Phal. Naples update

[kid a]

Yay! The new leaf is growing pretty quickly! No sign of a spike yet. It is doing great!

[jerrymeola]

That is really good.

Since these are mini-Phals they do not grow new leaves very fast. I have a different hybrid from this same type (Sogo Grape) that still has only 2 leaves (both shriveled and slightly yellow) that is flowering on its third flower spike and for the second set of branches on this spike. Almost 20 flowers on a plant with horrible looking leaves. The leaves are so bad I have never offered it for sale.

[kid a]

Man the leaf is still growing quickly!


I have noticed that it gets dry pretty quickly even with high humidity. So I water it a bit more than the other phals, of course it could be because of the smaller pot size or that it is closer to the fan.

[articuno75]

My new leaf on mine is growing pretty fast too. Like lightning since I found it! Too bad the spike wasn't like that.

[kid a]

I know right, lol! A bunch of my stuff is blooming so maybe they will inspire it and our temps are dropping lower at night and on Sunday it will cool down a bit more maybe we will get lucky!

[kid a]

The new leaf is almost the same size as the one below it now!

[kid a]

I have new roots!!! Sorry the picture is so crappy I couldn't hold still when I presed the shutter button!

[myorchid]

Great! Yours is really growing!! That is really awesome.

[kid a]

Maye it will bloom soon I hope so the last couple of days the nights have been really cool would that be enough to do it or do you think maybe when the days get cooler too?

[kid a]

Well, I have another new leaf growing!

[kid a]

It seems like the growth has slowed down a little maybe from the draught my plants went through when I was in the hospital ? But here is that leaf now and tere are several more new roots on the backside of her now too!