"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
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Hi, Kate, & welcome!

Sounds like you have a nice, healthy Phal. If (as I assume) we are talking
about a hybrid, then it should begin to spike in the fall. TMF is correct
about the need for a change in temps. To induce spiking, the plant should get
a few weeks of a range of temps from day time to night time of about 10-15
degrees.

Have you repotted this plant yet? What kind of medium is it in? (Sorry for the
preposition at the end!)

Diana

"Steve Wolstenholme" wrote in message
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On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 17:59:56 -0500, "Manelli Family"
wrote:

I recently read they need a "cool" period for a few weeks to initiate
blooming. I'm going to leave mine on the porch until the nights are in the
high 50s to early 60s ... then it's into the sunroom to await the flowers.

The same article said they wont flower if the temperature is above 82.

I have lots of flowers on my Phalaenopsis. They are rarely without
flowers. As soon as one stem drops its flowers another stem develops.
They are kept in a window where there is no direct sun. The
temperature never gets above 70F.

Steve


Thank you for all the responses.

I live in the UK and this summer has been mostly very wet and cold, although the
conservatory, where I keep the phal (away from direct sun), has been getting
pretty warm when the sun has been out, even with all the windows open and the
blinds down. Still, some nights the temperature in there has gone down to about
10C, but it hasn`t been sustained. Now, we are enjoying very fine weather and
the temperature in the conservatory has been climbing into the high 20sC, with a
nightly drop to around 14-17C. It is unlikely to last long, though, and with
autumn on the way, I expect the temperature will fall and stay down. Maybe then
my phal will get its cooling down. With our weather being so changeable, it
seems difficult to maintain a controlled environment in a domestic situation, so
I guess it will flower when it`s ready...

I haven`t repotted it yet, and it is growing in very coarse bark. I feed it
once a week for three weeks, using a fertiliser with a PPK of 30-30-30, and then
give it a flush through with plain water (all rain water at room temperature,
BTW) on the fourth week.

Thanks again.

Kate