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bloom life
Now that I've got my phal to rebloom, how long can I expect to see
flowers? When I bought the plant it was already in bloom, and I don't know what the shock of moving, adjusting to its new home, etc. did to it. I know that every plant is different and every environment is different, but roughly, what duration can I expect? --Vic |
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Hello!
I had Phal who bloomed for few weeks to 9 months! Usually Phal will bloom for around 1 to 3 months dependins of the cross , condition etc... Also, make sure you don`t put any fruits around the plant! Claude wrote in message ... | Now that I've got my phal to rebloom, how long can I expect to see | flowers? | | When I bought the plant it was already in bloom, and I don't know what | the shock of moving, adjusting to its new home, etc. did to it. I know | that every plant is different and every environment is different, but | roughly, what duration can I expect? | --Vic | | | |
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Vic,
I am generally happy whenever a Phal blooms for 2 months or more -- though some of them bloom a bit less, and I have several that have bloomed for 6 months or more. The same plant might bloom for a different amount of time on two consecutive bloomings, and I am guessing that that is related to the conditions that it is in. For example: I have a Dtps Kenneth Schubert that bloomed for a bit less than two months the previous time and it had only 4 flowers then, and then it rested for about 7 months, and now it has been in bloom since 08/21/2004, has had opened 13 flowers thus far (some of which have wilted, but some of which remain), and it still has two or three buds that I think it intends to open during this flowering season. The shortest blooming period that I have experienced in any Phal was 1 week -- but that was not a healthy plant; it has gotten healthier since then, but has not reflowered for me yet. So as you can see the answer varies enormously, but I use 2 months as my expectation -- any phal that does not meet this expectation is underperforming in my opinion. Best, Joanna wrote in message ... Now that I've got my phal to rebloom, how long can I expect to see flowers? When I bought the plant it was already in bloom, and I don't know what the shock of moving, adjusting to its new home, etc. did to it. I know that every plant is different and every environment is different, but roughly, what duration can I expect? --Vic |
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On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 00:53:42 GMT, "J Fortuna"
wrote: Vic, I am generally happy whenever a Phal blooms for 2 months or more -- though some of them bloom a bit less, and I have several that have bloomed for 6 months or more. The same plant might bloom for a different amount of time on two consecutive bloomings, and I am guessing that that is related to the conditions that it is in. For example: I have a Dtps Kenneth Schubert that bloomed for a bit less than two months the previous time and it had only 4 flowers then, and then it rested for about 7 months, and now it has been in bloom since 08/21/2004, has had opened 13 flowers thus far (some of which have wilted, but some of which remain), and it still has two or three buds that I think it intends to open during this flowering season. The shortest blooming period that I have experienced in any Phal was 1 week -- but that was not a healthy plant; it has gotten healthier since then, but has not reflowered for me yet. So as you can see the answer varies enormously, but I use 2 months as my expectation -- any phal that does not meet this expectation is underperforming in my opinion. Best, Joanna Thanks Joanna and Claude, When I first bought the plan, its blooms lasted four or five weeks, but as I said, I don't know what it had been doing before it came home with me, so I figured it was best not to judge by that experience. Last night the one open bloom looked a little off. I don't know how to describe it better. Not quite wiltly, but just a little tired, so that's what got me wondering. I was starting to think that it might have a short lived blooming cycle and I might not get to see all the buds opened at the same time. Tonight, however, it looks just fine again, so I'm hoping that your two month window is going to apply to my plant. My fingers are crossed. --Vic |
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On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 00:53:42 GMT, "J Fortuna"
wrote: Vic, I am generally happy whenever a Phal blooms for 2 months or more -- though some of them bloom a bit less, and I have several that have bloomed for 6 months or more. The same plant might bloom for a different amount of time on two consecutive bloomings, and I am guessing that that is related to the conditions that it is in. For example: I have a Dtps Kenneth Schubert that bloomed for a bit less than two months the previous time and it had only 4 flowers then, and then it rested for about 7 months, and now it has been in bloom since 08/21/2004, has had opened 13 flowers thus far (some of which have wilted, but some of which remain), and it still has two or three buds that I think it intends to open during this flowering season. The shortest blooming period that I have experienced in any Phal was 1 week -- but that was not a healthy plant; it has gotten healthier since then, but has not reflowered for me yet. So as you can see the answer varies enormously, but I use 2 months as my expectation -- any phal that does not meet this expectation is underperforming in my opinion. Best, Joanna Thanks Joanna and Claude, When I first bought the plan, its blooms lasted four or five weeks, but as I said, I don't know what it had been doing before it came home with me, so I figured it was best not to judge by that experience. Last night the one open bloom looked a little off. I don't know how to describe it better. Not quite wiltly, but just a little tired, so that's what got me wondering. I was starting to think that it might have a short lived blooming cycle and I might not get to see all the buds opened at the same time. Tonight, however, it looks just fine again, so I'm hoping that your two month window is going to apply to my plant. My fingers are crossed. --Vic |
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