Phalaenopsis Rescue - Amazing recovery

Phalaenopsis Rescue - Amazing recovery#356549

By Greenthumbs Garden -  Fri Jun 12, 2020 11:30 am
Location:  Malaga
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- Fri Jun 12, 2020 11:30 am #356549

We rescued this little poor fella from a house we that we had to cleanout.
Super dry and shriveled, I put it in our bathtub and gave it a good rinse and kept repeating the process several times a day.

It just shows what a hardy plant phalaenopsis is. It has made an awesome comeback, reducing the water now to every other day until it has fully rehydrated. Then ill water as my other orchids.

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Re: Phalaenopsis Rescue - Amazing recovery#356569

By Matt -  Fri Jun 12, 2020 4:24 pm
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- Fri Jun 12, 2020 4:24 pm #356569

Nice recovery!!!

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Re: Phalaenopsis Rescue - Amazing recovery#357126

By Propag8 -  Thu Jun 18, 2020 7:43 pm
Location:  Afan forest south Wales uk
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- Thu Jun 18, 2020 7:43 pm #357126

Great before and after pics. Looks like a different plant. It will be exciting for you to see what sort of flowers it puts out. It's more fun than knowing the variety before it flowers. Good luck would love to see pics when it blooms.

Re: Phalaenopsis Rescue - Amazing recovery#357127

By Greenthumbs Garden -  Thu Jun 18, 2020 7:52 pm
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- Thu Jun 18, 2020 7:52 pm #357127

Propag8 wrote: It will be exciting for you to see what sort of flowers it puts out. It's more fun than knowing the variety before it flowers.

YES!!! exactly! I love the waiting and excitement to see how the flower would be.
When it flowers I will post an update here for sure.

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Re: Phalaenopsis Rescue - Amazing recovery#357130

By Propag8 -  Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:25 pm
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- Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:25 pm #357130

Yeah definitely do post it if you remember I'd love to see it. This is a phal that I found in a bin at work so didn't know what flowers it would yield now it's one of my favourites. Pics a bit dark but they are more purple they look kinda pink here.

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Re: Phalaenopsis Rescue - Amazing recovery#357134

By Greenthumbs Garden -  Thu Jun 18, 2020 9:28 pm
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- Thu Jun 18, 2020 9:28 pm #357134

@Propag8, Beautiful flowers!! the deep pink patterns really make it!

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Re: Phalaenopsis Rescue - Amazing recovery#357140

By Propag8 -  Thu Jun 18, 2020 10:13 pm
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- Thu Jun 18, 2020 10:13 pm #357140

Yeah I think the veins on the flowers makes it too. You wouldnt think from the pic but flowers are 3 1/2 inches in diameter nice and big. Good luck with yours hopefully see some flowers soon.

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Re: Phalaenopsis Rescue - Amazing recovery#359542

By SaucerfulOfSecrets -  Sat Jul 25, 2020 2:04 pm
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- Sat Jul 25, 2020 2:04 pm #359542

This was inspiring, great work! Time to perform this type of CPR on my SO's orchid...

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