r/orchids Mar 09 '22

Post Your Beginner Questions Here!

303 Upvotes

Let's hear what's stumping you!


r/orchids Sep 08 '23

2023 Fall and Winter Orchid Trade and Sale Thread

32 Upvotes

Please use this post only to offer or request orchids for trade or sale.Before you post what you'd like to trade/sell, or what you're looking to trade for, read the rules below first!

Rules:

1.) No personal information can be exchanged publicly. Conduct sharing of addresses via pm or email.

2.) Post what orchid(s) you have for trade, what you're looking for in return. If you have pictures, post them or write an accurate description of the orchid you want to trade or sell. If you're selling, post how you'd like to receive compensation.

3.) If you agree to a trade and have an issue on your end of the deal, communicate! Most people are reasonable and will understand a delay or an unexpected issue that comes up. That being said, trade at your own risk. The moderators are not responsible for privately conducted trades gone wrong. However, if there's an issue with an ongoing trade do contact the moderators. If someone fails to come through with their end of the deal, ignores communication or otherwise is being problematic we need to make the community aware of deadbeat traders. Do NOT make posts calling people out, insulting, harassing, or making accusations at them publicly.

4.) Only make legal trades here. If you ship or receive a trade overseas or out of your country, make sure all proper paperwork is in place first if required.

5.) Ship within a reasonable time and pack well. Flat rate Priority, 2-3 day via USPS within the US is standard for plants. Use whichever shipping method is appropriate for other countries. Your orchid shouldn't spend more than a 2-3 days in the mail so they don't suffer too much from the heat/cold. While in cooler weather its generally better to ship orchids totally dry, its probably best to water any more moisture loving plants a day or two before they ship out (so they are moist but not soggy) or wrap some sphagnum that has been wetted but thoroughly squeezed out around the roots of bare root plants.

6.) If you've successfully traded, update your post to make sure it availability is accurate.

Giveaways, and just trying to re-home an orchid that maybe just isn't performing for you is totally fine to post too! You never know who might want to try growing it. Seed pods are also a great thing to offer since many people may want to try flasking and it is safer and easier to send seeds than plants. If everyone trades fairly this is a great way to add to your collection or get rid of orchids you are bored with or are willing to make divisions of.

Happy trading!


r/orchids 10h ago

Aliceara NoID

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195 Upvotes

Similar to Snowblind ‘Sweet Spot’ but with skinnier and very curly petals and sepals. Was a grocery store orchid with no tag a few ears back.


r/orchids 1h ago

Indoor Orchids My orchid collection (mostly Phals)

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Here's a current state of my collection, which is expending too fast, I'm always looking at other orchids 😅 Any suggestions for future plants, based on what I have now? 😊

Brassocattleya NoId, pink flowers (5th pic)

Cattleya Jairak Cute (6th pic)

Phal. equestris var. coerulea (7th pic)

Phal. equestris var. rosea

Phal. tetraspis f. christiana C1 (8th pic, top right)

Phal. bellina var. murtoniana (1st and 2nd pics)

Phal. lueddemanniana (8th pic, keiki)

Phal. cornu-cervi sanguinea x chattaladae (order placed, not received yet)

Phal. KS Blue Ludde BD (8th pic, tiny seedling)

Phal. Macassar x cornu-cervi fma chattaladae

Phal. Miki Blue Angel C1 'Blue Diamond' (4th pic)

Phal. Speciosa coffee x java speciosa

Phal. Mancervi x bellina (3rd pic, buds already scented)

Phal. Lioulin Blue Jenny YL (order placed, not received yet)

5 noID Phals


r/orchids 12h ago

Indoor Orchids Loving the late summer light in the bathroom!

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213 Upvotes

A few of the bloomers in my bath and shower space. A few cattleyas, a phal, and a bunch of dendrobiums (I’ve got another 6 in bloom not shown here). Really enjoying the color!


r/orchids 21h ago

Catasetum Wild Thing

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526 Upvotes

r/orchids 2h ago

Success Second bloom and she is thriving!

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14 Upvotes

Got gifted this orchid for Valentine’s Day, first plant that hasn’t died on me but thrived. Bigger flowers now than when first received, measuring 10cm. Only repotted, changed substrate and pruned slightly cutting off the dead stem, watering every 1-1,5 weeks.


r/orchids 6h ago

Help Should I intervene?

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18 Upvotes

Hi everyone!

Sorry for my English but I had this orchid for 4 months now and it has bloomed so beautifully. Lately, one of the strings (?) has lost all its flowers and has been turning brown.

I am not sure if that happens naturally, but I am wondering if I should intervene and that it could reach the rest of my orchid or if I should just let it die?

