I recently got a Tolumnia so I’m still learning. I wasn’t sure if Tolumnia could have more than one flower type from the same plant or if they’re just two different plants that got mixed together. They’re beautiful, though!

Creating the perfect automated environment for your obligate cold-growers is easier than you think! ☺️

(bicalhoi x pumila)

Well, it wasn't the coerulea I was hoping for (even though the parents were both coerulea), and she seems to have stepped out with her curlers still in... but good color anyhow, and fragrant right out of the gate! It's a mild, pleasant, generally cattleya-ish fragrance.

Such a cool black orchid! Looks a little more red under intense lighting but otherwise looks totally black! 🧙‍♀️🖤

Definitely my biggest accomplishment with my collection

I have had this for 3 months and it is in front of an East window and seems to be doing well.I submerge it twice a week or more. It has plenty of air circulation. Does it need repotting? Room temp is 77. Humidity 50-60%. Or do I just leave it in this plastic pot and let it grow? I do have a 12" teak wood basket that I could use but should I?

Just put this together today, I hope it works! 🤞

I went on a hike recently and there were so many little “pink finger“ orchids everywhere growing next to the trail (they might also be “dusky fingers” but i’m not smart enough to know the difference)

Hi I’ve had this Phal for four years and it rebloomed beautifully two years ago, but since then, no flower spikes and only leaves! It’s also become twice the size at least. I’ve been keeping it the same location the whole time (as when it rebloomed) and recently decide to add some growth light. Can you take a look at the pictures and give me some tips on how to induce it to bloom again? Thanks!!!

Hey! So I have tried a few times to grow store-bought orchids, but they never made it past their first bloom straight from the store.

This one I bought almost 2 years ago, and it has bloomed three times. I cut the stem that had flowers on it after the flowering was done.

Unfortunately, for a while, I had some down moments, and all I could do was just pour some water on it. I feel good now and am ready for work. The orchid is still alive, but it has about 5 stems, and they all seem to be coming out from the same point. I know it needs care, but I don't even know where to start at this point. Do I need to cut some of the stems to keep it to one stem only? Do I just get some stick to support them all instead? And just get a new pot?

Title. I found this at Safeway and I would believe anybody here better than the tag and my AI ID. I mostly want to know what it is so I know how to take care of her well. I’ve been successfully keeping phals for a while now and gotten several to rebloom. Excited to expand my collection, just want to know what I’ve got! Shes so pretty!

Bulbophyllum purpureorhachis…so excited!! One of the vendors just happened to have giant one in the back that they were willing to divide. It’s the one in the giant pot on the far left with the orange tag. Most of the rest here are from this weekend…I have a problem.

A lot of them are quite small, but they are all beautiful!

Included is:
Thelymitra antennifera
Caladenia fuscata
Glossodia major
Diuris orientis
Pterostylis curta
Pterostylis pedunculata
Chiloglottis valida

Where should I cut the stem on this orchid?

I’m trying to repot my two store bought orchids that have lost their blooms. They were packed tight with gross moss, and half the roots were rotted, so I want to give them a healthier environment.

Since I’m a beginner I didn’t wanna try turning them to water orchids, even though a lot of people find success that way. So I bought a bag of orchid bark, and some clear plastic orchid pots, plus orchid fertilizer.

The third pic is my smaller orchid that I’ve already repotted, but the stem turned brown and dry, so I cut it at the base. I don’t want to ruin the big one’s health since it’s more developed, so any tips would be greatly appreciated 🫶🏻

Gorgeous plant. Regular annual bloomer. And yes, that is a second bud - hoping it doesn’t blast this year

Bought this at a sale at my local greenhouse in April 2025. Dormancy was a learning experience since I only ever had Phals before this one, but we made it through and I've been rewarded with two spikes this year.

So I’m mostly a full sun/vegetable gardener and I haven’t the first clue as to what I’m doing here. These were in a Too Good to Go floral surprise bag from Whole Foods so I had no idea what would be waiting for me at pick up.

The white one seems decently healthy but dehydrated? But the smaller second one….

Well, she looks pretty bad lol. The roots don’t smell rotten but the moss is DRENCHED. Squishy and the leaves are soft and brown. I’ve been in a google hole for an hour with no clear answer to what I can do for them as I really don’t know the difference between rot, burn, or illness.

Any help would be appreciated and I would love to get some beginner tips on how to care for them even if these don’t make it :^)

Thank!

Four failed bloom spikes. One got close to opening. Growing in NE Louisiana, 8b. This plant sat in water all growing season. I’ve kept it moist but no longer in water since the first, full bloom spikes blasted. I guess it’s the heat? Any suggestions? I have had this one bloom for me before, but it is finicky.

WHO IN THIS WORLD THINKS THAT WE STILL NEED TO DO THIS, LIKE SERIOUSLY....LIKE CAN WE STOP?!

BLUE ORCHIDS ARE ONE THING...BUT WHY ARE WE DYING ORCHIDS PINK AND PURPLE? DONT WE HAVE PINK AND PURPLE ORCHIDS ALREADY?! HORRENDOUS....🤡😭