Really very good ideas Nancy, I too have experimented on no-namers &
wouldn't ya know, haven't lost a one!!

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Cheers Wendy

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Nancy G. wrote:
Jack wrote:
I picked up 4 phals from a box store (made friends with one of the
guys who works in the garden department who would rather sell me the
orchids for $5 than see them thrown away) I know that most of them
are throw aways from the flask grown for mass market, but.....

I've rescued some phals in a similar situation. There were no tags
visible in the pots, but I was later pleasantly surprised to find
names stenciled on the plastic pots that were inserted into clay pots.

At the very least, these are good practice plants. You can experiment
with plant foods, insecticides, potting methods or mounts etc before
you use the product on your more expensive plants. I admit, I've
treated the NOIDS quite casually in the past and have used some
bizarre techniques. The blooms in the future will be rewarding and
lovely.

They also make good gifts for beginners that you may know. It is
selfish, but easier to lose absolute control over an inexpensive plant
to a novice. They are primarily interested in the blooms and many
don't know about tags and names, that will come later if they are
geniunely hooked on orchids.

I have also displayed various blooms and plants in a restaurant I eat
at frequently, the local nursing home, and have a few people that have
my version of plant of the month, in which I exchange a blooming plant
for another plant that has faded. They have the blooms for a couple
of weeks, maybe a month and are not responsible for an orchid for a
year trying to get it to rebloom. I enjoy sharing the plants in that
way, rather than letting the blooms fade unseen in a greenhouse.

Nancy G.