Hi, I have a Doritis- Phalaenopsis cross. Doritaenopsis. It says on
it's tag: Dpts. Sun Chen Beauty x P. Carmela Pixie. It had a dead spike
when I bought it but started a branching effect. One branch was appox.
an inch long when I bought it, grew to about 8 inches long and now has a
bloom.(the other is there just formed but in a dormant state.) It
blooms a beautiful pink blossom with veins and a red lip. It had two
buds but like the post says above if your room gets too hot or the plant
goes through too radical of a temperature change it can abort it's buds.
I was lucky and only lost one. The branches grow a little smaller than
the spike so I support it by using a pipe cleaner running from the
curved overhead spike down to the branch. Works great. (I did this
because another post mentioned the weight of the blossoms could break
off a branch.) I also mix my spragm (sp) moss and coconut husks. This
also works great as it probably helps in the compacting problem. Hope
this helps......me