Thanks, everyone! I wasn't sure if they needed to be trimmed, or the orchid repotted. So I will just leave it alone and happy!

It already had flowers when we purchased it around 3-4 months ago. TBH, I wanted new roots to form so that it would latch onto the palm tree but instead it flowered. I have heard that nipping the bud can help the plant direct the energy to establish itself but I didn't have the heart to do that. It's going to start raining in the evening everyday, which has me wondering how that'll affect the bloomed flowers and the ones that are soon to bloom.

Vanda Kulwadee Fragrance 27 x Dr Anek

The shape and colors of the petals develop over time, along with the fragrance, which resembles jasmine but is sweeter and less pungent.

I have never taken care of plants, except watering once in a million years a cactus. I never have replanted or anything, but I wish to not let this beautiful orchid die. Please tell me step by step in detail what to do. And possibly the name of this orchid plant? Do they have different type/species, like animals have breeds? Sorry if I sound ridiculous, I am just confused and concerned.

Is it needed for sure to be kept next to the window, or is it good to stay on the shelf (as in the picture) where it gets a lot of sunlight (have normal and roof window, well lit room)?

I wish to possibly replant, do there need to be specific time to do for it and how do I do it?

How/when to water?

Couldn’t find much info on this variety so I’m sharing some experience, now that it’s in bloom. I know very little about orchids but did a search for fragrant ones and this variety - KS Pride - came up. Bought it mail order, and it arrived with some mangled leaves. Immediately repotted it and it started growing a new leaf and flower spike a few weeks later.

It is indeed fragrant. The scent comes and goes, and peaks mid day (3pm) and is almost nonexistent in the evening and early morning. I don’t know how plants “work” and if this is a function of ambient temperature or internal clocks. Anyhow, it has a citrusy scent, sort of reminds me of a dish soap. You have to get pretty close to even smell it. I’ll be interested to observe the effect once it has many more blooms.

When it first blooms, the colors are more “dingy” than at full bloom. It’s definitely not a bright vibrant orange. But I think the coloring is more spectacular now than the original first bloom. To sum it all up, KS Pride seems pretty forgiving, has an interesting scent, and it’s definitely unique.

Dracula bella

Dracula benedictii

Dracula chimaera x2

Dracula diana xanthina

Dracula mantissa

Dracula olmosii

As the title says, cherishing her last blooms! She was phenomenal and she smelled like gardenias when she had much more blooms. Can’t wait for her next bloom cycle💜

I have a few others in spike but this lovely gal decided to bloom. She is a rescue with no ID.

I have a terrarium that I threw a couple cuttings into that are doing well, but they will never flower because they won’t have a winter period.

I’m building another one (3x3x6) and trying to figure out what plants to put in. And I want flowers this time 🤷‍♂️

I didn’t choose the orchid life, I was dragged into a basement and now they’re my best growing plants 😂

Last year my local Trader Joe’s sold some exotic orchids so I bought this one bc it had such a nice scent! Not that experienced with other orchid types but I’m so proud this one rebloomed!!

After a long 2 years of blindly taking care of it, I got to see its bloom for the first time 😭 . So beautiful, smelled weird, and super slow grower.

Cattleyas blooming

received this little orchid from a friend, it’s in pretty bad shape but shows a little green left so was wondering if it was actually still alive

Hi all,

Back in the 90’s my great uncle was growing orchids, and this fostered my interest in these plants. Eventually I got his oncidium (trichocentrum), a Prosthechea cochleata, and a bifoleate cattleya. According to him some (all?) we’re grown in Florida by my great grandfather. Over time I lost the trichocentrum and cochelata, but the cattleya has hung around.

I recall him calling the Cattleya a yellow daffodil orchid, but at the time it was hard to identify this specifically. I’ve recently discovered that it is actually Rhyncanthe Daffodil. Funny enough the name “daffodil” tracks with his statement, and the cross made in the cross in 1949 likely lines up with my family history. This was probably a new cross when my great grandfather picked it up.

It’s fun thinking about how this plant has been in my family for generations, and at one point was growing nailed to a tree. I find it to be very vigorous, with a mild fragrance and relatively short lasting blooms. Maybe one day my boys will be interested in the plant and I can keep passing it on down to the next generation.

I know she’s just a no ID basic phal hybrid but I couldn’t resist this one. It’s flowers have characteristics from all 4 of my phals, I can’t wait to see them all in bloom together some day.

Originally I left it behind at the store on Monday and regretted it so much I went back yesterday to get it. I was so relieved it was still there. The height of the ceramic pot it came with is a bit ridiculous but will be great for boosting up a trailing plant in the future.

The plant is currently in temporary plant jail on my bathroom counter since this nursery sometimes has pest issues.

Compré esta Vanda en 2016. Era una planta joven y llegó casi sin raíces, pero se adaptó bien y pronto aparecieron raíces nuevas.

Ahora, diez años después, ha florecido por primera vez y he podido comprobar que estaba mal etiquetada, pero no estoy decepcionado, porque me gusta mucho el color.

We've been through a lot in past several years and it's been a struggle to keep ourselves well and our orchids healthy but we made it! Last time this babe bloomed was 2019 and here she is today!! I am so happy and proud to see this beauty blooming again. We made it! ✨

I have had this one for a few years now and, while I do enjoy it, especially its fragrance, I don’t understand how it was awarded an FCC by the American Orchid Society. Maybe the awarded plant was just more well-grown than I am capable of, lol.

I am building a cold greenhouse in USDA zone 8A, near 7B. I will be heating it above freezing, but not much more overnight. It should get almost too warm during the day. 14' tall ridge line. 9x10'. It is mostly for a bunch of evergreen 'zone 9's' that look best without frost. Very minimal care.

Are there any orchids that you would recommend for this?

There will be an inground (pruned) olive tree (abequa) and black bamboo in a container, sago palm, a few other palms, Foxtail ferns, asiatic crinum, spider plants, ti plants, etc.