I just noticed a new spike on a Phal, which wouldn't be anything unusual,
except ...

This Phal (Phal Baldan's Kaleidoscope 'Golden Treasure' AM/AOS) was bought
at a Safeway grocery store on 9/19/2005 in flower on two spikes. Up until
very recently both spikes continued to be in bloom, but now only one of them
has two flowers left after more than a year of uninterrupted blooming
season. This phal is in a transparent pot, so I can tell that it's root
system looks good; furthermore it has nine healthy leaves including one
fairly new one -- so it is a healthy plant. During this one year that I have
had it (and that it has been in bloom), it has needed to be watered only 12
times, so roughly once a month watering -- that's about as low maintenance
as it gets, right?

And now this Phal has a new spike just starting. It's current flowers are
not going to last much longer, so it will not be in bloom without any break,
but still. Wow!

Does anyone else here have a Phal Baldan's Kaleidoscope? Is it in general a
hybrid that has an exceedingly long lasting blooming season? or is that a
trait that is specific to individual plants?

Joanna

Hello Joanna!

I also have a Phal Baldan`s kaleidoscope and it was a reliable bloomer.....
I`m using was because it`s recovering now from a roots rot ..... but doing
fine....

Claude


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I just noticed a new spike on a Phal, which wouldn't be anything unusual,
except ...

This Phal (Phal Baldan's Kaleidoscope 'Golden Treasure' AM/AOS) was bought
at a Safeway grocery store on 9/19/2005 in flower on two spikes. Up until
very recently both spikes continued to be in bloom, but now only one of
them has two flowers left after more than a year of uninterrupted blooming
season. This phal is in a transparent pot, so I can tell that it's root
system looks good; furthermore it has nine healthy leaves including one
fairly new one -- so it is a healthy plant. During this one year that I
have had it (and that it has been in bloom), it has needed to be watered
only 12 times, so roughly once a month watering -- that's about as low
maintenance as it gets, right?

And now this Phal has a new spike just starting. It's current flowers are
not going to last much longer, so it will not be in bloom without any
break, but still. Wow!

Does anyone else here have a Phal Baldan's Kaleidoscope? Is it in general
a hybrid that has an exceedingly long lasting blooming season? or is that
a trait that is specific to individual plants?

Joanna

Claude,
How long would your Phal Baldan's Kaleidoscope flower for usually?
Joanna

"Claude" wrote in message
...
Hello Joanna!

I also have a Phal Baldan`s kaleidoscope and it was a reliable
bloomer..... I`m using was because it`s recovering now from a roots rot
..... but doing fine....

Claude


"J Fortuna" a écrit dans le message de
news: lRETg.1508$3T2.921@trnddc06...
I just noticed a new spike on a Phal, which wouldn't be anything unusual,
except ...

This Phal (Phal Baldan's Kaleidoscope 'Golden Treasure' AM/AOS) was
bought at a Safeway grocery store on 9/19/2005 in flower on two spikes.
Up until very recently both spikes continued to be in bloom, but now only
one of them has two flowers left after more than a year of uninterrupted
blooming season. This phal is in a transparent pot, so I can tell that
it's root system looks good; furthermore it has nine healthy leaves
including one fairly new one -- so it is a healthy plant. During this one
year that I have had it (and that it has been in bloom), it has needed to
be watered only 12 times, so roughly once a month watering -- that's
about as low maintenance as it gets, right?

And now this Phal has a new spike just starting. It's current flowers are
not going to last much longer, so it will not be in bloom without any
break, but still. Wow!

Does anyone else here have a Phal Baldan's Kaleidoscope? Is it in general
a hybrid that has an exceedingly long lasting blooming season? or is that
a trait that is specific to individual plants?

Joanna

Hello again!

The longest was about 9 months !

Claude

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Claude,
How long would your Phal Baldan's Kaleidoscope flower for usually?
Joanna

"Claude" wrote in message
...
Hello Joanna!

I also have a Phal Baldan`s kaleidoscope and it was a reliable
bloomer..... I`m using was because it`s recovering now from a roots rot
..... but doing fine....

Claude


"J Fortuna" a écrit dans le message de
news: lRETg.1508$3T2.921@trnddc06...
I just noticed a new spike on a Phal, which wouldn't be anything unusual,
except ...

This Phal (Phal Baldan's Kaleidoscope 'Golden Treasure' AM/AOS) was
bought at a Safeway grocery store on 9/19/2005 in flower on two spikes.
Up until very recently both spikes continued to be in bloom, but now
only one of them has two flowers left after more than a year of
uninterrupted blooming season. This phal is in a transparent pot, so I
can tell that it's root system looks good; furthermore it has nine
healthy leaves including one fairly new one -- so it is a healthy plant.
During this one year that I have had it (and that it has been in bloom),
it has needed to be watered only 12 times, so roughly once a month
watering -- that's about as low maintenance as it gets, right?

And now this Phal has a new spike just starting. It's current flowers
are not going to last much longer, so it will not be in bloom without
any break, but still. Wow!

