Orchids

[CHecker]

I received this beautiful combo of orchids from a sister and want to keep it growing. HELP! I know nothing about them. I need to learn.

[1gemstone]

Beautiful....I know nothing about how to take care of them either, but I will follow this thread to find out. I know somebody in this forum will know.

[CHecker]

I really hope so. I will google it but there's nothing better than first hand experience with something. There might be certain nuances in their care that'll make a difference. I've seen too many people kill an orchid, I do not want to be one of them! 

[Josie]

Hi Cheryl. They look like Phalaenopsis Orchids. There is a huge variety of sizes and colours. Try this website www.phalaenopsiscare.net to find out about watering, feeding, etc. They are reasonably easy to care for and they flower for months. Enjoy!

[1gemstone]

See...I knew some friends would know and I'm not surprised that it came from across the pond! They have beautiful flowers over there as well.

Don't tell anyone, but I'm really a angolophile..

[CHecker]

Oh Josie, that's great, thanks.

I just heard they need water from the bottom not the top. That's easy enough. And being hearty is good too. I generally don't have trouble with plants but exotic's aren't my specialty. I just got a Ponytail Palm too, have to look more up on that one. It was a gift as well. Beautiful plant. 

[Josie]

If they are well cared for orchids will reward you year after year. Once the spray has finished flowering, I usually cut it down by about a third, at about an inch from a joint, and this sometimes encourages it to put out another spray. You have to be patient though!   For the first time ever, I have a phalaenopsis which is sprouting three little plantlets instead of putting out a new sprays!

 

 

Missy ... where are you from originally? I'm in Kent.

Edited May 1, 2015 by Josie

[CHecker]

Oh that's fantastic information. Now commit to memory....commit to memory...

[1gemstone]

I have lived in the USA all in life and I live in Pennsylvania.

[Josie]

I have lived in the USA all in life and I live in Pennsylvania.

 

Oops!  I guess I should have looked up the word "Anglophile" and not just assumed it meant you were born in the UK!!