Show me the Greens!
I am nervous. I’ve never had an orchid. But husband came home with this beauty. I thought the ice cube thing was a myth. Any tips on keeping a healthy orchid? Do I really toss an 🧊 in there twice a week?
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Swamp Witch
So many in bloom currently! I’ll post the rest in the comments.
Suzanne
It’s happening 😍 my first ever flower spike was exciting enough to see it grow after years of trying and trying….let alone seeing that it is blooming! Happy Spring 🙌🏼☺️
NoGreenThumbHere
The stem on the right got broken below the bottom floor in the process of buying it, they wrapped it and clipped it over the wrapping, But the bottom two flowers on that one above the break that were fully bloomed are now very sad looking, so I’m assuming the top half of that one is a lost cause? Should I just clip it below the break or is there a way to salvage it, it has a few unopened buds on it still which is a bummer. At least the stalk on the left is unharmed and blooming away.
🎲Sunmoth🍡
Hi everyone! An update and a question for you guys today. I asked a little while ago whether or not I should repot my moth orchid into suitable orchid bark while it's in bloom, as I bought it from a store in some terrible dense medium I can't even call "soil". It's more of a carpet, really. I decided to wait it out and repot her once the blooms have naturally fallen off, because the roots at the top looked pretty healthy and robust. Fast forward to this morning, I notice a large yellow spot on the underside of one of the leaves (pic 2), and decide to get into the roots finally to see what's going on. My god. Thus thick carpet of a medium had suffocated the roots completely, and under the first layer of it was a ton of white mold. Lots of roots' ends had to go, being rotten, but surprisingly most stayed firm and healthy. I sprayed the root ball with 3% Peroxide and repotted into orchid bark. Hopefully she'll be okay. Now that you guys have all the context, I want to ask if there's anything else care-wise I should do? Should I wait to fertilize? Should I remove the yellowing leaf? Thanks so much!
Mkplantmom
Got this beauty last year! Look at that beautiful bloom!
Jen
Last of my orchid show sale haul. This one didn’t have an id, but I’m pretty sure I’ve narrowed it down to a type of oncidium maculatum, maybe specked spire? It has a lovely scent, and there’s a new flower spike still growing.
Jen
Paphiopedilum delenatii Alba variety. The bloom was obviously a little past its prime when I got it at the post orchid show sale, but the leaves are beautiful, and she looks pretty healthy overall.
Brendan
First boom of spring! I’ve always been afraid to get an orchid, but I finally took one home last year. I’m pretty proud that this one is not only alive, but actually healthy.
Becca
My moth orchid putting out her annual blooms
Planta member
I’m giving a shot at mounting orchids onto another plant for the first time. Wrapped the roots around the branches of my dragon tree and covered in moss. What is the best option in Planta for “pot type” so that I get the best schedule? No pot?
Plant Parent
My orchid grows very long leaves, but is unsuccessful in growing flowers. I water it and fertilize regularly. What can I do to encourage it to grow flowers?
selene
hey hey i don’t know too much about plants I’m definitely still learning and I’m having trouble determining whats bad and normal for orchids. The first photo is about the white roots, is that normal or is it similar to mold? i checked the roots that are under the soil and they look okay except for that one that it sort of translucent in the other photo. Secondly there is a piece out of my leaf i don’t know how it got there it kind of just appeared. The picture with the flowers is showing that it still seems healthy in terms of up there and theres even a new plant growing from the root. If anyone could hive me a few pointers or let me know if somethings up that’d be sooo helpful! Thank you!
Mael
I just got this Vanilla Plant the other day. I saw that some thing say it should be humid so I put my humidifier beneath it To hopefully help the plant, but since there’s no option on the app to say it’s next to a humidifier I don’t know how that effects watering. Can anyone help, I’m already really attached to my plant I don’t want to hurt it XD
Robert
I need some help with this orchid, it's alive but that's about all
Swamp Witch
Dendrobium Thrysiflorum bloomed today! It smells like your swimsuit when you were a kid and got out of the swimming pool… at least that’s what I think 🤣
Jen
Here’s another really cool one, the flowers are already fading, but this one had a tag, so I *think* it’s id’d correctly- Encyclia thienii x cordigera. I have one other Encyclia in my collection, but it’s much smaller, and it has more of a cane structure vs this pseudobulb structure. It’ll be interesting to watch it develop and bloom again.
Jen
Another recent acquisition from the post orchid show sale, this is the Beallara Snowblind ‘Sweet Spots’. The blooms are toward the end of their lives, and it’s pretty dehydrated, so I’ll cut the spike today. It’s my first Beallara. From my understanding, it takes similar care to the oncidiums I have. I’d love any additional advice though. Super fragrant, really beautiful.
robbie 🌿
so my orchid is currently very young, and i need help identifying if im watering her too much :( she already has some developed buds, but im afraid that her buds that are trying to grow aren't sprouting properly. im very inexperienced with plants, so ive just been misting her daily and hoping she'll develop properly. is there any way i can help more of her buds grow?
Amy
Got my first paph (Midori world dark green x Hilo sweet bean) at an orchid show a month ago and the flower spike is growing tall, but it’s not straight. It was straight when the spike was shorter. Is it normal to not be straight? Does it need to be staked? Should I repot it into a slotted orchid pot after the bloom is done? Or is a nursery pot with 4 drainage holes ok? I read these types of orchids are terrestrial. Do their roots prefer less air exposure? I bought paph orchid bark from repotme.com and various plastic pots, but I’m not sure what type of pot to use. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
