Phalaenopsis Orchids in Bloom | Summer Blooming Phal Update | Orchids in Bloom April Part I

[@kouprakrisnaabhay3206]

Still binge watching all of your videos. Everything is constantly evolving and improving for the better. From your video format at the beginning, to how successfully you've "master" semi-hydro and self watering. All I can say is, you are the best and can't wait to so you go bigtime time on youtube! More please and thank you.

[@normantorok5919]

excellent vid. like the format and great to see some different Phals. cheers

[@dwesson3404]

Short ones work better. I want to thank you for helping me save my phals. I had them in water culture and they weren't happy and I was afraid they wouldn't survive. Then I found your channel and put them in semi hydro. I'm happy to say they are thriving, they love it! I have since converted all my other orchids to semi hydro also. All of them are happy campers. So, thank you again.

[@TheOrchidRoom]

Oh wow, it's great to hear a success story!! It seems that water culture is quite difficult to get right, I've never really tried it but I have tried a modified method for rescue orchids and a catasetum backbulb chunk, before moving them to other medias. I'm really glad your orchids are thriving! Thanks for letting me know 😀💗

[@sleepgas]

You're so informative, any format you use is appreciated.

[@TheOrchidRoom]

Thanks Jane! Hope you're feeling better! How's your dimorphorchis settling in? I saw you commented then forgot to reply, sorry!

[@jackiehill6557]

It’s a good idea splitting the videos as my main love is the phals both hybrid and species. It just made it easier for me to go to the video which I wanted to watch. Saying that all of your videos are very informative. I like that you share your knowledge and ideas so freely. Thank you

[@TheOrchidRoom]

Thanks for the feedback! I think it's probably much easier for people to navigate through if I try and split into topics where I can, so thanks for letting me know how you like to watch 🙂

[@ginnybn]

Yes, I much prefer the grouping format and shorter videos - thanks for sharing your wonderful blooms Annabel.

[@esthersorchids2288]

Oh you lucky, lucky lady. Love this format and your beautiful summer bloomers. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@TheOrchidRoom]

They are just what we need at the moment, lots of pretty, shiny, nice-smelling flowers 🙂💗 Glad you liked the format too! Hope you are keeping well 🙂

[@jaybudd1617]

Yes, liked the small format.

[@TheOrchidRoom]

Thanks for letting me know!! 🙂

[@robinnitowski2009]

Loved this video

[@dannyc9784]

Format is great, but I'm not picky, I would watch a 2 hour video too LOL. Beautiful looking plants your definitely doing something right! Ive lost some of the gloss on some of my similar "novelty" Phals. didn't realize I'm probably giving them too much light. Thanks!

[@TheOrchidRoom]

Hi! Thanks 🙂 They do like more light than complex hybrids for sure, mine were a bit too close to the temporary light source though I think! The shine decreasing on the leaves isn't usually a sign of too much light, yellowing of the leaves or chlorotic patches (yellow patches) can be a sign of too much light, especially if it happens quickly after changing a light source (which is what happened here). So I'm just referring to the leaf colour on a few of them- the Shinger pure love developed large yellowed patches and the overall leaf colour yellowed. I moved into a shaded spot to give it a chance to recover - it's where the photo systems that deal with light on the chlorophyll pigments overheat, and that chlorophyll that gives the green colour is lost or the caretenoids (yellow pigments) get amped up to they and deal with the excess light/heat. But the plant can replenish it if given a chance. You can see the leaf colour returned to normal but there are a couple of slight yellow Mark's left in the leaf centre which was closest to the light source. Caught it just in time! 🙂 Hope that helps!

[@wandashaw3551]

Beautiful orchids and l like your format idea!

[@TheOrchidRoom]

Thanks!! I'm going to try making more 'sections' I think, because personally my brain finds groups easier to deal with 😀😂

[@wandashaw3551]

The Orchid Room , that sounds like a great plan👍

[@JennyOwensPhotography]

They are gorgeous blooms. Yes, I like this format.

