Here it is in my terrium project a wild type phal from the Philippines


When it blooms it will have snow white flowers and yellow stamens

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It's bloomed once before before I acquired it

Such a gorgeous Phal! I am taking a wild guess here - Phal philippinensis?
I really would reconsider planting this beauty into a Terrarium. I would be afraid of rotten roots in this moist environment. This one begs to swing gently in a gentle breeze with lots of aeration.
If you are still looking to plant Orchids into a terrarium, how about looking into small Pleurothallid species( and also installing a small computer fan into it.)

I should add - if we are talking about a large Wardian Case, then please disregard my comment!

Yeah I only have that sorce of light to put it but I'm careful with watering it's doing good



I'm going to add some carnivorous plants too from the tropics

How large is the terrarium?

Phalaenopsis do not have stamens. They have pollinia which are little sacs of pollen.

Have you seen it bloom? If it is Phalaenopsis schilleriana, it will have pink flowers often on branched inflorescences.
There is another species that it could be with tessellated leaves, and that would be Phalaenopsis stuartiana. Those flowers are white and there lateral sepals have pinkish-red spots.

About 53 gallons in size it's an old fish tank


I do plan to up grade in a few years time

....treading lightly here....
Alex, surely this plant came with a name? Orchid Limited is after all a super reputable vendor.

At least you got a good size tank!! And hopefully you invest in a couple of those little computer fans. Hopefully they still sell those.

It's phal Philippines pamay x samar

Wonderful!
Alex, at least please please add some small computer fans in there!! I know, I repeated myself!!

Ok I will look into fans next weekend

Can't wait to see blooms

Hopefully we get to see them in our monthly thread! Don't hesitate to give us progress reports!

Ok I will



I get paid Friday so I should be able to go Saturday

I bought through the years from them, I still have my Phrag Jason Fischer picked up many years ago.

I would have gotten that Phalaenopsis just for the leaves. Who cares if it ever blooms!

I grew orchids in several terrariums for a few years but, eventually gave up on the idea. Don't cover the terrariums and you probably won't have a problem with air flow (I started with fans but took them out). The thing that finally ended my terrarium/orchid experiment was salt buildup. I planted all my orchids in sphagnum moss on a gravel base (out of their pots) and they absolutely loved it! But, even though I fertilized like once a year and then flushed and drained, disaster struck.

My gut feeling is the slowly decomposting sphagnum moss messed with the chemistry - the plants acted like they had salt poisoning. I think that because the one terrarium that lasted the longest had live moss.

So, what I learned from this experiment is keep your plants potted in their own pots. BUT, the reason I set them free in the first place is the plant roots had left their pots and rooted into the base medium and I felt the pots were strangling them. Maybe the next lesson learned is don't treat your orchids like pets.

I am interested in knowing how your terrarium works out for you. Please come back to this thread and keep us posted.

I'll give you updated on how it goes



Right now things look pretty good

Here's the whole setup

Ohh wow! I see you are no stranger to blooming Phals!

Just as a suggestion Plantsmylove. What the light levels! It seems really bright.
I like what I am seeing otherwise, really 😎 set up!
If those leaf markings start to fade or the leaves on the Phalaenopsis get kind of yellow/ green, you may want to cut back on the hours of light.
But if you have been down this road before, forget what I said and just keep doing what you are doing.
Good job man!!!