Phaius Tankervilliae In Bloom Now

[ischel1]

True to form my Phaius Tankervilliae is blooming her little heart out. I basically ignore this plant all year long and still it blooms faithfully. Put it in a 14" pot about 4 yrs. ago and water it if I remember and maybe fertilize it once in a while and voila! Here she is:



Also in bloom after a terrible year with a spider mite infestation that wouldn't quit until I drowned them in Neem oil is Dtps. I-Hsin Sun Beauty. Enjoy

[nen]

WOW!!!!! The Phaius Tankervilliae is an absolute beauty & I adore the colours! thanks for showing us it's now on my 'to have' list!

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Beautiful photos, Ischel. I love the Phaius Tankervilliae photo. Nice growing (or neglecting) whichever you prefer.

Cheers,
BD

[nen]

Ischel, sorry could you post a photo of the whole plant? (Phaius Tankervilliae) I have never seen one & would love to see it! thanks in advance.

[Lizgeo]

I agree with Nenella and BD, Phaius Tankervilliae is such a beauty! I would love to see a pciture of the whole plant too. Thanks for sharing them with us.

[Cjcorner]

Alright; if you don't mind I'll show what my in spike one looks like. You beat me to the flowers part...I'm still at the waiting to see which color mine is. I was lucky and finally found mine a couple weeks ago, covered in ants with one broken spike, but she sold it to me cheap because she remembered me from the time I rescued a few of her really bad phals. She refers to me as "that orchid woman". lol I hope you'll share your tips with me on exactly how much "neglect" this one needs. And cannot wait to see if my flowers look as amazing as yours! Thanks for posting...

[ischel1]

Alright; if you don't mind I'll show what my in spike one looks like. You beat me to the flowers part...I'm still at the waiting to see which color mine is. I was lucky and finally found mine a couple weeks ago, covered in ants with one broken spike, but she sold it to me cheap because she remembered me from the time I rescued a few of her really bad phals. She refers to me as "that orchid woman". lol I hope you'll share your tips with me on exactly how much "neglect" this one needs. And cannot wait to see if my flowers look as amazing as yours! Thanks for posting...

Connie Looks like you're on the right track. What I do is each year dump the old soft bulbs trim the dead roots and repot in same pot. If I have any bloom booster left from my other orchids I give her some, if not...oh well. She is inside all winter (too cold here in the panhandle)gets only morning sun (maybe 2hrs.) Outside in summer in morning sun (but be careful in Fl. those leaves will burn real fast in the morning sun so I make it a mottled morning sun. Water when DRY (if I remember) or wait till it rains. Use mostly bloom booster, maybe every couple of months.

I've had this Phaius for 2 yrs and, as you can see from the pic it isn't a baby! I know it flowered in the past because I purchased it just after the flowers died for a $1.00. It has grown and looks great but alas and alack no flowers...none, nada, zip, zilch! So I'm going to take your lead and ignore this puppy because the next move is the dumpster 'cause it is a big plant taking up lots of room for other stuff!

Howard your Phaius is beautiful, maybe too much Nitrogen to bloom. Putting all it's energy in to growth. I've had this about 4 years, got a small division and it bloomed the very next year and only skipped one year and I think I fed it too much that year. Check out the neglect below. Look close and you can even see the cob webs in the pot. Oh my, I really have neglected her!

[Bikerdoc5968]

I've had this Phaius for 2 yrs and, as you can see from the pic it isn't a baby! I know it flowered in the past because I purchased it just after the flowers died for a $1.00. It has grown and looks great but alas and alack no flowers...none, nada, zip, zilch! So I'm going to take your lead and ignore this puppy because the next move is the dumpster 'cause it is a big plant taking up lots of room for other stuff!

[ang709]

That's a gorgeous shot of those lovely Phaius blooms.

[Ron-NY]

Nice Phaius tankervilliae !! I have Howard's clone...can't get mine to bloom...Looking at yours...maybe it needs to get bigger