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Roger Tonkin[_2_] · 02-02-2016, 04:53 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

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On 01/02/2016 16:29, Roger Tonkin wrote:
Over the weekend the last flower on my phal orchid fell off,
after the single stem (albeit branched) had been in open flower
for 6 months and 2 days. The last flower hung on alone for
about 3 weeks.

Is this a normal flowering period, or short or exceptionally
long?

Interestingly, I've never noted the flowering period of mine except,
perhaps to observe that some go over more quickly than others (still
talking Phals here). Mind you, I have loads of Phals, so keeping a
calendar could become time-consuming! My experience is that the whites
often flower for a long time (months not weeks). If you also keep it
relatively cool (some of my neighbours homes are like ovens), that would
prolong flowering life, too.

This was a pinky one, my white has has been in full flower now
since the 11th Setember.

I try and water them evry 4 weeks (by standing them up to the
top of the pot in rain water for half an hour - to help this
process, I have a little piece of paper under each one, with
the last watering date on, so I just note when it comes out
into flower as well. Mind you, I've only got 2 phals to deal
with.

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Roger T

700 ft up in Mid-Wales