r/orchids

So I’ve only just really dug into the moss to try and let some more air into it and found some really unhappy looking roots. I haven’t changed the moss yet because I’m waiting for the flowering to finish. But it might need to be changed asap??

Just found an very rare orchid in Germany for the first time. Never saw one and had to share it here.
Name has been found with the help of Claude AI 😁

NoID phal going crazy. 50 plus blooms on one spike with another spike about to open up. In a greenhouse with 80-90% humidity, 15 hours of light, and fertilizer weakly every watering.

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I wanted to repot her as soon as she finishes blooming, but she decided to put out another stalk with full set of flowers

I first got into species orchids about a 8 months ago. Got this one at the time and about 4 months ago it began growing a stalk. Was away for a week and I came back to this beauty 🌸

Smells of lemon and jasmine, I'm in love and wanted to share 😊

I planted Cypripedium acaule bulbs 2 years ago in my front yard. The area has become a mini pine barren from us keeping all the pine needles and such.
They grew nicely last year, survived a very cold winter, and now we’ve got flowers coming in!
I got them from an Etsy store selling seed-grown stock. (I made sure of that)

I’m really excited to see these first flowers! Looks like of the 7 plants growing, 4 are growing flowers.
I’ll repost once they’ve opened.

Ecco alcune delle orchidee che ho trovato in questo periodo: da sx Orchis mascula, Ophrys apifera, Anacamptis pyramidalis and Neotinea tridentata

First blooms since I have had this. I picked it out from Hausermann's orchids myself 2.5 years ago. Repotted it 6 months after I got it I got it. The roots were not in the best shape from me over watering it in the nursery pot. Changed my entire setup from a windowsill to my basement with this rack setup with barrina grow lights, circulation fans and 2 AC Infinity Cloudforges for humidity.

Do these psychopsis roots look healthy?

Pretty sure it's a bee orchid. Found on the coast of Piran in Slovenia ❤️

Hi! I’m new to orchids. this is my first time trying to keep an orchid and actually reflower it. i got this 3 in 1 orchid from Trader Joe’s and of course there’s no inner pot 😒

im worried about root rot and want to replant but (1) ive seen a lot of advice stating not to repot when in bloom and (2) the plants seem really packed in tight and I’m not sure how to get them out safely.

part of me thought to wait until all the blooms fall off but I already have tips of my orchid dying (pictured).

what do you suggest I do?

when I do repot can i keep all three plants together still in the same decorative vase? or do I need a bigger vase for that? any size recommendations or favorite products?

Had this beauty for months, loved her to death, and I’m at this point pretty sure it was dyed? It’s such a pity. Not because I’m disappointed it’s actually white, but because I don’t see the point in it at all. Doesn’t it hurt the plant?

Phal. wilsonii Rolfe blooms, sadly only one bud. I have her out of my balcony. Last month the weather has changed from heaven to hell, most buds died. But I’m happy it still got one bud blooming. Every night pass 8:30, there’s sweet grape soda scent from her.

So I saw a few others on this subreddit do this and I wanted to try this really bad. I bought a lava rock (if I translated that right) but I couldn’t get all the dirt out between the roots (and accidentally broke a tiny root). I’m looking to get moss soon with my boyfriend (who’s a plant-lover as well). I also bought some rose quartz that I’ll be breaking in pieces as decoration around the lava rock

Anyone else got any tips and tricks? I’m hoping this doesn’t end in the bin

My census is over 100 and I round on them at least twice a day to make sure they don’t need anything and to catch new blooms. Last pic is my most recent Miltonia bloom :) Hope you enjoy as much as I do.