I am continually humbled by my orchids, who seem intent at times at making a fool of me... well, a bigger fool than I already am!! A couple of weeks ago everyone was posting their lovely species phal photos and I bemoaned the fact that I could not get mine to bloom.

Then came the neo photos, and I again complained that mine grew like crazy, but no flowers...

Well:


Phal violacea

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Neo. Fal. Casper the Friendly Ghost (spikes just starting)

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I know all the neo fanatics will be aghast that these are not potted traditionally, in sphag. I've killed every one I left in sphag....