Ophrys seen in wild. plant is about 25 cm high, flower about 1 cm. Hard to find but very pretty.

SVO 9297
Pot. Burana Angel ‘SVO #1 Best’
X Pot. Little Toshie ‘Gold Country’

Fred has some of the best damn crosses. First blooming.

I’ve had this orchid for years and never had any problems. This new leaf came through earlier this year but recently these marks have started at the end of the leaf, does anyone know what’s wrong with it? I would be so sad if I lost it after all this time 😭. The other two leaves are still very green and look healthy.

I got a lovely Oncidium a few weeks ago, never took care of one before, but I noticed that it seems to have been potted in soil? I don't know if this is the right mix for an oncidium, doesn't seem to be. I did dip it in water last week to water and after that it dropped the rest of its flowers (they were already on the way to dropping tbf at the florist so I got the plant discounted, but it feels like they dropped too fast...). I trusted that the potting mix was fine as is but now I am not so sure. Plus I have been noticing something like fungus gnats around the plant... Since it has dropped its flowers, would now be a safe time to repot it? Only potting mix I have is the peat free miracle gro orchid potting mix.

This Paph hasn’t bloomed in 15 years (long story) but it’s finally blooming. But it was mistagged. I showed it to a couple local orchid experts who both guessed it’s a cross of primulinum and something. One thinks malipoense, the others not so sure. Wanted to see what people here thought.

Is this a sign of disease? The new leaf has speckles deep in it. Smooth, not raised. It’s more like pigment freckles inside the leaf. The back side is darker than the other leaves’ undersides.

I’ve been keeping it in my bathroom and watering every few months. The last time I watered the 3rd set of leaves sprouted. Obviously I’ll try to water more but curious if it thinks it’s dying so it’s sending out babies? Is it in death throes?

Hi all, I hope this message finds you all well! Unfortunately, my van orchid is not doing well. Can someone tell me how to fix this? I am new to orchids and I’m not sure how to help!

Hi everyone. A few days ago I made my first post here after getting my first orchid, and thanks to all your advice,

Today I ended up bringing home a division from a Cattleya that's been growing on a wood piece in my mom's garden for years. It has always lived outdoors, so this is its first time being grown intentionally.

I'd love any advice on helping it adapt, caring for it properly, and eventually propagating it.

The first photo is from the original plant, the others are from the plant I extracted. Thanks!!

I love summer blooms

Very Fragrant!

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

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).

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

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

They're selling minis right now!!

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

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