Re: Phal in bloom...
 

Hi Marigold...

Congratulation you are officially being poisoned :laugh:
that are not hard to care for... just some watering and fertilizing...

Regards
Jonathan

Re: Phal in bloom...
 

Marigold, here's somewhere to start... http://www.aos.org You're in USA right? Start with some easy ones like Dendrobium.

Re: Phal in bloom...
 

Nice phal Jonathan, I'll continue spreading the poison...

These are my babies:

Phal violacea
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3077/...5a196940e4.jpg

Phal bellina
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3026/...11976f45c2.jpg

Phal cornu cervi
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/...c86aab9f4c.jpg

And my all time favourite,
Doritaenopsis NOID. A cross between Doritis pulcherimma alba X Phal bellina alba
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3049/...48da11ef09.jpg

Re: Phal in bloom...
 

Hi Harris...

I have an "WOW" for the "Doritis pulcherimma alba X Phal bellina alba" this is an great looking plant... :wub:

I want more picture please :tongue:

Regards
Jonathan

Re: Phal in bloom...
 

Thanks Jonathan,

The company server has blocked flickr so right now I can only paste photos from my other 'lepak' place. Will keep more coming, don't you worry about that...

The doritaenopsis is truly a jewel. When I bought it, it's still a seedling (cost me only RM10) and the nursery labelled it as Phal bellina. When it first bloom, I was shocked because it's a beauty! Since I don't know the ID and the sepal and petal shape is different from common phal, I asked an orchid sifu and and that is the cross name that he gives.

You got lucky sometimes you know...

Re: Phal in bloom...
 

They are gorgeous!!

Re: Phal in bloom...
 

Ok, I'm officialy poisoned, I bought my first Phal yersterday.

Unfortunatly none of the nursuries ever list the species name or the cross so I don't know what it is. I'm guessing it's a hybrid like alot of the orchids sold around here.

Re: Phal in bloom...
 

hi marigold,

if you can post a photo, maybe we can help with the ID...

Re: Phal in bloom...
 

A few more phal in my collection...

Phal violacea
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g.../IMAGE_250.jpg

Phal violacea alba
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g.../IMAGE_254.jpg

Phal pallens
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...ispallens3.jpg

These 2 are hybrid and I don't know the IDs...

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...i/CIMG0906.jpg

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g.../IMAGE_185.jpg

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I can't upload a photo now, but it looks nearly identical to this:
Attachment 798