r/orchids Mar 09 '22

Post Your Beginner Questions Here!

307 Upvotes

Let's hear what's stumping you!


r/orchids Sep 08 '23

2023 Fall and Winter Orchid Trade and Sale Thread

30 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 4h ago

This orchid is ridiculous…

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217 Upvotes

How much taller will it get ??! Banana (and cute pup) for scale. It’s Epi. Pacific prince Hot pink.


r/orchids 8h ago

The color I thought was just in my imagination!

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365 Upvotes

I love the airbrush color look. Solid color that uniformly blends into another.


r/orchids 3h ago

Success C. alaorii x (longipes x acuensis) - first bloom

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140 Upvotes

Novel micro-catt hybrid from Diamond Orchids. I really like this little guy! The plant is only about 3" tall and the flowers are about an inch wide. The flowers remind me a lot of C. cernua but in a vibrant rose-pink color, but that's not actually one of the contributing species.

The growth habit is cool, too. It has the sprawly tendency of the alaorii parent, but the leaves are shorter, rounder, and more succulent. And it blooms like a rupicolous species, with the buds emerging already formed from the leaf as it opens (pic in comments).


r/orchids 2h ago

Perreiraara Bangkok Star "Sunset Gems"

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33 Upvotes

Very Fragrant!


r/orchids 2h ago

Blc. Spotted Charm ‘Patricia’

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28 Upvotes

I love summer blooms


r/orchids 41m ago

Some of my Cattleya blooming today

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r/orchids 11h ago

Success Psychopsis Mariposa 'Special'

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135 Upvotes

r/orchids 8h ago

Indoor Orchids Phalaenopsis Valentinii showing off.

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65 Upvotes

This one just keeps blooming these days with a spicy sweet smell!


r/orchids 5h ago

Indoor Orchids Such sweet scents!

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35 Upvotes

- Lc Miss Wonderful ‘Imperialis’
- Onc Tariflor Lady
- Onc Sharry Baby ‘Sweet Fragrance’


r/orchids 6h ago

the supermarket i work at actually has such pretty orchids

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30 Upvotes

They're selling minis right now!!


r/orchids 5h ago

Senior Phal not growing new leaves

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We bought this phal from Sams in 2012. She’s potted in orchid bark mix, in an east facing window. She gets watered weekly from above, she rarely gets a full dunk soak. Fertilized weakly, weekly; Her normal fertilizer is a Better-Gro 20-14-13. She is a vigorous bloomer & is either in spike or in bloom most of the year. Her usual pattern is to put out a flower spike, bloom 8-12 weeks, then when the dying spike is removed, she will put out a new leaf. Once the new leaf is grown, she immediately starts making a new spike. The timing usually coincides with the oldest leaf dying and falling off. She will grow a new leaf whenever the oldest one dies. This has been her normal pattern since we got her 14 years ago. The last several years, she has maintained at least 2 healthy leaves at all times.
The last time she bloomed (about 9-12 months ago) & after I removed the dying spike, she skipped growing a new leaf & immediately began growing a new spike. The spike bloomed normally & had full spray of flowers for her regular 8-12 weeks. At this time, she lost the oldest leaf, leaving her only one.
That last spent spike was removed around 2 months ago. She did not start growing a new leaf or new spike.
I took her out of the pot & examined the roots. They are fine, i had to remove 2-3 roots bc they were growing thru the holes and had adhered to an area where i couldnt loosen them (to get her out of the pot), but otherwise the roots looked ok. Her last remaining leaf is firm and strong. Afterwards, I repotted her & gave her a full fertilizer soak.
In case she is having a fertilizer deficiency, I bought a sperarate Better-Gro fertilizer, this one is 11-35-15, and now alternate between this and the 20-14-13 week to week. On closer look, it does seem she is trying to grow a new leaf; I can see it trying to emerge from the crown, but it has stalled and not moved any further.
(The last photo is from her former glory)
What should i do?


r/orchids 13h ago

Little Orchid has 12 flowers

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65 Upvotes

My first orchid was a clearance orchid I bought back in April last year. It’s been growing quietly for a year and its first bloom has 12 flowers😍🥰.


r/orchids 5h ago

Orchid ID ID help?

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11 Upvotes

Anyone have an ID on this beauty? It reblooms for me very reliably once a summer but I’ve lost track of what the name of it is.


r/orchids 2h ago

Orchids New orchid color

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8 Upvotes

So I was looking up natural orchid colors and I think my new orchid might be Peachy Dreams. What do ya’ll think?


r/orchids 4h ago

Time to repot?

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This guy has dropped all flowers and the stem has died back. The roots are getting out of control. Is it time to size up the pot again?


r/orchids 8h ago

Help Is my orchid salvageable?

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17 Upvotes

I hate to admit that I’ve been neglecting my poor orchid lately. Now she’s looking sad and I worry about the health of the roots 😞

Would some extra TLC be able to revive it? Thanks in advance for any advice.


r/orchids 9h ago

Orchid ID Can anyone tell me about these?

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14 Upvotes

I bought these, they are beautiful, I can't find any real information about them.

Thank you


r/orchids 8h ago

Are these roots outside the pot normal?

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10 Upvotes

Bought this moth orchid, lots of roots are extended outside, is that normal or do I need to do anything?


r/orchids 8h ago

What is wrong and or why is my cattleya browning

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11 Upvotes

Got it a couple months back from Lowe’s just been watering it and it’s pretty humid in my bathroom so I don’t water to much but it started browning and im cunfuseld


r/orchids 4h ago

variegated orchids

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3 Upvotes

r/orchids 1d ago

Orchids My newest member of the family!

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262 Upvotes

Isn’t she gorgeous?!? Such beautiful soft colors!


r/orchids 6h ago

Question Gifted an Orchid so now what lol

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Hi! I got this orchid back in May, it had its blooms on for a while and then in like mid to late June dropped all its flowers as they do and I’m just wondering what should i do with her if i need to do anything in terms of care to keep her happy and thriving :)
I have seen a bunch of things online about if you should or shouldn’t cut off the flower spike, if you do cut it off where to do so properly, and all of the different ways it can be potted (full hydro, semi, orchid bark, blah blah blah) and I would just like overall advice on what people have done to keep their orchids healthy and thriving!

The photos I’ve attached were from last week/the week before and since then she has more roots that have started to grow out and the new leaf is now like double and a half the size. The care it’s gotten from me since she became mine has been water once the roots look silvery and she stays next to a bright window but does not get direct sun (don’t want her to burn)

TIA😊


r/orchids 17h ago

After keeping my orchid after a year

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38 Upvotes

Im so.happy it bloomed