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PHALAENOPSIS ALLIANCE AND ITS HYBRIDS
Origin - Of all orchids, this species is the most cultivated worldwide and originates from the tropical regions of Southeast Asia.
There are hybrids in thousands of colors and various sizes, we describe some:
Mini - plants about 20 cm tall, such as Phalaenopsis Calimero or Little Lady.
Multiflora - with flowers between 3 and 5 cm, but as the name suggests, many flowers per stem.
Standard - The most common, with a height between 55 and 75 cm and flowers approximately 6 to 8 cm in diameter.
Grandiflora - about 1 meter tall with flowers over 12 cm.
There are also some naturally fragrant ones like Phalaenopsis Liodoro, others that are treated with special dyes to have unusual colors, such as "Royal Blue" (which also exists in other colors with blue being one of the most appreciated).
Finally, they can be grown in Kokedama, with exposed roots, mounted on cork plaques, or the flower stalk can be supported to create original shapes.
Light - They like light but no direct sun; it is the perfect plant to keep indoors, on a window or in a bright place. Tropical greenhouses are also ideal.
Temperature and Humidity - Ideal for keeping in heated homes, they do not like temperatures below 18ºC nor above 28ºC. On hotter days, mist the leaves to increase humidity and prevent dehydration. Also, flower buds about to open should be misted if the air is very dry or they may have difficulty opening.
Pots and substrate – All Phalaenopsis are epiphytic plants but only the smaller species are grown mounted on cork, in Kokedama, or even with exposed roots.
They are generally grown in transparent plastic pots where the roots can receive light as they would if attached to a tree trunk. The substrate for these plants is Epiphytic Orchid Soil.
Watering and Fertilization - Watering during warmer seasons should be done twice a week. The rest of the year, watering once a week is sufficient. Do not water if the temperature drops below 16ºC. Water so that the roots are wet but avoid wetting the plant's leaves.
You can immerse the pot in a bucket of water for a few minutes or water carefully without wetting the inside of the leaves, in the center of the plant.
The transparent plastic pots also help to check when watering is needed by observing the color of the roots. If they are green, they are still moist and you should not water. If they are silver, they are dry and should be watered.
Fertilization should be done biweekly, using Nutri Orchids Humic Growth when the plant is producing new roots or leaves (after cutting the flower spike) and switch to Nutri Orchids Humic Flowering as soon as a new flower spike is seen emerging from the leaf axils.
We should apply year-round Vital Orchids Activ biweekly, which can be applied in the same watering as the fertilizers (respecting the doses of both for 1 liter of water) or separately (alternating one week fertilizer, the other fortifier).