Viewing post #1248202 by dyzzypyxxy

Yes, that second one is a Phal, and I agree with you about the flowers cascading naturally rather than being made to stand at attention, Donna. The plants aren't naturally meant to grow with the leaves facing upwards either. They need to be on a slant so the leaves can hang down over the edge of the pot and the crown of the plant can drain. In the wild, they grow attached to vertical branches and trunks of trees, so both the leaves and flowers hang down.

They aren't meant to grow like that, but I think the mass growers that supply Phals can get a lot more of them in a box without damage if they stake the plants with the flowers up.