MeasomerPi

almost 3 years ago

What is your experience with fragrant orchids? Any you recommend? Currently my Oncidium Twinkle 'Pink Profusion' is going thru a very interesting scent evolution. It started as honey cocoa. A week later it was full on hot chocolate. Now it’s smells like a funeral parlor, kinda a soft lily scent that triggers long forgotten childhood memories. Really interesting progression. I’m going on a business trip next week so I may have to ask Mr Pi to stick his nose in to see what changes occur. Others in my collection are less dynamic but luckily still lovely, mostly chocolate and soft floral scents. I’d like to expand the olfactory range of my collection so always looking for new plants. Hoarder much? I haven’t dipped my toe into the cesspit of bulbophyllum… yet. Pretty sure Mr Pi will have plenty to say when one shows up in bloom 😈

My orchid was overwatered and had root rot, so I recently repotted it. I had to cut off quite a bit of roots, and repotted it in an orchid bark mix. Now, my leaves are leathery and drooping and the stem and flowers are also drooping. Any idea what’s wrong?

Moonmommy

almost 3 years ago

This beauty is getting ready to pop for the holidays!

First bud of my mini mark slowly opening!!

nepenthomancer

almost 3 years ago

The madness of the Ianclarkara rescue. I rescued this plant through a service that sends out struggling plants destined for the trash, knowing it was an orchid but not having any idea what I was getting myself into. I thought it would be a phaelenopsis with a fungus, something I have pretty good success treating. Well this has been an entirely different beast that’s for sure. It’s had a lot of history I have no idea about and has certainly had a pseudo bulb removed right in the middle of what’s left which leaves a strange gap. Alright so what I did when I freed it from its tiny cup it was escaping was I cut off all the dead roots and placed it in spagnum with a leca bottom in a plastic orchid pot, then aggressively treated (and still treating) with a gentle fungicide weekly. About a month or so of this and it has rewarded me with new growth! I’m so proud. This is Ianclarkara Cheyenne Marie “Green Gecko” first pics are how it arrived, and the roots before, last pics are how it is now. The bulb damage hasn’t really changed and it has lost two leaves due to practically being black with fungus spots. Sorry for the massive post, maybe we can all learn from the odyssey of saving this super sick orchid.

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First Orchid I’ve actually gotten to send out stalk. So excited. However, I am concerned about black rot? at base. Roots mostly bright green (cut of rotted before transplanting). I left dirt around roots as I was “afraid” to remove. Can you help?

I am trying to get a couple of stubborn orchids to spike. I want to order a couple of grow lights. Does anyone have any suggestions of grow lights or things I can do to encourage the spiking?

Hi everybody! It would be great if you could help me with saving my beloved Orchid. The stem started to dry out and after I cleaned the roots and cut all the sick parts, nothing grew back and recently its leaves started to fall off. What do you think I can do to save it? What is possibly wrong? Thanks for your help!

ReeRee

almost 3 years ago

I have a new CHILD!

MeasomerPi

almost 3 years ago

Oncidium Twinkle 'Pink Profusion' Most of the blooms have opened. Its scent has gotten more chocolate and less honey as they blooms age. For a seedling, it put on a nice and unexpected show. Happy Friday!

The tree u tie all my orchids to

Jay [he/they]

almost 3 years ago

not much to say i just think my orchid looked pretty today

Luxor Pontifex

almost 3 years ago

Reminder that Trader Joe’s has access to some nice exotic orchids. Mine local one only had phals, but I talked to someone who said they would ask their purchaser about different varieties. A few days later they had these bad boys for $18 apiece. So FRAGRANT too, the zygopetalum is so sweet and the oncidium smells like chocolate

Leafmealone

almost 3 years ago

When I bought my Venus slipper about a month ago it was beginning to bloom and looking healthy but yesterday I noticed it was sad and flaccid. It came from a reputable plant shop so I left it in the soil and pot because it looked good. I’m so sad about it. Any idea what went wrong? Under watering? Not enough light?

ReeRee

almost 3 years ago

My poor orchid lost one of her few blooms!!! 😓😥😭😢😢😭😭🥺😢😭😭🥺😢😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Sam

almost 3 years ago

Rescued from the trash with no flowers a couple months ago. I stuck a couple ice cubes in it over time and now I have flowers. I guess it’s time to look up how to actually care for it. It has no drainage hole. Should I change the pot?

ReeRee

almost 3 years ago

I have some new buds that I want to show y'all!!! Also, should I prune the roots that grew up out of the pot, or not. And should I repot her?

ReeRee

almost 3 years ago

Hey y'all!!! I would love to see all of y’all’s beautiful orchids!!! (whether you are a plant genius who has a huge green thumb or someone who can barely keep one alive) (I'm the latter one) 😅(I don't care) Just show them beauties!!! 🪴🪴🪴

MattL

almost 3 years ago

Hello! This is a rhynchostylis coelestis that I bought and almost killed. Well, my cat helped. As you can see, before I was able to teach her not to, she chomped some of the leaves. But then I overwatered it (Planta didn’t stop me!) and the roots had shriveled to almost nothing. I dumped it out of the pot, cleaned everything off the roots, repotted it in an unglazed pot, and let it recover. It took months but now it looks healthier and it’s putting out new leaves! I recently moved from the Bay Area to Seattle and could only take three plants, but I couldn’t leave this one behind. Encouragement and advice are most welcome.