I'm glad to hear that. Wonder who has the oldest Phal in this newsgroup.
Discussion was on how they can "bloom themselves to death." What do you
think.
My new phal is reblooming off a broken shoot
Do you let your phal rebloom off the shoot , or cut the shoot back so it
only blooms 1 x a year
Diane
"Ray @ First Rays Orchids" wrote in message
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I think your speaker told more than he knows.
Before the "big freeze" that completely wiped me out, I had a pink-spotted
white phal that had bloomed reliably for 17 or 18 years. As a matter of
fact, due to size and maturity, it got better every year.
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"Diane Mancino" wrote in message
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how old is this phal, and how many times has it bllomed? We were
discussing
Phals at the OS meeting this week and it was mentioned that Phals can be
over bloomed. The Speaker rarely saw a phal over 10 yrs old. Just a
thought.
Diane
"Ray @ First Rays Orchids" wrote in message
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That does not sound like a plant with healthy roots. Are you sure
they're
OK?
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I have had a phal (further ID unknown) for about a year now, and the
roots are thriving, thick, green, and happy. They are, in fact,
filling a five-inch pot. The leaves, however, are not happy. Over
the
past SIX MONTHS, the lower leaves have, one by one, begun yellowing
at
the tip and then falling off. Currently, it is down to one yellow
leaf
and one new, small, medium-green leaf that looks very healthy. What
am
I doing wrong?
Two months ago, I repotted the plant in a clear plastic orchid pot
with
medium bark and rocks in the bottom for good drainage (no change in
leaf health, but the roots continued to thrive). It sits in an
east-facing sunroom window. My temperatures (NE USA) run 80-65
degrees.
Three fans are running at all times. I use a very dilute fertilizer.
I
squirt it daily so the roots are always a little moist--and I keep
water out of the crown (no crown rot). I've sprayed the leaves with
fungicide and pesticide. I've examined the leaves with a jeweler's
loupe, and I can't see any bugs. The phal next to it has perfectly
healthy leaves and is blooming, so what is wrong with this plant?
How
can the roots be so healthy when the leaves are so unhealthy? If all
the leaves drop off, should I keep watering the roots and hope for
more
leaves?
Thanks for any insight.