Phalaenopsis gigantea - long term growing project

[camille1585]

Mr.Fakename and I have started a project of sorts with Phal gigantea, which began by sharing cultural notes about our respective plants, and we thought it could be a nice idea to open this up to other Orchidboard members.

The idea behind this project is that while there’s information on how to easily grow this species in a greenhouse or tropical climate, there seems to be much less on how to grow and bloom this species (and do it well) indoors in temperate regions, and potted instead of mounted.

Anyone growing this species is welcome to join in, and we’d especially like input from members who are growing it in the same sort of conditions as we are. If you don’t have this Phal you are welcome to buy one and join the ride, but I would NOT advise it if you are new to orchids as this is not a particularly beginner friendly species. Please also consider that these plants get very large, and as they are very slow growing most plants for sale are (large) seedlings, still several years away from blooming. Larger plants can be found, with a corresponding price tag.

Show your plants, tell us about your growing techniques/conditions, what you noticed about your gigantea, successes and failures, post progress pics?

In the post below this we've put together a fact sheet about the species, as well as some useful culture information.