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Hello, I’m a complete orchid newbie. Does anyone know what kind of orchid this is? The flowers were a mottled yellow with purple—very pretty. Planta keeps saying it’s some kind of moth orchid, but it doesn’t look like any I’ve seen. Also, does anyone know what those ‘nubs’ at the bottom of the plant are? Thank you!
Paphiopedilum spicedrianum A lovely green flower with pink markings and a white flag. The flower looks different depending on the light so I included both photos. Yay!
I impulse bought an orchid vanda blue. Hanging with exposed roots. I have lots of house plants but no experience with these. Any tips to keep it healthy and flowering?
Ok last post here for a while (I feel like I’m jamming everyone’s feeds up a bit). Around 2-3 months ago, I repotted this orchid, I didn’t know much and wasn’t able to re pot it properly after realizing it had root rot. It’s planted way to big now so I want to invest in nice repot me pots and potting mix. I’m going to get the Phalaenopsis AAA gold imperial orchid potting mix. What I need help with is the slotted pot size. I’m bad with spacial sizing stuff, I’m think 4 inches or 3 . Please help me get this right! Thanks so much!
Update post on my Paphiopedilums that were growing roots way too high above the medium to survive. Proof that orchids are just crazy plants… I cut the fans and stuck them in sphagnum moss to see if I could get roots to grow and not dry out. 8-10 weeks of keeping them moist, and one is growing roots and thriving. The other hasn’t budged, tiny little nubs of undeveloped roots BUT IT IS STILL ALIVE and… STARTED GROWING A NEW LEAF. What the heck?!? These guys are such survivors… how in the world has #2 managed this with NO roots?!?
Happy Saturday plant heads. Hope you have a happy Saturday and enjoy my cute little orchid.🤍🪴
Hey everyone, happy Sunday! A few weeks ago I posted a question about my moth orchid, it was looking unhealthy and leathery and the roots were mostly dead. I asked if it was worth saving and a few of you said yes, and recommended that I keep the remaining part of the plant out of water for a few weeks, dip it in water a few mins here and there, and see if new roots appear before I repot. It’s been a few weeks, the leaves are still intact and there are 2 little nubs coming out. Are these new roots? I’ve never repotted or tried to revive an orchid before. Is it ok to repot now or wait longer? Thank you 😊
What do I do, it doesn’t look like it’s making new flowers??
So beautiful and delicate. Phal speciosa‘Purple Mountain’
Stymied! The plan was to repot this Moth Orchid now that all the blooms have dropped. Then I noticed this bloom spike. So I cut back the die off part of the last spike. If I repot now will the shock kill this spike? Can I still repot?
Duuu-dum… It’s been a month of waiting. Duuu-dum… Taking its sweet time. Duuu-dum… Feels like freakin forever. Duuu-duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh dun… Can’t wait for it to open! Duuu-duh duuuuuum… Paphiopedilum spicedrianum Usually I don’t have great luck with species, but I had to take a chance on this beauty. So excited it appreciates my care. Might have to try others. Not sure why I thought the Jaws theme (yes, that is what I was trying for) was an appropriate frame for this post but here we are.
Hello! I just received this orchid a few days ago. The app recommended bottom watering but the pot it’s in doesn’t have any drainage on the bottom, should I repot it? And is it safe to do so?
What do these spikes (?) on the roots and base of my orchid mean? It's not in bloom right now and hasn't been for about 2 months by now
Once my orchid finished blooming and dropped its petals I cut the stem above the second node, but haven’t seen any new growth yet. I’m wondering if I did this right?
So I just realized that my orchid is suffering from root rot 😅 It was hard to notice because all the affected roots were covered by the new healthy growing roots. I chopped off a sozable amount of rotting roots and I was wondering: What should I do before repotting her? I watered her yesterday and I know when I take her out of her pot I have to cut every single affected root off but I could’ve sworn there was something else I had to do like sanitize the plant or something? I’m not sure
Just repotted the three musketeers. Two of them may be doomed as they each had only one decent root. Those i returned to their original pots. The third I put in a larger pot. I cut off all the papery & mushy roots. Used a potting medium for orchids that has perlite, fir bark, pumice and something called a wetting agent. Should I fertilize now or wait? The window is west facing window so afternoon sun.
Brassolaelia Richard Mueller x Cattleya Triumphans I really like how variable the bloom color is, ranging from buttery yellow to red orange. And it’s been blooming every four or so months.
Hello! can anyone give me advice on how to get my orchid to bloom again ? :,) i’ve had her well over a year now, after her blooms fell august in 2022, her stem also died and literally detached from the base. she shows no signs of regrowing a stem though, but she’s grown a few leaves since then so i know she’s healthy. please give me tips to get her to rebloom 🙏
Really cool presentation this year. If you’re anywhere near the area, it’s worth checking out The Orchid Show of Wonders at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
Went to The Orchid Show of Wonders today at The Chicago Botanic Gardens. Scroll through photos below to see some of the stunning varieties they had on display- I’ll create another post with the very clever circus themed displays.