[@TheOrchidRoom]

Thanks 🙂 and also thanks for letting me know about the format 🙂

[@helenhawkins4054]

Spot on😊

[@TheOrchidRoom]

Thanks! 🙂

[@SuperMariela78]

Just in time since I'm about to place in order...your bloom videos are just my monthly eye candy :) Just wanted to thank you, i currently have a Liodoro and a bunch of miniphals in semihydro and they have really taken off. I got a cheapy heat mat and put them all there in the winter and on cold nights generally, like you suggested. The liodoro newest leaf is about 30% bigger than the previous ones and i recently got it out, cause i was curious...i counted 7 growing root tips,. It is also currently blooming with two beautiful flowers. I can see branching root tips from the mini phals, those got new leaves and roots growing at the moment (branching from old roots inside the sh pot and new roots) as well as flower spikes (secondary and plain new)...I also got some burned root tips, could be because my environment is so dry at times, but it mainly happens when roots touch the leca. So I will get some non wicking pebbles like you suggested...I don't follow your fert regimen since i use a cheapy orchid fert from the super market. I'll go through that and maybe try rain mix. But I think s/h has worked out for me, i only got plain phals on it at the moment, they are also under a grow light, which is also new for me, got it in february. But anyway, i dont think i would have been as succesful without your channel. Thanks :)

[@TheOrchidRoom]

Great to hear that your liodoro is doing well in SH, and that it is working out for you and your plants are doing well 🙂 Thanks for letting me know, it's lovely to hear, I'm glad I may have been some use in it! 🙂 If you do try the pebbles I find phals like bigger pebbles, just to make it easier for them to get the roots in between the bigger gaps, and aquarium ones seem to work well! Until then if you can deal with the spraying, using a spray bottle to wet the top layer a few times a day can help just get the roots past the top layer. But it is some hassle, especially if you have lots of plants. Fertilising can be as easy or complicated as we make it, one thing I really think can make a big difference quickly is adding some seaweed into your routine 🙂 Great to hear about your plants and some feedback, it really does mean alot to me, thankyou! 🙂 And happy growing!

[@Rosebud-27]

I think the violacea smells mostly like cloves. Krull-Smith is just in the next town from me! LOL.

[@jokennedy2943]

Lovely 🌸 I find these so rewarding 🌺

[@CheeryOrchids]

Pretties!🤩 I love the happy eagle 🙂

[@karensicard7304]

Loved Shinger Pure Love, liked the format.

[@TheOrchidRoom]

Thanks! I love her too! 😀💗

[@orchidgarden3124]

They look beautiful!

[@michelleslifeonrepeat]

I prefer the smaller videos. I love your skill. Thanks for sharing. I dream to have such shiny leaves.

[@TheOrchidRoom]

Phals are really underestimated foliage plants 🌟 I love a good new leaf, they're always the glossiest! 😀

[@lynnbrooks5503]

Wonderful blooms Annabel, Your plants are just so healthy. Interesting how all your leaves are so glossy but the one that you think is a little dehydrated is not. I grow all my plants outdoors and unless I’m getting new leaves, none of my Phal leaves are shiny which makes me wonder am I under watering?

[@TheOrchidRoom]

Good point, I hadn't considered that. My current thinking is that the leaf glossiness is something that some species are capable of more than others, depending partly on the health of the phal while the leaf is forming? It will be interesting to see of the new leaf the gigantea x bellina puts out will be any more glossy. I also wonder if silicon has something to do with it, since it is supposed to improve cell wall structure, cuticle formation and pest resistance, and apparently silicon can reduce transpiration rates and increase the moisture the plant is holding onto. Some of these claims seem a bit large, but I get lots of comments on my phal leaves and I'm not a super experienced grower or doing anything particularly advanced, just chucking loads of moisture and nutrients at them and trying to control pH. I think the polychilos phal group leaves tend to get more shiny than, for example, the schilleriana group. Some complex hybrids of mine get shiny leaves, others don't and retain a 'rougher' texture to touch. So it may also just be the group I'm showing here is more capable of leaf shine. Interesting topic!

[@KP-gw5zv]

What a bunch of beauties. They all look really great and if you were to ask me which is my favorite I would have a real hard time just picking 1. I really like the last one and maybe I would eventually add it to my collection. Thank you for this video and have a really wonderful weekend.

