I agree with Elaine. The best looking, happiest Phal I have is mounted at a weird angle on a palm boot. It bloomed in September and has a new bloom spike on it that forks in two directions again, already.
I think the most important thing to remember about orchids is that the majority of them are epiphytes. Imagine if your favorite spot to live is high in the tropical canopy atop a tree branch, with mosses and other epiphytes, misty rains, dappled light, a little bit of organic food and a chance to completely dry out between rainstorms.
