Showing posts with label Dtps. Freed's Beautiful Girl 'Blue' X Phal Equestris 'Alba'. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dtps. Freed's Beautiful Girl 'Blue' X Phal Equestris 'Alba'. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Repotting phals

These two phalaenopsis plants were potted into clay pots with sphagnum moss.
The pots were about 4 inch and I noticed that moss stayed wet too long. Both still have nice healthy roots at the moment. I decided to move them into bark mix and clear plastic pots so I could monitor the roots better. Here they are in the new pots.
Phalaenopsis fasciata 'Shaffers'



and Dtps. Freed's Beautiful Girl 'Blue' X Phal Equestris 'Alba'

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Dtps. hybrid

Pretty Dtps came from Kingfisher Orchids a while ago and was a bonus plant. The name on the label is quite long: Dtps. Freed's Beautiful Girl 'Blue' X Phal Equestris 'Alba'. It had a spike with blooms.
The moss looked too packed up, so I decided to repot it right then. As a result - blooms shriveled, buds dropped and spike yellowed. I cut it off.
Plant didn't do anything for a while, but now there is some activity: new leaf start and a couple of new roots: