Nirvana
My first Orchid 🤩 Her name is Gemini ♊️
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The Orchid Oasis
"The Orchid Oasis" is a community for passionate orchid lovers to share their experiences, learn from experts and connect with other enthusiasts.
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Lee
I have no idea what to do with this. I got this orchid from a family member who moved. According to her, it’s a just add ice orchid? I know nothing about orchids or how to take care of them. It has two flowers that look dead but just haven’t fallen off. I don’t even know where to begin with this: watering, fertilizing, all of that. Are the things sticking out of the bottoms roots? Any help would be appreciated! I’m very confused.
plantgal
Hi! I just got two healthy looking orchids on discount yesterday, but the bigger one I have found 2 mealy bugs :( I found one yesterday evening while just wiping the leaves with a microfiber cloth to remove dust (it was hidden in a leaf crevice so i couldnt see it at the nursery), and then sprayed both orchids with ready-to-use neem oil. Found a second one on the same orchid today which I spot-removed with a qtip soaked in isopropyl alcohol. Smaller orchid seems to have zero mealy bugs. I have both peppermint and unscented dr. Bronners castille soap around, and the affected orchid is isolated. Would still love any and all tips to get rid of mealy bugs that are orchid specific!! I am not a new orchid owner, just new to mealy bugs, and this affected orchid is getting ready to bloom so i’d love to get rid of them :)
Joycita
Early bloomers! 🌸
MeasomerPi
A lovely day tending the green horde.
Waspinator
Sometimes in life, you have to start over, but you may need a little help to get there. My little orchid friend here lost all his roots (oops, my bad) and finally has some new ones budding. I'm letting him get a nice long drink before I put him back in a dome for humidity. With a little love and time, he should recover. (This is also the best bargain orchid I've ever found. Mottled leaves and he was only $3 in a clearance shelf)
OrchidNewbie
Hello! Super super plant noob over here crying because I desperately want to keep my orchid alive. Two weeks ago, it lost its last bloom and I repotted it out of the moss and into orchid bark into this aerated pot. I probably over trimmed the roots but I was worried that there would be too many dead roots if I didn’t. Well, I’ve been watering it but the roots look so dry (this photo was taken today. I soaked it in water for thirty minutes last night). I don’t know if it under watered, overwatered, or just transplant shock. Any and all advice/tips would be greatly helpful!!
OrchidBeginner
Hello! I’m a newbie so please be gentle 😂. Always been obsessed with orchids. 100% my fav flower. Finally took the plunge and decided to buy one and try to keep it alive and, ideally/hopefully thrive! I bought this as a Cambria Orchid - catatante orange back on the 29th August. It’s 2feet3 inches tall. The place from which I purchased it says it prefers bright direct sunlight, but this app is telling me that it doesn’t. So Who do I believe? 😂 Also, any general care tips I should be aware of?
Jen
I needed some joy at my place of business. So I brought some of my phals in to grace my work window. 14 blooms on one spike, with another one budding up a storm. I think it likes its new home.
Lyds and Leelees Mum
I've only been caring for orchids for a little more than a year. What is happening here? A new plant off a stem?
Jen
Having a really rough week, so this Lovely popping its 3 buds feels like the little bit of orchid therapy I needed. For years it has reliably had a fun scent- but only at night- that I can only describe as lemon Pledge, the commercial wood cleaning product.
Amy
Are these darker skinny growths on my cymbidium possibly bloom spikes? This cymbidium hasn’t bloomed for a couple of years or more because it was severely root rotten so I have forgotten what the bloom spikes look like. Also I thought they bloomed in the winter, so surprised something is happening. Excited nonetheless.
JT
This is one of my Phalaenopsis/Moth Orchids. To pot or Not? That is the question. The pot it is currently in is 6 inch diameter. It has a flowering spike coming off the back of this image.
Katie
I need help with this orchid I rescued. It was being thrown away for obvious reasons and I saved it. I cut off the flower stalk and removed a loathe majority of the roots as they were rotted. It’s since put out one new leaf. I want best support it but its roots never fully remain green even when soaked twice a week for a long period of time. They are green when submerged and then within an hr of being removed from their soak they turn beige. Thinking of removing it from the orchid bark I have it in and placing it in a jar with a little bit of water at the bottom. Any suggestions?
Katie
Help! I’m new to orchids and recently got this one. How can I tell if it’s thirsty? I’m doing weekly soaks for 30-45 mins. It’s planted in orchid bark. I will soak it but the roots never really turn vibrant green for longer than a day. The roots are plump however and do not feel hollow. The leaves are doing this wrinkling and I’m worried about overwatering. Any tips? Should I switch to growing in an empty glass jar and a very small amount of water at the bottom? It’s beginning to drop off its flowers. The flowering photo is the day I purchased it in July.
Amy
My Oncidium Sharry Baby is in bloom 😊. She didn’t bloom last year and I assume it was a combination of shock from repotting and not the right water and lighting conditions, but this year’s spike are nice. The larger spike is over 2 ft in length. The shorter spike wasn’t supported and it folded on itself yesterday 😖 but didn’t break. I extended the spike support and fingers crossed 🤞🏼 the spike makes it. Lovely sweet fragrance 😊
Jen
Update! Four days later and it seems we have a color changer on our hands! Not only that- but… fellow orchid lovers… she has a SCENT! Very subtle and light- kind of a hint of lily. A really cool Cattleya.
iBenchbuses
*Click and zoom to see full photo* Our vanilla orchid has been a slow but steady grower. So thankful that it’s been doing so well. Although some vanilla pods at some point would be AMAZING. Ty 💚🫥
Jen
The initial blooming on this little lovely was all jacked up because the buds were mangled by what turned out to be my introduction to thrips. (0 out of 5 stars- do not recommend) The next blooming was improved but still not what I had hoped for, and I wasn’t sure if it was set back or that I just had a hybrid with some unfortunate mutations. I decided to give it one more cycle before I gave up on it. Glad I did. Three beautiful medium sized flowers with almost water color hues of purple on the petals and a velvety dark purple lip. The sun isn’t up yet, so the pic isn’t the best- I’ll try to get another after work. Hope you’re all having a day that brings the sighs and smiles this orchid brought me this morning.
Emmyyy
I miss the prettiness. 🥲
