My first bloom finally opnened all the buds!
 

Finally, my first self-grown phal is ready to show of all her beauty! :dance13:


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And it seems like i have somehow found the right balance in the growing-conditions in my home, becorse i discovered another two chids with beginning spikes! Even on one i didnt belive to survive(the old ladys rescue-project)...

Yay! :banana:

Wow!!! loooots of flowers!! nice growing!

Beautiful job. The reward is sure a nice one, isn't it?

The bloom is bright white.

This color was due to the light from the afternoon-sun, and made sutch a beautyfull coloring, that i had to show together with the actuall colors of the bloom *s*

Lene, I'm so glad your phals are doing so well! That white one is a wonder.
Also very glad to hear about the rescue of the phal for the woman you work for! We all worked on that one!!:rofl:
Wonder what color it is????

AL

Yes, Al, that one is indeed a team-work-project! And im really curious about what kind of bloom, small or big, and what color it will show of!

The second phal with beginning spike, is one i got from my mother-in-law, and i dont know the color og size to this one either :lol:
Im looking foreward to an exiting time! :D

Please be sure to keep us posted.
Is there any color to the undersides of the leaves on either plant?
Al

The old womans phal has a fainth reddish color underneth the leafs, but this may be due to increased light too. But the newest leaf has the strongest reddish color.
And the one i got from mother-in-law is just green, but does have a uncommon leaf-structure. Its leafs are thin, but firm and with lines running down the leaf, almost like it was dryed out. And the color is quite light green, not olive-green like my other phals.
Heres a pic.
The spike has grown to a fingers lenght by now.
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I don't know how much truth there is to it but from my own experience a plant that has pink/reddish coloring on the underside of the leaf has pink/purple colored blossoms. Or at least a blossom with some pink/purple on/in it.

Your mother-in-law's plant looks great! Leaf shape/texture depends a lot on the breeding. IMHO

I will be interesting to see what they look like!
Al