The Mutant
Well-Known Member
The start of me having orchids again are just some ordinary NoID Phals, bought at local stores. I bought them to see if I'm capable of caring for them without burning out again. I hope I will but we'll see.
The first I bought didn't have that many roots that I could see and the substrate was quite decomposed. I managed not to kill it during winter and repotted it when I saw the roots had started growing. It has a spike growing at the moment, roots growing and a new leaf. This is how the flowers looked like when I bought it:
This is the second Phal, bought from IKEA. I discovered today that it has a very nice fragrance:
Third is from a local flower vendor and I discovered after buying it that it's not a NoID. Normally, I don't like these types of Phals but this one seems to be an exception. This is a Phal. Yu Pin Lady 'Magic Art':
And since Magic Art could travel home alone, I bought a NoID-friend to keep it company. I had some serious difficulty trying to get the color to display properly:
And that's the entire "collection" so far. More orchids will be purchased, but I'll have to wait for warmer temperatures first. I've chosen some Phals that I want and it'll be complex/primary hybrids and most likely no species. This is because I really don't have the energy to put in too much effort to make more finicky orchids enjoy my windowsills.
I do want to get Paphs again but when it comes to them I really want species. I guess I'm very inconsistent when it comes to orchids.
The first I bought didn't have that many roots that I could see and the substrate was quite decomposed. I managed not to kill it during winter and repotted it when I saw the roots had started growing. It has a spike growing at the moment, roots growing and a new leaf. This is how the flowers looked like when I bought it:
This is the second Phal, bought from IKEA. I discovered today that it has a very nice fragrance:
Third is from a local flower vendor and I discovered after buying it that it's not a NoID. Normally, I don't like these types of Phals but this one seems to be an exception. This is a Phal. Yu Pin Lady 'Magic Art':
And since Magic Art could travel home alone, I bought a NoID-friend to keep it company. I had some serious difficulty trying to get the color to display properly:
And that's the entire "collection" so far. More orchids will be purchased, but I'll have to wait for warmer temperatures first. I've chosen some Phals that I want and it'll be complex/primary hybrids and most likely no species. This is because I really don't have the energy to put in too much effort to make more finicky orchids enjoy my windowsills.
I do want to get Paphs again but when it comes to them I really want species. I guess I'm very inconsistent when it comes to orchids.
