Good morning my Phal lovers. It is another Sunday morning (March 16, 2014), which means another update on my pretty Phal. This week has been extremely exciting for me. I noticed one of the buds split open, and within hours, it was blooming. What an incredible event... I thought it would take a day at least to open that much. As if one flower wasn't cool enough, a second bud opened! So I currently have two flowers on my Phal, a bud that looks like it's ready to open any day now, and 5 other buds that will probably bloom in due time. Because so much happened this week, I have more pictures than usual to share. :)
This was the very first bloom, opening on March 11, 2014. As you can see, the bud began to split in the morning. I left to school, came home, and found the bud had transformed into a somewhat bloomed flower! This is what I mean when I say I thought this would take at least a day. Apparently, when a bud begins to split open, it does not take long for it to fully open.
The next morning, March 12, 2014, the flower opened even more. Now it looks like a true Phalaenopsis orchid flower!
When I didn't think much else could happen, the event in the above pictures occurred. On March 13, 2014, I once again got up in the morning to find that the second bud had already opened! I left for school, and when I came home, I found that buds truly do bloom quickly once they split open.
This finally brings us to today, March 16, 2014. My Phal blooms are looking healthy, and the other buds are getting big and lightening in color. The buds towards the end of the spike are still pretty immature. I expect them to fatten up over the next couple of weeks.
There are two things I want to note:
1. I was very excited to see that my white phals have small pinkish centers. :)
2. My first bud/now flower is backwards. I know. In my research, I found that once buds begin to form on a spike, DO NOT MOVE THE PLANT! Moving the plant causes the spike to twist and turn because it searches for optimal lighting. Obviously, I moved my Phal a lot so I could take some nice pictures. I tried my best to put it back in the same position it was in, but... from the looks of it, I didn't do that great of a job. That's okay, though! My first concern was making this plant re-bloom! Now that I know I can make a Phal re-bloom, I won't touch it next year when the new spike forms buds.
I hope this blog was as exciting for you as it was for me to make it. Looking back at this week's pictures was fun. As always, I am still excited for the upcoming weeks, and of course, to have a spray of Phal flowers to enjoy.
Until next week!
<3 Dianna
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