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A couple of noid rescue Phals. I got 10 a while back from a customer that were pretty far gone. I lost a couple along the way, and these are the first two to bloom:
Used to have a name once upon a time, but the friends who owned it threw the tag away. After declining for a number of years, they bestowed it upon me. Recovery has been slow but steady. Tallest cane is currently only about 2-3 inches tall (will eventually produce canes 12-18inches tall) but it bloomed for me this winter none the less.
This one belongs to one of my favorite genera:
and in a flight of whimsy... how I suspect it may look when a hydra (the monster not the animal) argues with its other heads:
A very cute, easy micro mini -- the flowers are very fragrant for their small size. (Scent is reminiscent of honey.)
Well this is nothing compared to all the other orchids that are posted here but this is my very first orchid bloom. Very happy. Paphs prefer similar conditions to phals, right?
Depends on the paph, TOG. Typically, the mottled leaf types will be suited to Phal light levels. The plain leafed varieties desire a bit higher light. Even phals, however,generally do well with bright indirect lighting ("bright shade").
I happened to glace over at the chiller today and noticed some progress. It is still not completely open....13 Mar 2015, I guess I'm really close to a year from the first signs of a stalk to now. Another 3-6m and I might have a completely opened flower... DSC_1002 by randallsimpson, on Flickr
That's SLC. Jewelbox 'Dark Waters' AM/AOS, from the 1960s. Paul got it from me last year. Its a division from before the plant was mass produced as a TC clone.
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