White Phal

[melcat]

I had an Ivory Phal that I bought back in December, my very first orchid. It had been through so much (mealy bugs and root rot) it ended up dying.

The lady at our local garden store was super nice and gave me a huge discount on a new plant. So I got another Phal that's white. The spike is around 3 feet at it's highest arch and I had a hard time fitting it in the car! I read around on a few threads and decided to repot it myself even in bloom because I'd rather loose a few flowers instead of another plant in spag. I had my husband help me and it took a long time to repot the silly thing in bark. I ended up poking little bark pieces through the basket one at a time.

So here it is a week later, I haven't lost any buds or blooms. In fact, two more opened this week. It's in an oxygen core basket pot and the roots look really nice. I think I finally got it figured out!

Also, it's top heavy and my current solution is to tie the stick to our bookshelf. I'm an art teacher though, so I'm making my own ceramic pot that will hold it steady.