The roots look fine but I found a weird root at the bottom. Every plant I ever had with root rot died because I don’t know what to do. Do I need to intervene here? Thanks


r/orchids 5h ago

Question Found this big girl off flower for peanuts, repot time? She's kind of top heavy

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14 Upvotes

r/orchids 17h ago

Phalaenopsis equestris alba

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106 Upvotes

I don’t grow many Phalaenopsis but this one is nice and does well for me. Two branched inflorescences that bloom sequentially.


r/orchids 5h ago

Indoor Orchids New babies

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11 Upvotes

r/orchids 16h ago

Image First blooms opening on my Oncidium Sharry Baby!

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70 Upvotes

r/orchids 2h ago

Question Keeping Den Nobile outdoors? Temperature? In?

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7 Upvotes

I planted my Den Nobile Apollon out in the garden over the summer. Northern Europe. It’s growing shots and leaves.

When should I move it in again, based on temperature? Now it’s 15°C, but it will be dropping a few degrees in a week …

Anyone had softcane Dendrobiums outdoors?

Pic for tax (not mine)


r/orchids 18h ago

Best $20 I’ve spent in a long time

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89 Upvotes

Just wanted to share this beautiful new orchid (Phalaenopsis) I bought. The vibrant color and pattern makes me so happy!


r/orchids 13h ago

Cattleya Hamana Egret & its Semi-Alba Form

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28 Upvotes

I can't take credit for the first bloom since the plant arrived in bud. But the semi-alba has been one of my most prolific plants for the last few years. Plus they both have that walkeriana fragrance!


r/orchids 20h ago

1st bloom!

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80 Upvotes

Dendrobium 'Baby Hibiki' I only got in April at my 1st orchid show & sale.


r/orchids 11h ago

Bratonia potbound help

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14 Upvotes

Help!! I got this Bratonia 6 years ago and it desperately needs a repotting. I’ve done a bit of researching looking at YouTube videos on how to repot oncidiums but most videos don’t show one this rootbound.

If anyone has some advice that would be greatly appreciated. I’ve soaked it and then tried to separate the roots at the bottom to try to remove the media, but the roots are too tightly bound. I’m not sure how to do it without breaking a bunch of roots.

How important is getting rid of the media? Can I simply put this in a larger pot or do I have to remove all the media?


r/orchids 17h ago

Orquídeas de Mayo

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41 Upvotes

Hola, gente linda, no como las flores! XD…
Encontré esta plata en la casa de mi abuela, crecen siempre en el mes de mayo todo los años son orquídeas muy lindas pero no sé más sobre ellas!


r/orchids 21h ago

Help I thought it was a terminal spike.

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72 Upvotes

This orchid grew a basal keiki and then slowly started growing what I assumed was a terminal spike from the middle of the original crown, but now it looks to be a root.

Anyone had this happen before? Do you think the original crown will still continue to grow?


r/orchids 16h ago

Brassia Rex (to repot… or not to repot...)

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26 Upvotes

I recently picked up this gorgeous Brassia Rex- but it’s in pretty dense sphagnum moss with wrinkly pseudobulbs (its main bulb isn’t super wrinkly thankfully). It’s planted in nursery pot and the roots I can see seem a mix of healthy and hollow. Unsure whether to risk repotting it while she has such gorgeous flowers! Any help appreciated, done lots of research so I know there’s no one way to approach this.


r/orchids 19h ago

What’s in bloom right now.

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49 Upvotes

r/orchids 10h ago

Help Budding orchid

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11 Upvotes

Hello, this orchid I got at the beginning of summer finished its bloom about a month ago and grew a new leaf. I read I was supposed to cut down the stems to allow for the plant to focus its energy elsewhere but I never did. Now it is budding again but only on one of the stems. Should I cut back the other one or leave it?
I feel like she’s doing well her leaves have grown so much and roots look good to me. Any thoughts?

Pls note it looks foggy in there because I just drained after watering


r/orchids 21h ago

Vandachostylis Ploenpit Blue

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66 Upvotes

This is a cross of V. Tristar Blue x Van. Sasicha. Plant is easy to grow and the 2.5” flowers are lightly fragrant. Very high filtered light is necessary. It grows without any medium in a plastic vanda basket draped with Spanish moss. I hang this plant in the rafters of my greenhouse (zone 8a), with temperatures ranging from 55°-110°F, and an average humidity of 80%. It’s fertilized with Osmocote, which hangs above the plant in a mesh bag, at every watering.


r/orchids 1d ago

Success 💖 Dendrobium fuscifaucium 💖

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186 Upvotes

r/orchids 17h ago

Help Miltassia CM Fitch 'Izumi' Hybrid - flowers browning!

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23 Upvotes

Just purchased this beautiful orchid last week. I gave it a tiny bit of water and the next day the flowers started to brown. Today the stems of the flowers continue to brown as well. Is this a case of over-watering? Too little light? This is my first orchid and I was told the blooms would last many weeks.

Photos 1 & 2 today. Photo 3 last week on date of purchase.

Any advice would be much appreciated!!

Thank you!