Phal pallens

[camille1585]

I bought this plant at a show last fall, for only 3€. Still a small sized plant, though it came with a dormant spike. The tip finally woke up about a month ago, though sadly 2 of the 3 buds blasted. And there is now a fresh new spike on the way.
The plant is still a bit weak since it's getting over a mite infestation during the winter.

Simply gorgeous! I love greenish color of the bloom and fuzzy lip.

[Lagoon]

Very nice Camille
These lil guys produce spikes like crazy, good growers too.

[camille1585]

Thanks for the compliments, I love it too.

Gloria, sounds like I have a nice show of blooms to look forward to in the future! We'll see how my plant does, it has not grown one iota since i bought it. No new leaves at all yet. Do you have one of these?

[jrodpad]

Gorgeous Camille! Is this an alba form or is that the usual color for pallens?

-J

[Thriodien]

That's a really really pretty flower!!

[ezil]

Only 3 Euros? They are hard to come by here, and way more expensive! That new leaf looks pretty healthy and the flower is very nice. That's going to be quite the show plant in a few seasons!

[Lagoon]

Yes I do Camille, got it last fall and it did nothing until late jan and hasn't stop since. Very productive little phal, lots of spikes, some old some new

Perhaps yours is just a young plant and it needs more time?
Is it still settling into a new environment -- How long have you had it?

Ezil, not that hard to find around here. I got mine from Patrick at Kingsfisher -$35 beanos'

[camille1585]

Thanks for the comments everyone!

Originally Posted by ezil

Only 3 Euros? They are hard to come by here, and way more expensive! That new leaf looks pretty healthy and the flower is very nice. That's going to be quite the show plant in a few seasons!

The plants are all cheap at that show. It's the annual show of the Dutch orchid society, and while there are a few professional vendors there, the bulk of the vendors are amateurs like you and me who propagate orchids for the fun of it and then sell their plants cheap at this show. I can usually walk away with 7-8 outstandingly healthy orchids for under 30€! So I always look forward to the first saturday of october!

Originally Posted by Lagoon

Yes I do Camille, got it last fall and it did nothing until late jan and hasn't stop since. Very productive little phal, lots of spikes, some old some new

Perhaps yours is just a young plant and it needs more time?
Is it still settling into a new environment -- How long have you had it?

Ezil, not that hard to find around here. I got mine from Patrick at Kingsfisher -$35 beanos'

I have no idea how old my plant is, but not that old, the largest leaf is a bit under 4 inches. I've had it almost 8 months now. I'm just surprised that it's not growing a new leaf yet, seems like all my other Phals are busy with some now. But when I got it it was really very very pale, almost yellow leaves, from being grown under very high light. The leaves are a nice light green now, but perhaps it got a bit stunted from the high light?

[Bud]

Beautiful flower. I love the lip texture and color