[@TheOrchidRoom]

Thanks Kim, these phals really do have a special place in my heart! Hope you have a great weekend too 😀💗

[@alinparsegian]

I enjoyed it❤️Thank you!

[@TheOrchidRoom]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it 😀

[@NinjaOrchids]

The concerns of a miracle orchid grower, having to split blooming Phal video into 2 parts because it could potentially be too long for one whole video 😅 wonderful blooms 🤩

[@TheOrchidRoom]

I got all the blooming orchids out, and had the whole table and floor of the room full of them and couldn't face it 😂 This took a day to edit, hour videos tend to take me 3 or 4 days 😂 Also I notice people don't watch more, average view duration stays pretty similar. If I make a 20 minute video, ave view duration is maybe 10 minutes... if I do a 40 minute video, maybe that goes to 12 minutes... thought I'd ask people, as based on the analytics it isn't worth it 🤷‍♀️

[@heidihuhtaniemi7999]

How do you know when orchid is established? Great video. 😍 Can you sometimes make video about easy species phalaenopsis?

[@TheOrchidRoom]

Hi 🙂 Thanks, I say established when they have put out lots of new roots into the pot. Easy species phals- bellina and violacea, it would be a very short video since I don't have many of the other species, or the ones I have I haven't owned very long 🙂 The Schilleriana and zebrina also seem easy, but I only got mine the end of last year so I will see if they pull any diva moves before I say that decisively 🙂 Most of my other closer to species phals that I have owned for a little while are primary hybrids, or slightly more complex hybrids like the ones in this video 🙂

[@TrishsOrchidLife]

Love this! Spotlighting

[@TheOrchidRoom]

Thanks Trish! 😀💗

[@leannew.1977]

Beautiful collection of Phalenopsis orchids! Do you clean your leaves with anything specific to get that beautiful glossy look?

[@skjra4092]

LeAnne W. I was about to ask the same thing. My new ones came with shiny glossy leaves but now they lost that effect

[@TheOrchidRoom]

Hi! Thanks! 🙂 No I don't clean with anything special, just diluted lemon juice or diluted dish soap when I first get them to get the white stains off they come from nurseries with. These haven't been cleaned for a year or two, so the top leaves, which always come through more glossy, haven't been cleaned at all. The healthier they are, the shinier the leaves for some species. But that doesn't apply for all species, some will never get super shiny on their own 🙂

[@momepenni]

Hi Paula from Mexico. I really love these Phaleonopsis. I have a Bellina on order. Second time I have ordered on line. I am on pins and needles waiting for it to come & worried for it. I am trying to decide what medium to plant it in, when it comes. I love these flowers from this video. Thank you.

[@TheOrchidRoom]

They are so lovely, I hope your phal gets to you safe! These guys like a little more moisture than the complex hybrids so worth bearing in mind with your potting mix 🙂 have a lovely day/ evening!

[@hanselurizar6811]

To get more videos, it is a good idea to divide it. However, I love long videos about orchids

[@TheOrchidRoom]

I'm the same! I love doing repots to orchid videos playing along with me 😀💗

[@yvonnecichocki7415]

Hi there, love your video, what do you use to clean your leaves? X💕

[@TheOrchidRoom]

Hi! Thanks! 🙂 No I don't clean with anything special, just diluted lemon juice or diluted dish soap when I first get them to get the white stains off they come from nurseries with. But these ones haven't been cleaned for a year or two, so the top leaves, which always come through more glossy, haven't been cleaned at all. I think the healthier they are, the shinier the leaves for some species. But that doesn't apply for all species, some will never get super shiny on their own 🙂

[@dancealiasable]

So healthy phals. Personally I love long videos as I can lay in bed and watch it at night like a movie lol

[@TheOrchidRoom]

I'm in the same orchid movie club! 😂💗

[@mariakarathanasi9799]

Good morning loved the video, and yes doing it in sections sounds good. Now I have a question I’m really struggling with my Bellina, she has 2 very short roots and is working on a new one but it’s just a small nubbin. I bought this when I was visiting my family in Canada last September .i tried growing in bark but it when down hill the changed it to semi hydro with lecca then shaguness mosh now it’s in tiny pot with just some water!, I’m at a total lose any suggestion oh I live in Athens Greece. Very hot and dry in the summer and very mild winter. Any suggestions would be great appreciate. Thanks and have a great day.

