Phal in bloom...
 

Just some picture to share...

Phal violacea

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...g/DSC_1918.jpg

Phal bellina

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...g/DSC_2061.jpg

Phal pantherina

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...g/DSC_1928.jpg

taiwan clone

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...g/DSC_1917.jpg

Regards
Jonathan

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:ohmy:Wow! Very beautiful orchids Jonathon!

(They're also called moth orchids, right?)

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Hi Johnathan

Nice orchids bro......i really love it. I also got a white phal at home but not flowering dunnoe why,

Ken

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Jonanthan, You do species Phal!!! My only species has succumb to crown rot.

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Wow!! Beautiful orchids, Jonathan.

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wow i didnt know that you were into phalaenopsis too. awesome orchids ~! :2thumbup:

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Jonanthan, you're using fern tree trunk? Or potted with sphagnum moss or charcoal? They look good your plants. Will come raid your place one of these days.... one day... long long away.

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Beautiful flowers, kind of make me wonder how many other members also into orchids and what they started with: CPs or orchids.
With me it was CPs and then into orchids.

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Hi All,

Hi Marigold,
Thank you for the compliment marigold and yes they are called moth orchid :laugh:

Hi Ken,

Guess you have to give them more time and care ^^

Hi Bro,

Yup i kind of like the fragrance from phal^^ "Never give up bro"

Hi Aron,

Thank you^^

Hi Malowie...

Yeah they are awesome^^ love it :wub:

Hi again Bro,

I use fern bark at first but they get infested by fungi and pest way too fast then i changed some to pine wood and they kind of like it and the root system is getting better and also no fungi and pest^^

Okies i'll be looking forward for the day you visit me bro^^

Hi Donny,

For me i started with Cp's then one fine day i went to visit kl orchid garden and got hooked by the fragrance that phal bellina produce and from that on i have been hunting for phal and also paph for i found they look unique

Glad that everyone likes them me too just love them so much...
take care guys^^

Regards
Jonathan

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I haven't got any orchids yet, but I'm planning to get some eventually. (When I'll know enough not to kill them:laugh:) Nepenthes and bromeliads are making me addicted to all the other epiphytes. :2thumbup:

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Hi Marigold...

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

Regards
Jonathan

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

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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

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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

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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...

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They are gorgeous!!

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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.

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hi marigold,

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

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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

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hi marigold,

this looks like a taiwan phal hybrid. sorry, I'm not sure about the ID myself maybe other members can advice...

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Nice phals, Jonathan... :) I have violacea and bellina too.. Phals are really easy to grow if you have a moist shady area suitable for CPs.. They like it shadier than most CPs, and need good air circulation.. The best way to prevent crown rot id to grow them 'sideways' or mount them so the leaves flop downwards.. :)

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All the phals sold around here are hybrids I think. There isn't much of a demand for orchids around here, so the nursuries don't offer many types.

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hi marigold,

if you want species phal, you can try ebay. there is a seller from canada who has quite an impressive collection of phals for sale.

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my newly acquired phals. not sure about the ID though...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3197/...bc15956a_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3239/...9dfdbaa3_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3047/...f3e8fa04_o.jpg

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Harris, if I'm not mistaken the first flower looks like a lueddemania cross. The second flower looks like a bellina cross and the third an amboinensis cross. My two cents...:smile:

I'm into phalaenopsis plants too. However I have a problem getting my plants to flower, especially the fancy hybrids. Do they need temperature drops at night? Please advise, thanks in advance!!

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hi funkychips,

I think for all the taiwan hybrid phal, they need a big drop in temperature to flower but for normal phal, it will be a great help but not essential. my phal usually bloom after i change the fertiliser. i usually feed them high N fertiliser for 3-4 months and then change it to high P and K fertiliser until it blooms. i'm using organic fertiliser b'green seaweed for growth and b'green fruits and blooms to trigger the flowering.

but having said that, my orchid's house temperature at night can drop to 23-25 C depending on the seasons. What I did to help bring the temperature down is having a lot of green plants near the orchid house. when these plants transpire at night, it will release water vapor and help bring the temperature down. it is also my habit to wet my orchid's house floor before i go to sleep. the cement flooring stores heat during the day and releasing it at night. so, when there are water on the floor, when it releses the heat it will create higher humidity thus lowering the temperature.

a nursery owner teach me a technique but i haven't tried it yet. waiting for my automatic watering system to be ready before experimenting with it. he says that by misting the orchid house at 4 am, it will bring the temperature to the lowest possible on particular day. please be cautious, i said misting and not watering! watering the plants at night can create basal/crown rot for phal because the water will take longer to dissipate when it is trapped in the crown.

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Interesting info, Harris! I noticed that Penang Island has breezes throughout most of the days. I think this may be the reason why the temperature is not as high as it is in KL.
Will start wetting down the orchid house ground from tomorrow night onwards. :2thumbup:

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just wanna update a few phals at home:

Phal NOID, very small but interesting flower. i compare it with a 10 cent coin...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3122/...a01c63462a.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3124/...d8bd9e3e82.jpg

phal amboinensis X violacea, newly acquired falls in love with the colour and pattern...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3117/...1182f7299c.jpg

phal violacea 'blue', belongs to a friend of mine. hopefully, one day i'll be a proud owner of one as well. still searching for one without the huge pricetag!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3196/...9ce1c4c0f8.jpg