After a few years of running this blog, I realized 3 things: 1) I write a lot about Phalaenopsis orchids; 2) It was difficult to find all of that information because it wasn’t organized on my site; and 3) I still have SO many orchids that I haven’t written about! This post is intended to be a central resource that works to transfer my passion and knowledge of phalaenopsis to you!
Growing Phalaenopsis & Care Guides
- Beginner’s Guide to Phals
- Detailed Guide to Growing Phals
- Breaking the Rules – Fixing a Phal Care Sheet
- Advanced Phalaenospis Care
- A Guide to Fragrant Phals
Phalaenopsis Culture
- Light – Too much vs. Not enough
- Potting media recipes
- Signs your phal is not doing well
- 6 reasons not to cut phalaenopsis spikes
- Cool temps & new leaves = flimsy foliage
- Fertilizing phalaenopsis – how much, how often, what brands *coming soon*
- A Guide to Buying Grow Lights & LEDs
Phalaenopsis & Water
- Always-wet growing methods are less-ideal for phalaenopsis
- Signs Water Culture is Failing your phal
- Recognizing signs & symptoms of a dehydrated Phal
- Water your phals like it’s a monsoon (but then let them dry)
- Water – Using Alkaline Tap Water & the value of pH Adjusting
Welcome!
If you’re new to Here…but not, thanks for stopping by! I’m Dustin and this is my plant blog. I also have a YouTube channel where I blab about plant care and my collection of orchids, rare tropicals and aroids. If you’d like to keep in touch with future plant posts, follow my Facebook page or subscribe to my YouTube channel.
Here’s a photo of me *Hi!* and my two largest phalaenopsis
I’ve had these two for just under 3 years
Breeding, Flasking & Hybridizing Phalaenopsis
- Everything you need to know about breeding & raising phals from seed
- Deflasking phal seedlings
- What do siblings of a hybrid phal look like?
- Photo journal: growing my first phalaenopsis from seed
General Helpful Information About Orchid Care
- How we grow over 300 Orchids indoors
- Getting rid of pests: mealybugs, mites, & thrips
- Tips for new orchid growers
- Naming ‘NOID’ Orchids
Phalaenopsis Species Care Guides
- Phal mariae
- Phal bastianii
- Phal pallens
- Phal lowii
- Phal equestris var aurea
- Phal schilleriana
- Phal bellina fma alba
- Phal honghenensis
- Phal wilsonii
Phalaenopsis Hybrids Care Guides
- Phal Mok Choi Yew (gigantea x violacea)
- Phal CTL Vio Sapphire
- Phal Li Sun High (mariae fma flava x tetraspis fma alba)
- Phal Tying Shin Fly Eagle ‘Wilson’
- Phal Kingfisher’s Kaiulani King
- Phal Memoria Val Rettig (Anna-Larati Soekardi x pulcherrima)
- Phal Mystic Princess (cochlearis x Princess Kaiulani)
- Phal Stone Dance
- Phal Princess Kaiulani ‘Chin Yo’ (amboinensis x violacea)
- Phal Purple Martin ‘Kung Sir (KS)’
- Phal Kingfisher’s Gleb King