Saturday, August 27, 2011

New phals repotted

Since my new phals are marked "potted 10/10" and moss looks a bit too dark to my liking, I dared to repot them. Not only repot, but repot into moss again! I put roots of each plant on and around a small packing peanut, carefully wrapped sphagnum moss around and pushed everything into pot.
Here is how they look now.
Phalaenopsis modesta had small keiki that fell off the plant so I potted it separately into tiny plastic pot. If it will survive and grow at least one new leaf - it'll become Phal modesta II and will earn it's own label.

an here is the keiki:


Phal kunstleri:


Phal sumatrana:


Now is the hardest part - keep them alive in sphagnum moss.





3 comments:

  1. They all look great! The little keiki is SOO cute!

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  2. Hi, I also have some orchids. Three in fact, had four but last one I purchased died so fast I knew I should have left it but it looked so nice with lime colored flowers. I have pics of the three on my garden blog if you like to take a look. So far yours are nice, but I never use moss since after awhile it turns green from the moisture. I purchased orchid mix and so far mine are doing well.

    Tony

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  3. Thank you. I am so afraid to kill that keiki, looks too fragile for a newby like me.
    Tony, sorry about your orchid. I have some phals in bark mix and some in chc. I just want to explore sphagnum too

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