Does anyone else here have a Phal Baldan's Kaleidoscope? Is it in
general a hybrid that has an exceedingly long lasting blooming season?
or is that a trait that is specific to individual plants?

Joanna

I have this as well. It's incredibly hardy. It nearly got fried once, but
after I put it in a basket with some spag it came roaring back. Blooms last
a long, long time.

Diana

"Claude" wrote in message
...
Hello again!

The longest was about 9 months !

Claude

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Claude,
How long would your Phal Baldan's Kaleidoscope flower for usually?
Joanna

"Claude" wrote in message
...
Hello Joanna!

I also have a Phal Baldan`s kaleidoscope and it was a reliable
bloomer..... I`m using was because it`s recovering now from a roots rot
..... but doing fine....

Claude


"J Fortuna" a écrit dans le message de
news: lRETg.1508$3T2.921@trnddc06...
I just noticed a new spike on a Phal, which wouldn't be anything
unusual, except ...

This Phal (Phal Baldan's Kaleidoscope 'Golden Treasure' AM/AOS) was
bought at a Safeway grocery store on 9/19/2005 in flower on two spikes.
Up until very recently both spikes continued to be in bloom, but now
only one of them has two flowers left after more than a year of
uninterrupted blooming season. This phal is in a transparent pot, so I
can tell that it's root system looks good; furthermore it has nine
healthy leaves including one fairly new one -- so it is a healthy
plant. During this one year that I have had it (and that it has been in
bloom), it has needed to be watered only 12 times, so roughly once a
month watering -- that's about as low maintenance as it gets, right?

And now this Phal has a new spike just starting. It's current flowers
are not going to last much longer, so it will not be in bloom without
any break, but still. Wow!

Does anyone else here have a Phal Baldan's Kaleidoscope? Is it in
general a hybrid that has an exceedingly long lasting blooming season?
or is that a trait that is specific to individual plants?

Joanna

Does it look like this?
http://home.comcast.net/~katkom01/or.../IMG_2750.html
I think this is a Baldan's , but it was one of many with the tags laying
on the ground at HD. One had the Baldan tag in the pot

This one has blooming for about 6 months now. Seems as one drops off another
bud starts at the tip.


"J Fortuna" wrote in message
news:lRETg.1508$3T2.921@trnddc06...
I just noticed a new spike on a Phal, which wouldn't be anything unusual,
except ...

This Phal (Phal Baldan's Kaleidoscope 'Golden Treasure' AM/AOS) was bought
at a Safeway grocery store on 9/19/2005 in flower on two spikes. Up until
very recently both spikes continued to be in bloom, but now only one of
them has two flowers left after more than a year of uninterrupted blooming
season. This phal is in a transparent pot, so I can tell that it's root
system looks good; furthermore it has nine healthy leaves including one
fairly new one -- so it is a healthy plant. During this one year that I
have had it (and that it has been in bloom), it has needed to be watered
only 12 times, so roughly once a month watering -- that's about as low
maintenance as it gets, right?

And now this Phal has a new spike just starting. It's current flowers are
not going to last much longer, so it will not be in bloom without any
break, but still. Wow!

Does anyone else here have a Phal Baldan's Kaleidoscope? Is it in general
a hybrid that has an exceedingly long lasting blooming season? or is that
a trait that is specific to individual plants?

Joanna

Bruce,
Yes, that's either a Phal Baldan's Kaleidoscope or one that looks very
similar to it.
Joanna

"Bruce Musgrove" wrote in message
...
Does it look like this?
http://home.comcast.net/~katkom01/or.../IMG_2750.html
I think this is a Baldan's , but it was one of many with the tags laying
on the ground at HD. One had the Baldan tag in the pot

This one has blooming for about 6 months now. Seems as one drops off
another bud starts at the tip.


"J Fortuna" wrote in message
news:lRETg.1508$3T2.921@trnddc06...
I just noticed a new spike on a Phal, which wouldn't be anything unusual,
except ...

This Phal (Phal Baldan's Kaleidoscope 'Golden Treasure' AM/AOS) was
bought at a Safeway grocery store on 9/19/2005 in flower on two spikes.
Up until very recently both spikes continued to be in bloom, but now only
one of them has two flowers left after more than a year of uninterrupted
blooming season. This phal is in a transparent pot, so I can tell that
it's root system looks good; furthermore it has nine healthy leaves
including one fairly new one -- so it is a healthy plant. During this one
year that I have had it (and that it has been in bloom), it has needed to
be watered only 12 times, so roughly once a month watering -- that's
about as low maintenance as it gets, right?

And now this Phal has a new spike just starting. It's current flowers are
not going to last much longer, so it will not be in bloom without any
break, but still. Wow!

Does anyone else here have a Phal Baldan's Kaleidoscope? Is it in general
a hybrid that has an exceedingly long lasting blooming season? or is that
a trait that is specific to individual plants?

Joanna