Bruce,
Yes, that's either a Phal Baldan's Kaleidoscope or one that looks very
similar to it.
Joanna

"Bruce Musgrove" wrote in message
...
Does it look like this?
http://home.comcast.net/~katkom01/or.../IMG_2750.html
I think this is a Baldan's , but it was one of many with the tags laying
on the ground at HD. One had the Baldan tag in the pot

This one has blooming for about 6 months now. Seems as one drops off
another bud starts at the tip.


"J Fortuna" wrote in message
news:lRETg.1508$3T2.921@trnddc06...
I just noticed a new spike on a Phal, which wouldn't be anything unusual,
except ...

This Phal (Phal Baldan's Kaleidoscope 'Golden Treasure' AM/AOS) was
bought at a Safeway grocery store on 9/19/2005 in flower on two spikes.
Up until very recently both spikes continued to be in bloom, but now only
one of them has two flowers left after more than a year of uninterrupted
blooming season. This phal is in a transparent pot, so I can tell that
it's root system looks good; furthermore it has nine healthy leaves
including one fairly new one -- so it is a healthy plant. During this one
year that I have had it (and that it has been in bloom), it has needed to
be watered only 12 times, so roughly once a month watering -- that's
about as low maintenance as it gets, right?

And now this Phal has a new spike just starting. It's current flowers are
not going to last much longer, so it will not be in bloom without any
break, but still. Wow!

Does anyone else here have a Phal Baldan's Kaleidoscope? Is it in general
a hybrid that has an exceedingly long lasting blooming season? or is that
a trait that is specific to individual plants?

Joanna