[@TheOrchidRoom]

Hi! Thanks for the feedback, I'm glad you liked it! 🙂 Ok so for your query, the bark may have been too dry to get it to root, the bellina and violacea like more moisture than complex hybrids, but one thing I will say is that changing the media more than once for a stressed plant will add more stress and make the recovery slower. Not saying you did anything wrong, its natural when something is struggling to want to switch out the media, and sometimes it's the best thing to do so it's totally a judgement call! It could also be the changes in climate coming from Canada to Greece has added some stress if I got that bit right? So for now what I would do is leave it bare root, does it have any live roots? I would suspend it in a vase with a narrow- ish top to hold it up so the base isn't quite touching the bottom of the vase or cup. Put a little water in the base for humidity and wait for new roots to grow. Medium light, no direct sun, as too much light at this point if it doesnt have any roots will stress it. If it has some live roots, once a day top the vase or cup up with enough water that its roots go into the water, but not the base of the plant. If you can, put a low amount of seaweed in the water and a very dilute amount of fertiliser to try and get some nutrients in and promote new roots to grow. Leave the roots to soak for 30 minutes to an hour each day to try and get something into the plant, then empty the cup out, leaving a tiny bit of water in the bottom for humidity. Repeat the next day. If it currently have no roots, just leave it be until it tries to make some new roots, no soaks but the more humid environment around it in the cup or vase with a little bit of water in the bottom will help, so when new roots start the environment isn't too dry that they stall. When new roots start, wait until they are maybe 3 or 4 cm long and can absorb water, then repeat the above process. Or if it keeps a few live roots it has at the moment just continue that until you have roots that are maybe 6cm long, then pot it up. Probably a good quality besgrow sphagnum/ orchiata bark mix will be best for it in your climate, and with the bellina I would say never let it get bone dry, water when just about to dry. Hope that helps! 🙂 There are lots of ways to modify rescue methods, but the main thing is to keep a bit more humidity around the base so new root tips don't dry, but I find the sphag and bag method leads to rot so I still like having the main plant open to the air.

[@mariakarathanasi9799]

The Orchid Room Hey thank you for quick reply and will try the method with the cup and some water as you suggested as it has 2 small live roots. Once again thanks 👍👍🥰🥰

[@gloriastellaarita5175]

How do you fertilize this Phal Species?

[@michaelmccarthy4077]

Holy crap are the leaves on your Gigabell huge. My poor plant looks so tiny by comparison, I suppose I should forget about seeing blooms on it this year. 🙁 It was supposed to be one year to blooming when I bought it last year.

[@TheOrchidRoom]

I can't take any credit but that's why I snapped this one up, even though it was the middle of winter and the worst time to order hot growers 😅🤦‍♀️ So any rot is really my fault for ordering at a stupid time, but usually the gigantea primary hybrids offered are only young plants here! I'm having a little trouble with my gigantea and one other gigantea cross at the moment though. They are fussy for me, one randomly started stem rot even though it had just rooted well and made a new leaf and I swear I didn't drip anything on it or even spray it 😭 ....But it doesn't stop me wanting more, apparently I like the punishment 😅🤦‍♀️

[@sin331]

how many lumens would be too strong for phals?

[@TheOrchidRoom]

Lumens are a measure of the light visible to our eye not the light optimal for orchids, so they aren't a good way to measure as green light isn't used much by plants. Light requirements vary for each species, it's trial and error, there is no universal formula for light levels or distance. My grow lights that caused the issue while I was moving and cleaning shelves have lower lumen value than the usual LEDs the phals were under before, for example.

[@j.d.8075]

If you like that spicey scent of orchids then try and find yourself Dendrobium speciosum...

[@TheOrchidRoom]

Thanks, I have a den speciosum 🙂 it's a couple more years off flowering though I think.

[@skjra4092]

However i would watch even a full lenght one Hour video 🤣

[@TheOrchidRoom]

Thanks!! 😀💗 I am in the long video camp too! 😀 But I totally get that many people don't want to watch something too long 🙂