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Old 30-10-2007, 07:32 AM
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Bob; the Phaleonopsis - is that the really long lifed one? My wife has a potted one which has been inside the house for what seems like months. I'm sure that's just my time sense and not factual. She's out and about at the moment so I can't ask her and by the time she returns I'll forget to pose the question.
G'day mate, yes, some of the "phallys" last up to 4 months. They don't usually have a scent, so they keep the flowers for long periods to help in fertilization. Also, their natural habitat is dese forest that is fairly gloomy, and that is another reason they hold flowers so long.
I have a white dendrobium that has flowers lasting 6 months.
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