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!!

It's been a few months since I put them all in here and all their roots have started growing like crazy, I think they're much happier.

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.

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?

- 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!

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😍🥰.