Phaleanopsis Join Angel x Sogo Yukidian and Harlequin Dtps Oriental Beauty

[glenyorl1]

Hi group I have been having so much problems growing phals and out of my experiments I think I found the best location and watering methods. Upon the advice of the senior members I repotted all my phals into a mixture of bark and sphagnum. I do not coddle my plants so it was a challenge finding the best spot in my landscape to grow my plants.

I had 3 locations (all shaded). The first location was under my palms but it got watered 2x per week by my sprinklers, they all died and leaves shriveled. The second location was under a gazebo watered every 10 days, the plants did not thrive but they did not die

I found the best location is against my fence under a fan palm with dappled light from a bamboo. However, I grow my vandas in front of them and they are watered daily. In essence they are misted every day for 5 minutes because the overspray from my sprinklers do not "water" the plants. In fact it increases the humidity and the roots go crazy!

Attached are pics of my Phal Join Angel x Sogo Yukidian. The second is a recent purchase of a harlequin Oriental Beauty. I removed all moss and mixed bark in with the mix and planted them in a basket

I really like the harlequins they are my new favorite phal, but a classic big white is still beautiful