I bought one at Lowe's in Carson City, NV - fortunately it had a tag, Dtps. I-Hsin Symphony. The parents of that one are Dtps. Purple Gem x Phal. Caribbean Sunset. I also saw Dtps. Sogo Vivien (Dtps. Sogo Alice x Phal. Zuma's Pixie), a nice candystripe.

Jeanne

Don't be fooled. These were discussed on the other forum, and someone who bought one from them a couple years ago now has it growing quite robustly in a 4" pot (I have one myself, Sogo Gotris, so we'll see how it develops). Maybe compact, but not mini. There seems to be a consensus on the other forum that these phals were treated with Bonzi or other gibberellin inhibitor that keeps them small. Once the chemical is metabolized and out of the system, the plant will begin to develop normally, meaning normal sized phal.

What is a normal sized phal? Is it gigantea? Is it equestris? Does a mini describe the leaf size or the bloom size?

Brooke

In this instance, we're talking leaf size.

are 'timothy christopher' and 'lirnet' miniatures? i bought them from a garden center for 12 bucks each and they are only about 6 inches high...

There is no official designation of miniature in Phals. There are smaller growing Phals because of the use smaller species in the background.

Timothy Christopher is a nice, smaller growing, multiple branching, profusely blooming Phal derived from equestris, stuartiana and aphrodite. From these three species, I personally only consider equestris to be smaller growing.

I could find no information on 'lirnet'.

Brooke

I bought what I think is a miniature phal. It has blooms on it- will it re-bloom or is it a one-shot deal? Is it better for me to keep it on the terra cotta pot that it came in or should I transfer it to a wooden basket that was made to hang orchids in?

Phals rebloom. I find the smaller flowered ones set a new spike much faster than the large bloomed ones. You should keep it in whatever works for you; I could never, ever grow a phal in a wooden basket. Not humid enough here. They tend to grow really well in pots, provided that they can drain all the way out.