is this phal more unusual or is it like the moth orchid(phal) common as
muck?I have never seen it for general sale.I suppose you would have to go to
a specialised nursery .you all know how it is once you start collecting
orchids you start to want the more rare & something most others haven't
got.If you get the bug it is a great hobby but when you start to run out of
space,the wife starts to complain when a pot suddenly appears on the
windowsill especially when she doesn't share the same passion
thanks keith,
Nottingham,England,uk ( Forest supporter)
"Ted Byers" wrote in message
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"keith" wrote in message
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has anyone got a phal cornu-cervi,& can give any advise on this plant,is
it
easily obtainable?ive read its fragrant nice smell or bad?I am thinking
about trying to buy this plant,any advice would be appreciated.It looks
&
sounds like a lovely orchid,it has what I like a star shaped bloom &
fragrant always a bonus,as I love fragrant plants!
cheers all
keith

Well, I can't give specific advice as mine won't arrive for another week
or
two. But I bought it from a chap in Montreal. I am told the fragrance is
quite strong and pleasant, but that likely will depend on the cultivar and
variety (the one I'm getting is the flava form).

As for care, in the absence of information to the contrary, I'd assume its
care is that typical of phals. Of course, that will likely vary depending
on your own growing conditions: You'd almost certainly have to water more
if
you're in the Canadian prairies than you would if you're in the temperate
rainforest of coastal BC. And your use of natural vs artificial light,
and
how much supplemental light would be needed, will be very different in
Churchill Manitoba (way up at the treeline between tundra and boreal
forest)
than it will be in Texas (one of those obscenely hot states to the south
of
us: it gets too hot anywhere south of Pennsylvania for me to be
comfortable,
and sometimes even a Toronto summer day is too hot for my taste).

I don't know where you're located, so I can't advise on where to get it,
but
if you do a search on google, you should find a number of potential
suppliers, some of which may be close to you. That said, my supplier only
obtained my cornu-cervi from his supplier because I asked for it, and I
don't think he'll be placing another order this year (part of this is
because HIS supplier had almost sold out of everything he had for sale!).
But he uses a number of suppliers, as you'd expect, so you never know when
another opportunity will arise. I know two suppliers, one in Toronto and
the other in Montreal, who prefer to deal in phal species and primary
hybrids, so if you're in Canada and want to obtain phal species and
primary
hybrids, send me an email and I will forward your email address to them so
they can contact you (I could be wrong, but I don't think they export).
Having bought from both, I know their plants are generally in excellent
shape. I have yet to get a sickly plant from either. Even those which
they
advised me to repot ASAP had media in excellent shape and an abundance of
roots! And sometimes, the plants I received from them had already been
repotted recently enough that I'd not need to repot them for at least a
year, or maybe even two (depending on the medium - but until I get a
better
sense of how long the different media last in my conditions, I'd repot
annually).

Cheers,

Ted