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title: "My first orchid I got for Valentine’s Day. I named her Olive. I’m a…"
description: "My first orchid I got for Valentine’s Day. I named her Olive. I’m a beginner so I’m here to learn for sure. Any advice is welcome for me. I finally just got…"
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author: "Cadence"
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# My first orchid I got for Valentine’s Day. I named her Olive. I’m a…

_Posted by Cadence on 2026-02-17_

My first orchid I got for Valentine’s Day. I named her Olive. I’m a beginner so I’m here to learn for sure. Any advice is welcome for me. I finally just got the chance to re-pot and re-soil her.

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## 6 comments

### ⋆ ✶ ej ✶ ⋆ commented on 2026-02-18

i would repot her with orchid bark! Orchids don't like actual soil, \& they instead prefer bark, perlite, \& wood clippings!

### Cadence commented on 2026-02-18

Alright yea I’ll remember that when I re-soil her thank you 😊

#### Jen replied on 2026-02-18

You should repot into an orchid specific potting mixture now- chunky orchid bark and sphagnum moss mixes are pretty standard. If you don’t, the roots will suffocate and rot in soil.

### Cadence commented on 2026-02-18

How often do you have to resoil them?

#### Jen replied on 2026-02-18

Never soil- and with good quality medium, I tend to repot every 3 years as long as the roots are in good shape and the orchid hasn’t outgrown its pot.

### Cadence commented on 2026-02-18

Alright thank you 😊

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