Bob,
No, no special cultivation techniques for small Phals, same as for large
ones.

I once read though that the two most common reasons why a Phal may grow
leaves well but not flower are

1) not enough light throughout the year -- insufficient light may actually
stimulate leaf growth since the Phal is producing more leaves to be able to
absorb light with a larger surface -- however, if there is not enough light
for flowering, the leaves of your Phal would most likely be dark green, are
they?

2) not providing the temperature difference of 10-15 degrees Fahrenheit
between night and day for about a week or two that would stimulate spike
growth to initiate flowering -- if you grow your Phals in a home that has
pretty much a constant temp day and night, that may be the problem. Try
moving the Phals closer to a window, and consider even opening the window at
night when the temperatures are forecast to be around 60 degrees Fahrenheit
at night.

That said there are some Phals that just refuse to flower and continue to
grow leaves no matter what. I have this Dtps (nicknamed Dori2) that does
that. Occasionally I check it for spikes, and then I will announce to my
husband in an excited voice, "Guess what, Dori2 is growing ..." pause
"another leaf!" ;-) I believe it currently has 18 leaves, and the maximum
that it has ever had was 20 leaves. The best remedy against that is to buy a
sufficient number of Phals so that at least some of them will flower, and so
that one can afford to be patient with the ones that only flower every blue
moon.

I hope that your Phals will not be like my Dori2.

Best,
Joanna

"bobc" wrote in message
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Thanks Kathy. I do have the tags in the right pots I guess. Are there
any special cultivation techniques for these miniature Phal hybrids?
Bob

K Barrett wrote:
Malibu Dart is a multifloral. Mine are a smaller plant. I think you
have
the tag in the right pot if you have Malibu Dart in the smaller sized
plant.
I can't help with the 'Malibu Otani' part. It doesn't show as a clonal
name
in OrchidWiz. But Zuma Canyon (who probably did the cross) put clonal
names on plants that haven't been awarded.