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Old 05-11-2008, 04:47 AM
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The flowering time for Phals in North America is coming to an end, so for some reason, perhaps the change in your location/conditions, it sounds like your phals skipped flowering this season.

What kind of fertilizer are you using (balanced? high nitrogen?) and have they flowered successfully before for you while using this fertilizer?

Many phals, especially the large hybrids, flower seasonally. Their bloom cycle is triggered by a 10-15F day-night temperature difference and the slightly cooler autumn nights (though not technically "cool" in orchid growing terms). A successful grower of big phals in Michigan uses a bloom boosting fertilizer on phals starting in August and going until January or there abouts then switches to a balanced (20-20-20) for the rest of the year.
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