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Orchid update! 🌸🌱 Got a pot with sufficient drainage, & different soil this past week. Super Happy! Moved to a window with better lighting, and noticed two flowers starting to wilt. Not sure if this is bloom running its course? Again, new to plants but happy to learn! Too much sun? Or water? I’ve been misting her in between waterings (due to a lot of sun) Thank you to everyone who’s given advice
Hi! I bought my first orchid middle of April with several buds on it. Now it’s flowering its head off. Yippee! I wondered what the chances were of it flowering again next year. People keep telling me they could never get theirs to flower again - which would be a shame. (She is called Pinkie)
Hay I recently bought an orchid, its my first one ever and I have no idea what to do, the soil it came in is like bricks, and there are some roots sticking out the top is this good/normal? Also the pot is tiny. So do I repot in a bigger pot or leave it how it is?
Good morning glory! If you are considering getting a Vanda, do it. These guys are a pain in the tuchus to care for during the colder months and super needy during the summer. But totally worth it.
New to orchids here so still learning! I’ve had this moth(?) orchid for several months now and it recently lost its last flower. It’s putting out new roots and working on its second new leaf, so I think it’s happy. But what do I do with the naked flower spikes? Should I leave them alone, cut back to the last normal colored node, or cut the whole thing off at the base? Thanks in advance :) P.s. I think the black blister on one of the leaves was sunburn from when I first brought it home, it’s gone unchanged for the last several months.
I… am struggling This orchid was bought as a gift from the store, I repotted it a couple days ago (unfortunately there are no drainage holes). The plant has always had this sort of lean to it, although now it seems a bit more relevant and its new buds seem to be crinkled then falling off. This is one of my first plants and i’m really trying. Would misting be a better way for watering? And do the crinkled buds mean lack of water or surplus? I water with ice-cubes around once a week (stores instructions) and place near a window with moderate light. Any help is appreciated! Thank you!
My Dendrobium nobile flowered again this year after spending last year pushing out new stems! It needed a cold, dry winter and i’m so happy it’s flowering!
Just sharing the first bloom of our pretty orchid đź’ť more to come
One of my new 14 orchids I ordered off Etsy. Unfortunately this was the only flowering size where the flower survived the shipping. I live in SW Wisconsin and have nowhere to buy these orchids close so I have ordered 2 times now by mail. This place in Ohio did a great job on my order. I’m hoping to keep everything alive! Fingers crossed!
My orchid started growing all these new roots above the soil roughly 2-3 weeks ago (and one new shoot). I’m not sure if that’s a good or bad sign since in my mind more roots means it’s looking for water? I thought it was doing well since two new leaves grew just last month. Does it need repotting again maybe? For context, I’ve had this plant since February 2024, I last repotted it this past February to a pot just two inches bigger, but it was my first attempt so maybe I didn’t do it correctly. Any opinions?
So I had way too many basic phaeleonopses and decided to do something cool with them, and I had a cool log laying outside so I made a triple orchid mount! I removed the soil from the roots and stuffed some sphagnum and carpet moss in there, and then drilled some holes in the wood, and then wired the plant in, and then put some more moss in the side. Hoping for a new bloom soon, the old one was 11 months ago! [Edit] this is meant to mimic how they would grow on trees in the wild, and the amount of moss in there is pretty insane. I had a bag about 1 foot by 2 feet of mixed sphagnum, carpet, wood, and plate mosses and they're all in there!
These two beauties are keeping me cheerful on this rainy gray day.
Help/advice needed: Systemic w/ Imidacloprid … concentrate is unavailable (banned) in stores and online in my area - California, USA; only granules are available. I wrote to Bonide regarding their systemic granules; they confirmed their granule product is not designed for orchid bark/moss. Advice on how to treat/defend my orchids from mealy bugs⛑️? (I still have some concentrate w/Imidacloprid, but preparing an alternative for when I run out)
My orchid has been steadily dropping flowers on the left side since I watered it a few days ago. Looks like four of them are about to drop. I’ve been watering when the roots turn silverish and I know it has enough light. The roots look healthy. Is this normal? Or is there something wrong? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Problem, or normal? I noticed some mysterious fluffy stuff on the stem of my jeweled orchid. Is it a mold or some sort of unusually fine root system? How do I help my little friend?
Just got this new baby after moving one of my other orchids to water. I saw her in my big box store and just couldn't leave her behind. Any orchid tips, especially for those in water, would be greatly appreciated!!
I noticed really small circular thin spots on my oncidium Sharry Baby leaves and some other areas on the leaf where it looks almost transparent. It looks like light could come through the thin spots on the leaf. That doesn’t seem right to me. Is this a pest or disease issue? Any treatment suggestions? The oncidium is healthy overall and has lots of roots and growing new pods. But the thin spots on the leaves are weird. What do you all think?
Here's my new orchid (ludisia discolor 'salmon sandstone'). I've done okay with moth orchids before, but I'm new to these. I'd appreciate any care tips you have. (Should i keep him in his cup to keep humidity up?)
Phal LD Sun Rose
I have about 15 orchids. Most of them are phals. About 6 weeks ago, I branched out to a few other varieties. For example, I have the oncidium that smells like coconut when it blooms. And I want the Sharry Baby that smells like chocolate when it blooms. My question is, what other orchids have smells when they bloom and what are those smells? I prefer sweet smells, rather than perfumy, flowery smells. I want to make sure I have them on my wishlist.