[Cynthia, Prescott, AZ]

Thanks for the culture notes Kevin. Phrags, Paphs, and Phals are relatively new to me. Killed every Phal I ever owned until recently, probably from too much light (in with Catts). Now I am up to about 2 dozen Phals, and doing well since: no cold water, low light, no neem oil. And I am getting them to bloom, just have to watch the amabile types to see if they need a bigger stress to make them bloom if they haven't set spikes by December (June south of the equator). I add higher light, cooler temps, and a little less water (all stressors).

A note on Phrag bessiae. I picked up a blooming plant on a raffle table a number of years ago, and had it in with the Catts. It continued to go down hill for a number of years and was the size of a very small seedling when I came across a reference that noted that bessiae was very much unlike other Phrags in that it was a very low light plant. It has now been sitting on the bench under the hanging Phals for a few years and is now nearly blooming size. I would think that primary hybrids with bessiae may be good plants to grow with Phals.