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Question:

Alistair, Point your browser to our website for all kinds of free info.  Of particular interest might be the basic culture guides for growing orchids in the home, and especially the one concerning phalaenopsis.  Once you’ve read those, feel free to shoot specific questions our way! — Ray Barkalow < First Rays Orchids http://www.firstrays.com Secure Online Ordering & Lots of Free Info!

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Thanks for the prompt replies. Acting on the advice given, I found thumbtacked to the cork board in the greenhouse the tag that came with the plant. It is indeed a Phal named Best Decision, and on closer inspection the Phal is producing four light green tendrils (if that’s the word) from the base. Now what? My wife is eager to learn more and start a collection, but first how do we feed the regrowing plant? Should it be repotted and into what medium?   Anything else, in basics, we should know? Alistair

Response:

Uh-oh, Alistair.  The question is, how do you feed her growing and regrowng desire for more orchids?  And how will you feed your dwindling savings?  Are you independently wealthy??  ;-) Welcome!  Stick around, you’ll get lots of good advice, and a few laughs once in a while too.  Remember, the best rule in orchid growing is, when in doubt if the plant needs watering, wait another day! (Rob will certainly tell you HIS rules later.  Rob, those are my rules, too, but don’t tell MY husband!) — Reka http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html "I hate flowers – I paint them because they’re cheaper than models and they don’t move."        –Georgia O’Keeffe |  Now what? My wife is eager to learn more and start a collection, but | first how do we feed the regrowing plant?

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Thanks for the prompt replies. Acting on the advice given, I found thumbtacked to the cork board in the greenhouse the tag that came with the plant. It is indeed a Phal named Best Decision, and on closer inspection the Phal is producing four light green tendrils (if that’s the word) from the base. Now what? My wife is eager to learn more and start a collection, but first how do we feed the regrowing plant? Should it be repotted and into what medium?   Anything else, in basics, we should know? Alistair

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Alistair, If you can provide a bit more information, we can be of more help. There are a lot of orchid growers out in the world who successfully "rebloom" their plants, but there is such a wide array of different species and hybrids that need different growing conditions, that one cannot possibly give a single, general suggestion. — Ray Barkalow < First Rays Orchids http://www.firstrays.com Secure Online Ordering & Lots of Free Info!

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – A present for my wife in January last year, an orchid which retained its flowers for ten months. The stems have been left at about six inches; leaves quite healthy. Are we over-optimistic in expecting it to flower again or is this the end? Have no idea what name it goes under, but it was tall, stately, white with a pinkish tinge. Alistair

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A present for my wife in January last year, an orchid which retained its flowers for ten months. The stems have been left at about six inches; leaves quite healthy. Are we over-optimistic in expecting it to flower again or is this the end? Have no idea what name it goes under, but it was tall, stately, white with a pinkish tinge. Alistair

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Sounds like a Phal to me… Good advice from anybody out there??? Oh and they will probably want to know your growing conditions, watering regime etc… So any info you can provide will be of great assistance… Kye.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – A present for my wife in January last year, an orchid which retained its flowers for ten months. The stems have been left at about six inches; leaves quite healthy. Are we over-optimistic in expecting it to flower again or is this the end? Have no idea what name it goes under, but it was tall, stately, white with a pinkish tinge. Alistair

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