it and that includes some nights much cooler than I'd prefer (this summer that has meant some nights down into the low 50s) but it never seems to skip a beat. In the winter, night time lows of 60 and daytime highs in the 70's. In the spring before it goes outside, the temps fluctuate wildly due to the heat of the lights and the unpredictable weather outside...which means it can be as high as upper 80/low 90's during the day and down to 60 at night.

The blooms are long lasting and even when they are done...many of them never drop off, you eventually have to cut them off. Mine didn't have any fragrance this year which was weird because it has been fragrant in years past. I don't know why the difference...maybe weather related. ??

I started with a small keiki a few years ago and to date it's grown into a nice clump that is working on enveloping the totem it is mounted on. The keiki was a little slow to get going...it took a couple of years before it really started producing it's own keikis but once it got going...it really took off.

I probably should've mounted it on a wider mount but it's on the totem so that is where it's going to stay. To keep it under control and make it fit into my winter space...I have removed a number of keikis and shared them w/friends.

It's one of my favorites and, again, I find it to be easier than reputed. At least it is in my grow space. Certainly easier for me than a good number of other phals.