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title: "We have cast-off! ...this is Dexter"
description: "We have cast-off! ...this is Dexter"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/JmTUi1iSQr6-tX35luAMXQ/v3lGvb6RZMbvRdmu517DwS"
community: "The Orchid Oasis"
author: "aa"
published: "2025-03-07T21:15:35.616319Z"
language: "en"
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# We have cast-off! ...this is Dexter

_Posted by aa on 2025-03-07_

We have cast-off! ...this is Dexter

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## 7 comments

### Lynda commented on 2025-03-07

WOW! Your plant is absolutely amazing… and very beautiful! I’ve never seen so many gorgeous blooms on an orchid… 🤩!

#### aa replied on 2025-03-07

Thanks! He has 21 this time, enough weight to start pulling him out of his pot!

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### Lynda commented on 2025-03-07

I lost my last orchid, because I erroneously took some well intended advice, which was incorrect…🥲! So, tell me what are your orchid secrets? TIA!

#### Autumn replied on 2025-03-07

YES I WANT THE SECRETS TOO!!!

#### Lynda replied on 2025-03-07

LOL…😂!

#### aa replied on 2025-03-08

I really don't do anything special with my Phals.

\- most are in the pots from the photo  
\- most are in sphagnum moss or orchid bark (couple in Leca)  
\- water every 14 days (dechlorinated tap + GT Foliage Focus) put pot in a cache pot to soak for 20-30 minutes then drain  
\- most are near East facing window (a few of them are under grow light on top of refrigerator  
\- I mist aerial roots every few days (I don't ever remove them)

Hope that helps!

### Michelle’s Hobby commented on 2025-03-09

Beautiful!

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