Are blooms supposed to last 6 mos?

[midnight-ivy]

Last October I purchased an phaleanopsis from Home Depot. The original blooms are still looking good and it has budded 7 more times. Is that right? According to most that I have read blooms only last 2-3 months and if your lucky it will bloom at least once a year. I am not doing anything special to it. Infact I am lucky that I get it watered most weeks. HELP! I'm not sure what to do!! Any information or suggestions are welcome!

[Sharyn]

Lucky You! Sounds like your phal. is very happy. Where do you live? You should update your profile to show your location. I have a phal. that's been in bloom for nearly nine months. A few flowers drop after a few months, new buds open and even another spike forming. It's sounds like you're giving your baby excellent care. Enjoy.

[butt0n]

Sounds like you don't need much help at all if its blooming like that! Good job on whatever you're doing right!

[pikevi]

Hi midnight-ivy,

Welcome to the forum.

I had blooms on one Phal. for almost 16 weeks or so but it was a re-bloom situation. Other blooms on Phals lasted for less than 6 weeks!

[jerrymeola]

The length of time is usually dependant on the genetics of the plant.

I have had Newberry Parfait in bloom for 18 straight months and it only stopped when I damaged the new buds that were forming. This variety has been know to go more than two years in bloom.