gorgeous picture---I know how difficult watercolors can be. Florence

Phalaenopsis. Two of them. One has a kei-kei (plantlet) growing off the old flower spike. Bay window or no, east exposure or no, this plant has been chronically underlit. Everything about it screams "I need more light". Otherwise things look good. You don't need a LOT more light but you do need more. The blinds in the windows don't help. All there should be is the sheerest of curtains to take the edge off the hottest late morning sun. Anything more than that and you have to make the difference back up with artificial light. Do you fertilize? If not, then something off the rack at the garden center couldn't hurt. Repotting? Definitely I would cut the kei-kei free and pot it on its own. The two plants can be separated into their own pots 6" or so. Fresh phal mix and more light. Blooms next Spring... maybe this Fall if you really pour it to them. H

Update to my first posting: all the orchids died in my greenhouse. Discovered too late that the pots they were in did not have drainage, they were initially outside underneath an umbrella protected from direct sun, but not from rain before I moved them to the greenhouse. live and learn... Good news is that I'm going to try it ONE MORE TIME. Same store, same type of orchid, marked to $3 each! they are also just as healthy and in bloom. I want to as soon as possible repot these, as they are in very small pots that seem to make them top heavy. No major health issues as far as I can tell with them. I do have a question though, can these plants stay outside in a protected area? I have pesky cats that would bother them inside, not to mention NO where to put them. Also one last question, was reading another posting and someone mentioned just spaghnum peat moss to plant them in, is this correct? no potting mix ? thanks! again, and wish me (better) luck this time!!

Blc. Chia Lin 'New City' Great growing plant. Same clone as 'Shinsu #1" so don't buy twice. Big, bold red Oconee type flower. But more red. Highly recommended. Blc. Pamela Finney 'Victory' (Lc. Irene Finney 'York' AM/AOS x Blc.PamelaHetherington 'Cornation' FCC/AOS) Huge flower. Plant is a rangy grower. Large plant, but rhizomes are not short. But it grows well and produces very large light lavender flowers. About 8" across. Blc. King of Taiwan 'Splendiferous' AM/AOS (Blc. Bryce Canyon'Splendiferous' AM/AOS x Blc. Purple Ruby) Looks like a lot of the King of Taiwans. Very much like "Da Shin" AM/AOS. Good growers. Compact growth habit. Very large medium dark lavender. Has a lot of Bryce Canyon in it. Blc. Ports of Paradise 'Green Ching Hua' AM/AOS (Blc. Fortune 'Spllbound' AM/AOS x B. digbyana ' Mrs. Chase' AM/AOS) Nice Ports of Paradise. I even like it better than the FCC "Emerald Isle" and I also prefer Gleneyrie's Green Giant FCC/AOS to Emerald. Good grower. Give it good light or else it gets straggly. Or won't flower. Same for all your catts. All need good quality light for all of the day. Good choices dave