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Claude,

Thank you! :-)

In answer to your question: Individually the flowers on my equestris don't
last long, but they flowered semi-sequentially, and so all told the flower
spike was in bloom about 4 months, but no individual flower lasted that
long. And yes, wilt is the right word.

By the way, Just like yours, mine is growing a new leaf, too (I think it's
the second one this year). I have not had a keiki yet, but considering that
this plant was itself a keiki a year ago, I am just stunned that it's
already preparing for a second blooming.

Joanna

"Claude" wrote in message
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Congratulations!

yes, indeed, Phal equestris is a good plant who will bloom and makes keiki
like crazy.
Mine is doind the same thing actually! It just stop blooming, lost all my
flowers and now, it`s growing a new spike and new leaf!

My flowers seem not to last very long, about you? Mine, after a couple of
weeks, they start to wilt( is that a good word????? )

Claude

"J Fortuna" wrote in message
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| Yoohoo!
|
| I have a young phal equestris plant that I got from Al's in 6/2003 --
before
| that it was a keiki on Al's "mother of all equestris". It first bloomed
for
| me starting in November 2003 and ending in February 2004. And now a new
| spike is already forming. This is a really cute plant, and despite it's
| small size, very photogenic -- the best orchid photo that I ever took
has
| been of this little guy. I am looking forward to another season of this
one.
| David (my husband) has nicknamed this plant Sir Weed, since according to
Al
| this plant will always flower, even when it's dead.
|
| Joanna
|
|