| You do not list where you are located. Your growing season has a lot to do with the orchids flowering seasons.
Dens will normally bloom only once a year. In a tropical climate like Hawaii or to a lesser degree the southern United States, there are varieties that can bloom year round. Most hobbyist should expect flowering only once a year in the spring to early summer. Here in SW Florida a Den that flowers year round only flowers twice for me.
Phals only bloom once a year and usually in late fall or early spring when there is a 20 degree drop in temperature from day to night temperatures.
It is great that a Phal can stay in flower for nine month, but the stress on the plant may mean, that they miss the next flowering season and skip a year. Commercial growers cut the flowers on any plants that are no longer sell-able so that the plant can recover.
Also October is not a normal time for Phals to flower. They are forced by being heated during the cool seasons to prevent flowering and chilled later when they are wanted for sale. This forcing can get the flower off its natural cycle and it may take extra time to get to a flowering cycle at your home.
Patience is what is required now.
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jerry  |