I like orchiata bark, it lasts a lot longer than pine bark. I would choose the douglas fir back second and western fir pine back third. I wouldn’t use the tree fern for a phal.

Check out repotme.com while you are looking, they make a good phal mix. They mix bark, charcoal, perlite, and hydroton.

Ditto James. My Phals including mini’s,which i love, do very well in repot-me phal mix. Since relocating to Fl. I add little more hydroten to the mix.

Thats a great tip!

I won't recommend any orchid mix, because I believe orchids are adaptable enough that you can entice them to grow on, or in many mixes, or things. Its just much easier if you use something the plant is "happy" with. I try not to use pine bark in any potting mix, orchid or otherwise, but its almost impossible to find mixes that don't contain pine bark, without having to pay dearly for them. Old growth fir bark is probably the best all round primary ingredient in an orchid mix, but old growth bark is difficult to find also. The lumber industry declares fir trees mature at a much younger age now than it did years ago, so the bark is not as "old" as it once was. I know, bark sheds off trees from the outside, but there is something about bark from a 50+ year old fir tree that orchids just seem to prefer. That's my .02 cents worth, as a grower since about 1966, and I have grown orchids in some pretty strange places.

Bill

What type of orchid? That is what decides what you use. What are your growing conditions, indoor/outdoor?

A Phal would have different needs than a Dend.

More info would be helpful.

Jane

jane__ny The OP provided a link to the type of orchid they have; it's a mini Phal.

Sorry, didn’t see that