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5.0 out of 5 (1 experiences)


About Phalaenopsis schilleriana
Phalaenopsis orchids get their name from the Greek 'phalaina' meaning moth, as their flowers are thought to resemble moth or butterfly wings! 🦋 Once their flowers have blossomed, they will eventually die but the plant will live one and continue to produce new flower spikes throughout its life. Orchid flowers evolved to attract pollinators and ther unique shape helps keep insects safe while collecting and dispersing pollen! 🐝
Taxonomy
Phalaenopsis schilleriana
Phalaenopsis
Orchidaceae
Asparagales
Also known as
Moth Orchid

How to care for Phalaenopsis schilleriana
How often to water your Phalaenopsis schilleriana

every 9
Phalaenopsis schilleriana needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Phalaenopsis schilleriana in your home

a window
Phalaenopsis schilleriana may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Phalaenopsis schilleriana in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Phalaenopsis schilleriana

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Phalaenopsis schilleriana after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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I know I've posted about him before, but a) he is still going strong (and look at him 😍) and b) he actually has developed his fragrance now. Upon checking this morning, I was surprised by a beautiful rose fragrance - strong enough to even reach my nose in spite of the massive cold I still have. I love my schillerianas 😊😊😊🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸😊😊😊 On a sidenote: 9 more confirmed spikes incoming (+ probably 1 more) by 7 different phals. Coming to a terrific plant app near you. (Though no release date can be given as of yet 😀) #phalaenopsisorchid #orchidlovers #plantsmakepeoplehappy
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My young schilleriana in full bloom. No fragrance, sadly, but a real beauty, and just in time that I got to see it before my hospital stay. If it hadn't messed up everything else, I almost would consider being really thankful for that cold that delayed the surgery and helped me see this one in all its glory. The cold - as always with me - is still ongoing after weeks, but as it looks right now at least, the surgery will happen anyway. Which means I will probably be home in time to see all my other phal and oncidium blooms. Wish me luck. #phalaenopsisorchid #happyplants #orchidlovers
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A wonderful, beautiful morning to all Greggers. I know I've posted about him several times, but what can I say: I'm in love with this orchid. The fragrance gets stronger every day. It's not room filling, but.... it smells like roses. Real rose fragrance in my living room. After decades of living rose-less in the city, this is so absolutely wonderful. I never would have imagined that Pinky would have a fragrance on his first bloom, let alone one this strong. 😍 Neither was I completely certain I would love his blooms this much (his parents' colors looked a bit too intense to me). But look at that freckled lip. 😍😍🌸🌿🌸😍😍 #orchidlovers #phalaenopsisorchid #plantsmakepeoplehappy
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What a week. Two more dead from the killer fungus, but it's slowing down now. A mammoth repot of +20 orchids, thankfully with a great new tweezer tool. New Ikea #plantstorageanddecor ideas - just in time, my sideboard makeshift quarantine station needs to go someplace at some point in the future 😅. And more emerging spikes and blooms. My schilleriana has developed her fragrance, even if only in the first two hours of light. She smells wonderfully like roses. Additionally to my hoya bella, the other phal schilleriana is beginning to spike, another #oncidiumorchid as well, and maybe, just maybe, I have an emerging #cattleyaorchid sheath as well. Ah. And a happy #drosera, apparently 😀 Happy times ahead. 🌸🌿🌸 #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantaddict #orchidlovers #phalaenopsisorchid
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What a week. Two more dead from the killer fungus, but it's slowing down now. A mammoth repot of +20 orchids, thankfully with a great new tweezer tool. New Ikea #plantstorageanddecor ideas - just in time, my sideboard makeshift quarantine station needs to go someplace at some point in the future 😅. And more emerging spikes and blooms. My schilleriana has developed her fragrance, even if only in the first two hours of light. She smells wonderfully like roses. Additionally to my hoya bella, the other phal schilleriana is beginning to spike, another #oncidiumorchid as well, and maybe, just maybe, I have an emerging #cattleyaorchid sheath as well. Ah. And a happy #drosera, apparently 😀 Happy times ahead. 🌸🌿🌸 #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantaddict #orchidlovers #phalaenopsisorchid
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What a week. Two more dead from the killer fungus, but it's slowing down now. A mammoth repot of +20 orchids, thankfully with a great new tweezer tool. New Ikea #plantstorageanddecor ideas - just in time, my sideboard makeshift quarantine station needs to go someplace at some point in the future 😅. And more emerging spikes and blooms. My schilleriana has developed her fragrance, even if only in the first two hours of light. She smells wonderfully like roses. Additionally to my hoya bella, the other phal schilleriana is beginning to spike, another #oncidiumorchid as well, and maybe, just maybe, I have an emerging #cattleyaorchid sheath as well. Ah. And a happy #drosera, apparently 😀 Happy times ahead. 🌸🌿🌸 #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantaddict #orchidlovers #phalaenopsisorchid
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What a week. Two more dead from the killer fungus, but it's slowing down now. A mammoth repot of +20 orchids, thankfully with a great new tweezer tool. New Ikea #plantstorageanddecor ideas - just in time, my sideboard makeshift quarantine station needs to go someplace at some point in the future 😅. And more emerging spikes and blooms. My schilleriana has developed her fragrance, even if only in the first two hours of light. She smells wonderfully like roses. Additionally to my hoya bella, the other phal schilleriana is beginning to spike, another #oncidiumorchid as well, and maybe, just maybe, I have an emerging #cattleyaorchid sheath as well. Ah. And a happy #drosera, apparently 😀 Happy times ahead. 🌸🌿🌸 #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantaddict #orchidlovers #phalaenopsisorchid
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What a week. Two more dead from the killer fungus, but it's slowing down now. A mammoth repot of +20 orchids, thankfully with a great new tweezer tool. New Ikea #plantstorageanddecor ideas - just in time, my sideboard makeshift quarantine station needs to go someplace at some point in the future 😅. And more emerging spikes and blooms. My schilleriana has developed her fragrance, even if only in the first two hours of light. She smells wonderfully like roses. Additionally to my hoya bella, the other phal schilleriana is beginning to spike, another #oncidiumorchid as well, and maybe, just maybe, I have an emerging #cattleyaorchid sheath as well. Ah. And a happy #drosera, apparently 😀 Happy times ahead. 🌸🌿🌸 #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantaddict #orchidlovers #phalaenopsisorchid
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What a week. Two more dead from the killer fungus, but it's slowing down now. A mammoth repot of +20 orchids, thankfully with a great new tweezer tool. New Ikea #plantstorageanddecor ideas - just in time, my sideboard makeshift quarantine station needs to go someplace at some point in the future 😅. And more emerging spikes and blooms. My schilleriana has developed her fragrance, even if only in the first two hours of light. She smells wonderfully like roses. Additionally to my hoya bella, the other phal schilleriana is beginning to spike, another #oncidiumorchid as well, and maybe, just maybe, I have an emerging #cattleyaorchid sheath as well. Ah. And a happy #drosera, apparently 😀 Happy times ahead. 🌸🌿🌸 #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantaddict #orchidlovers #phalaenopsisorchid
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Not everything is death and destruction around here: my schilleriana bloomed for the very first time. And it's waaay more pink than I anticipated. And with another petal shape than anticipated. Maybe she needs to grow a bit still. Now to protect her from all that aforementioned death and destruction... #orchidlovers #phalaenopsisorchid #happyplants
Care Summary for Phalaenopsis schilleriana
Phalaenopsis schilleriana
Greg recommends:

0.5 cups every 9 days

< 3ft from a window

Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.

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