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I just got this vanilla bean orchid today… her name is Mrs. Bean!! Anybody have any ideas on keeping it alive and how to unravel it without breaking it?.. also, I need pointers or an Amazon link on what type of pole to get for her to climb on😅😇
My Paph Maudiae is blooming. Two years in a row 😊😊. It started to grow the flower spike in early March and now the flower is open. The top petal isn’t erect and I’m not sure why. Oh well. Still, I’m glad it bloomed again. 😍 Sorry pics aren’t the greatest
Hi guys! I was given two sad orchids, i’m trying to nurse them back to life!! I have repotted both of them in clear, plastic nursery pots with lots of drainage holes and filed them with orchid bark. Any advice helps! UPDATE! My dendronium has a new shoot!!! (third photo) Unfortunately my Moth orchid has had no progress :(
Here is grace, she’s doing great. She lost a few leaves is that normal or not.
I love how orchids take their sweet time to open. Been waiting ages for these kids to show up to the party. Happy Sunday all!
My orchid has died and this is what it looks like. I would like some advice on how to bring it back to life. I do water it, but I would like to know what else can I do?
My moth orchid blooms are starting to droop. I’ve had her for 3 weeks, is it just time to lose the blooms and start over? And if so, when should I expect new blooms? I’m a novice at plants and with the chunky orchid mix, I can’t check for watering issues like my other plants.
Does anyone know why this flower is so much darker and larger than the rest of them? It was the last to bloom, opening at least a month after the rest of them. The plant itself seems healthy with firm and growing roots and leaves.
the dancing lady orchid i got on Valentine's day has took a turn for the worstt. my cat was intent on biting the leaves, so i moved her to the greenhouse. i also repotted her, but i put her in kokedama. full disclosure: past attempts at kokedama with other plants FAILED but i figured i would try it with this orchid bc the plant store guy made such beautiful ones lol i'm definitely regreting my decision and wish i just placed her in a normal clear pot. i cut off some leaves that i didn't like, but she still looks so depressed. any recommendations? could this be transplant shock? stress from cat eating her? does she hate the kokedama? i'm more familiar with the phalaenopsis so getting the oncidium was definitely out of my comfort zone.
Just sharing pics of my Oncidium ‘Lemon Heart’. I bought the plant in February with a flower spike that was starting to grow and now it’s finally matured and starting to bloom. The flower spike is really tall and unfortunately I accidentally broke a couple trying to move the plant. Bright all yellow flowers. No fragrance.
Hello! My orchid needs to be replanted, I have bark and a semi hydroponic pot I’m including pic of. I just would appreciate some tips and advice on repotting her successfully
I went to an orchid sale last week and got so many beauties!
Hello, wondering how I should force my orchid stems to be straight up and closer together without causing damage? New plant mom and nervous about losing any (or all) of my babies.
Hi everyone! I’m new to orchids and I need help!!! My gma gave me this coconut orchid and I’m desperate to save it!! My gma had her sitting in a jar of water for a while before she gave it to me. Ngl it looked pretty bad in the water. She’s now repotted. In chunky orchid soil mix with orchid moss but idk what to do with her. 2 yellow leaves fell this morning and I noticed that brown thing. ( this is my favorite kind of orchid from the best gma I could ask for and I reallllly want this plant to live. Any tips would be so welcome and appreciated!!) (side note has anyone else ever smelled the flowers of the coconut orchid? Is that not one of the most beautiful smells you’ve ever smelt? ❤️)
hi!! i just noticed this ginormous black spot on my phalaenopsis. it was smaller a couple of weeks ago ago, this was a rescue from a big box store less than a year ago and she has been consistently flowering. i noticed her leaves looked droopy/flaccid so i gave her a really long soak early this week by placing up in a bowl of water. i try to bottom water her whenever i notice silver roots. i wasn't as careful about not getting water on her leaves, but i have been lately. should i cut off the entire leaf? what can i do to prevent this in the future? why does this happen? also, her second flower spike browned and died 4ish months ago, so i cut it back. i usually only cut until i reach a closed node on the flower spike. i was wondering how i could get her to put out another flower spike. also, how can i get her blooms to open closer to each other? her first bloom usually dies off by the time the second one open and so on. how can i get more leaves? can anyone recommend a good but affordable fertilizer/food? potting mix: lots of perlite, orchid bark, charcoal, leca
I have an orchid and the mother plant is dead but it has a plantlet with no roots can I use perlite as a supplement for moss
I’m obsessed with my orchid. It was a gift from Trader Joe’s. It lost the blooms and shoots quickly. I placed her in a “too sunny” window and she loves it. 😊
Unknown variety of a stunningly large yellow Paphiopedilum. Another new acquisition. I’ll be doing some research to try and determine this particular hybrid. Open to suggestions if anyone is familiar with these guys. Leaves are not mottled, they are more like phragmipediums that I am familiar with.
