Re: Rain and orchids

I wish I knew! Must be the plant has good genes. I do practice benign  
neglect: water about once a week, 1/4 strength orchid food every  
other week (when I remember). It sits in front of an east facing  
window most of the year. Had it outside for a month or so in filtered  
sunlight, but then it started blooming again, so brought it back  
inside to enjoy.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Oct 25, 2007, at 9:11 AM, Jesse Bell wrote:

> So, what's your secret?  How do you take care of this phal, that it  
> blooms all the time like that?  Mine only blooms in the fall?
>
>
> Cathy Carpenter <cathy.c@insightbb.com> wrote:
>   Speaking of orchid blooms, I have a mature phalenopsis that doesn't
> know when to quit. It blooms non-stop, all year. Today, it has an
> actively blooming spike that has produced two branches, and I just
> noticed a completely new spike emerging. It won't even stop long
> enough for me to repot it.
>
> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
>
> On Oct 24, 2007, at 5:10 PM, Jesse Bell wrote:
>
>> Luckyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
>>
>>
>> james singer wrote:
>> Was just staring aimlessly out the front door and marveling at
>> the rain
>> when I realized that there are three orchids now blooming in the
>> orange
>> jasmine tree that is directly across the front patio from the front
>> door. I know of another, which is comfortably growing on the trunk
>> of a
>> very large bougainvillea on the side of the house, that is also
>> blooming. I guess I need to check all of the other orchids once the
>> rain stops.
>>
>> Anyway, it's nice that the "orchid rescue" project we started 4-5
>> years
>> ago is beginning to pay dividends.
>>
>> Island Jim
>> Southwest Florida
>> 27.1 N, 82.4 W
>> Hardiness Zone 10
>> Heat Zone 10
>> Sunset Zone 25
>> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
>> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
>>
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