Glitter's Phal # 3 & # 4

[Glitter]

Other than a few bud blast...these two seem perfect....so far! Keeping fingers crossed. No questions about these really....just wanted to post pics of them.

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[mayres]

Looks like some mighty healthy older phals - we don't get to see pics of more mature plants often - very nice! Give us another post at full bloom if you don't mind......

[Aniko]

Congratulations! You have huge and beautiful phals, they seem to be very healthy.
With proper care, they will make you happy.

[fred]

yes i agree with the other post,s

awesome pics you have posted

keep up the good work

also its nice to see such a healthy plant

well done

[brookn]

Glitter,
your plants are beautiful, how long have you had them? Mine are miniatures, and most of them babies, so I won't be having a plant like those for a while (gonna have to buy some orchids whoo-hoo). I am envious lol.

[DDS2007]

hi there !
i wish my Phal grows to be as glorious as yours !

happy growing

[Glitter]

Thanks everyone!

Brookn....I just bought all of these Phal's (4 of them) at the grocery store. So I don't get any credit for growing these....but my goal is to keep them alive and in bloom as long as they will....and then more blooms next year.

I've only owned one Phal before....years ago and I killed it. I know now I killed it to over watering. So about a month ago I bought a Phal from Lowe's or Home deopt and decided to give it another try. I kept it alive for over a month. So I've been searching for some good buys on orchids.

I luckily was in the right place at the right time. I went to a grocery store that I never go to cause I was in a different part of town. They were all just sitting there by the entrance and I just couldn't resist and bought 4 of them cause I had never seen larger orchids at the grocery store like this. And the best part was they were only $14.99.

I'm thinking I'm going to wait a week, and then go back and try to get more at a discount and tell them the buds are falling off and they won't bloom there....so ask them to discount them. The leaves were so full and such I just would like to get more. But I'm running out of spaces to put them here in my living room.

I'm officially addicted and my DH is already talking about creating me a small greenhouse near our bathroom window so I can look out the window at other types of orchids in the morning! I have about 4 or 5 that aren't Phals....not sure what they are......they lost their blooms last season and haven't rebloomed yet....but they all have new growth on them....so that's good.

Brookn....Would love to see pics of your baby orchids!

[janet_a]

yep, they look fat and happy to me too.

keep note of the plants in the store, and if they don't sell before all the flowers fade, the store will often knock the price down and sell them as out of blooms. i've gotten a couple good ones that way.

[brookn]

hey again glitter,

I must say you were incredibly fortunate to walk into a grocery store and find those, for that price even. Those are very nice mature plants. I would definitely be returning myself for the droopy ones, just to get some nice mature phals for my collection. I am jealous, and wish I had a grocery store like that around, but alas, I live in the sticks, so I will have to content myself with ordering online. I am predicting you are gonna have some work in the future making all those orchids happy! I will let you know when I get some pics of my little ones, have some on my cell, but am a little tech illiterate. Gonna have to borrow a digital cam before my blooms are gone on my phal, mine is broken (I have a very curious 9 year old). My Mini catts won't bloom for a while, but I am happy to announce that they have new growth and are gettin big (for mini's 'giggle'). Not too bad considering they were shipped bare root, and looked liked a tiny bundle of fake leaves when they arrived. If you are like me I am bettin you stop and stare at those orchids about 101 times a day, I have become obsessed. I imagine my phal rolls it's eyes everytime I stop and examine the flowers to see if I am gettin bud blast! So far so good! Did I mention I am jealous!!!

[Glitter]

Updated pics! Full bloom! Haven't lost any flowers....but did loose the bud blast that came with the plant.

These were so pretty, I've decided to grow these indoor till they loose their blooms.

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[gerneveyn]

They're absolutely stunning! What a great find.

[fred]

awesome looking orchids.

thank you for sharing your joy with us

[chefatplay]

Oh Glitter, the orchid God certainly does smile on you! Absolutely gorgeous. How many stalks on that one phal, 5! I am envious. When I grow up, can I be just like you??? drool, drool,

[Vivienne]

I'm drooling too!! Most impressive Glitter!!! BRAVO

[Tobi]

Glitter,
Very nice. I got the very same one as a gift last year. Many spikes and
lots of flowers. They got it from a local large super mart in this area.
Looks like you don't necessarily have to get them from an orchid vendor
to get a nice plant.

[DDS2007]

very beautiful indeed , giltter . now that all the flowers has opened

it's so gorgeous , my Phals are doing amazingly well too , they seem to love me

[brookn]

Oh so pretty, and I am still jealous. Just gorgeous.