Orchid - Phal. Hitomi watanabe No.15

                                       

                                   ID#988

 

Phalaenopsis are easy to care plants as long as you keep water from standing on the leaves crown.





HEIGHT X SPREAD: medium

PLANT TYPE: Orchid -Evergreen
GROWTH RATE: Moderate
TEXTURE: bold
LIGHT: filtered light, medium. Most light tolerant of the species

WATER: moist, well drained. 
high humidity 60-70 %

SOIL: Pot in Orchiata mix with a slight angle for drainage of the crown.
As observed in Coastal NC.

BLOOMS:   3-4” diameter flowers on 6-12” stems. Flush pink on white with a touch of green hue on lower petals.


FRUIT  AND  SEED: N/A, propagate by  division.


KEY FEATURES: humdreds of blooms at maturity
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch

Purchased in 2.5” plastic with S. moss. Kept as received. Two years to maturity.
Jan. 2016: (1) 2.5” plastic with S. moss, doing well.
Feb. 2017:(1) AC 2.5”
January 2018: (0) plants, dead.
          Mooring Hitch Gardens       
 

April   2017

Additional Information: www.carmelaorchids.net

Carmela orchids Inc.  Phone (808) 963-6189    P.O. Box 277, Hakalau, Hawaii 96710

January 2018