Its in a plastic orchid pot and is just placed in the bigger pot for looks and to stabilize it since its so tall. I thought the same thing about the price! They had all different kinds for really cheap. All huge and nothing over $10. I should have got 2 but Im not really good at orchids yet and wasn't sure about how well it would do. Thanks for the advice. I really like this plant and want it to do well. How often do these rebloom? Ive never been able to get my phals to rebloom before :(

Hmmm... I see no spikes on any of my plants, although they do look good and healthy. Lot's of growth outside during the summer. So, those of you who have spikes,...on what plants are they? Also, my dendrobiums are all phal types. Can I actually leave them outside just until that 1st frost (even if it gets down to the mid 30's?? About moving all the rest in -- Catts., mostly, can they stay outside until just before the first frost, too??? Does the cold snap aid Catts. in spiking? Do any need to be slowly acclimated to the indoors (like houseplants, tropicals, etc.) or can they just come in one day??? mehitabel, I noticed that you said you don't see spikes yet either. Which plants are they? Also, if my plants are actually going to bloom, will they spike now? I'm getting nervous now... everyone's spiking but mine! Actually one has started to bloom...Onc. Twinkle Fragrance...but it's the only one. I'm concerned about scale, too. Lot's of scale before I moved them outdoors. The good predators ate them all off the plants over the summer. I hope there are not a few lingering in the folds just waiting to come indoors and INFEST like they did last year. It got soo bad, I had to discard some plants -- it was hopeless. I'm still dealing with mealy bugs inside now on the Phals. Stubborn. Nothing is working, but I keep on trying. Good luck to everyone with the spikes! Liz

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