Looking for a present? PHALAENOPSIS are fab. These orchids are the easiest and most rewarding of the family for the home grower as they produce arching spikes of ten or more flowers as often as three times a year, and which can flower for months. In nature there are just under 50 wild species which are found from India eastwards through the Philippines and into Northern Australia. The name Phalaenopsis (pronounced fal-ee-nop-sis) is from the Greek and means moth-like. The plants are shade-loving and grow on branches or on rocks where the air is warm and moist. Phalaenopsis plants do not have pseudobulbs and the strength of the plant is in its large, leathery leaves and thick roots. New leaves appear slowly and regularly over each other and are generally a deep green but occasionally can he attractively mottled. The flowers appear on a spike from the stem between the leaves and, depending on the type, there may be anything from a single flower to over a hundred. When flowering has finished, or ideally has one or two flowers left, you can trim off the spike to around 1 inch from just above the first node on the main spike stem, that will be somewhere below where the first flower appeared, and is a little bump covered by a small leaflet. We have plenty of orchid food and orchid compost in stock to keep them looking fab. We have lots for sale in our greenhouse. Horsfields Nursery Tel:- 01226 790441 [email protected] Horsfields Nursery Pot House Hamlet Silkstone Barnsley South Yorkshire S75 4JU Beautiful plants in a beautiful place #gadeningtips #gardeingingideas #gardenexperts #gardeningexperts #howtogarden #horsfieldsnursery #horsfields #gardentips #gardenideas #gardenhints #gardening #garden #whattodointhegardennow #gardeninghints #gardeningknowhow #gardenguru #Gardeningadvise #gardeningtips www.horsfieldsnursery.co.uk #orchids #houseplants (at Horsfields Christmas Trees) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5x-TjFF2vG/?igshid=10hx4pajor8il
