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My first Phalaenopsis flower!

8 years ago

I purchased this Phalaenopsis orchid about five or six years ago in a clearance box at Walmart. It was pathetic looking but it was only 0.50 cents (U.S) so I thought...let's see what happens. The poor thing has


been through a lot...including getting knocked over multiple times by my cat and getting partially eaten by my dog. Then by some miracle, I got surprised by a flower this morning! It's the first flower I've ever seen it produce which makes it extra special. Anyway, just wanted to show off :)

Comments (14)

  • 8 years ago

    Very pretty!! It's so much fun when they flower because it's validation that you helped it along. The color makes me think of lemon meringue.

    Duc Nguyen thanked Lily Roberts
  • 8 years ago

    Thank you :) I was pleasantly surprised with the color. Most of the time, I see pink or white blooms.

  • 8 years ago

    Good growing!!!

    Such a pretty color.

    Jane

    Duc Nguyen thanked jane__ny
  • 8 years ago

    If you are growing that indoors then you did a fantastic job! I am just learning there are many orchids that thrive when not in a greenhouse and I am very happy to see proof of that thanks to Jane and many others here!

    You are growing that one indoors right? What kind of sunlight in what window and how do you water yours to keep the roots happy? Do you use rain water or tap? Ice cube method? I struggle with Phals indoors but want to try again.

    Duc Nguyen thanked myermike_1micha
  • 8 years ago

    Very pretty bloom. Congratulations!


    Duc Nguyen thanked Sheila
  • 8 years ago

    Yes. My orchids are grown indoors. They are grown next to a west facing window that receives several hours of filtered natural sunlight. At the moment, the potting media is sphagnum moss. When the flower stalk expires, I am planning on repotting it in a looser mix like bark, lava rock, etc... Just something that has largish chunks and allows for loose water drainage. I don't like how the sphagnum moss holds the water for so long. I use tap water for the orchids in my collection.

  • 8 years ago

    Duc, is that one fragrant? Looks like it. I have several with fragrance and would take a hundred more if I had the room..Expensive though)

  • 8 years ago

    Hello. To answer your question, no, this Phalaenopsis flower is not fragrant. I wish it was...but no. :)

    Update: a second flower opened this morning! I'm still very impressed by these flowers! Thank you for reading my post.

  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    Beautiful flowers. This is my favorite collor of phal.

    Duc Nguyen thanked happylittlebaby
  • 8 years ago

    And....a
    third one opened this morning. Kinda interesting that these blooms open
    like clockwork. Opens every Saturday morning for the past three weeks.
    One more flower left...will be fun to see it because the bud is pretty
    small compared to the others. Thank you for all the responses everyone! I truly appreciate it :) I'm pretty proud of myself with this guy.

  • 8 years ago

    Congratulations! You're clearly doing something right to counteract everything this plant has been through and get blooms. Is this a standard size or a mini?

  • 8 years ago

    Beautiful orchid Duc! I was thinking the same as Mike, your phal looks similar to one that is fragrant. Sometimes they don't develop fragrance until after they've open for a few days. And apparently most phals smell the strongest from morning to noon or whenever they receive lots of light. Hope yours did develop one!

  • 8 years ago

    Hi Edie! Thank you for the kind words! :) I am thinking mine is a standard size. It's several years old now and have a good amount of leaves and all the blooms still look very healthy! Thank you again for the kind message :)

    Thank you kvetchlambkin! :) Unfortunately, I do not think mine is aromatic. It has been several weeks and I definitely don't smell any scent but it's totally ok. I'm perfectly happy with what I have. Maybe at some point, I will attempt to find an orchid that produces aromatic blooms and see how I do. :)


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