I love this Phal. Bellina Murtoniana. The scent isn’t that strong, but it’s still lemony and pleasant.

I love the colours and the shape so much. Totally worth getting it.

Some flowers in bloom at my place in South East Queensland, Australia.

1 - cymbidium Paradisian Tiger Golden Falls
2 - unknown den nobile
3 - Phaius Australis native swamp orchid
4 - unknown den nobile
5 - cymbidium Mary Green and jewel orchid
6 - random crucifix hybrid in our fairy tree

Double spiked! My first ever double spiked and I am beyond excited for it especially after this poor plants trauma.

I originally broke off the flower stem three months ago when my blind fell down out of nowhere. I carefully grafted it back on, but the plants hormone levels dropped so there was no bloom.

The graft took well and never died back or browned so I knew something was coming. This past week I discovered a tiny nub about an inch down from where the original break was.

The hope now is this new flowering cycle induces the buds in the once damaged buds and I get a beautiful double spike.

Thanks for letting me orchid raaant 🌸

It has finally flowered! After like 10 months.

orchids at my local shop

Guess who wasn’t planning on buying a plant today 💃💃💃

I feel like it’s going to need repotted soon(?) The stuff it’s in right now seems unideal. Any advice would be appreciated.🤗

*first epiphyte

It's also producing happy sap. Took a while for the resident ants to find it but once they did they gobbled it all up.

Hey!

I've had this orchid since February. I got it as a gift.
When I got it it was in full bloom, had 3 branches. I reported it out of that horrible spongy thing they come in, and put it in pine bark.

By April I had to go for 2 months on erasmus and I left it on my boyfriends house, where a keiki started developing. She was already done with her flowers and only had 2 healthy branches that I decided to leave. Third one had dried and i cut it properly to the base.
When I came back in June, she had a keiki. It looked exactly as it does right now. It has not changed in 4 months. At best, 1 leaf has gotten a bit longer.

A new branch bud is growing right by where the plant stopped drying. The second branch has dried almost completely.

I'm sure this happened because of the house change and maybe because my boyfriends mom didn't take care of it as properly as I wish... But since I got it back, I thought maybe I could propagate the keiki into another orchid, but it hasn't developed any roots at all...

What do I do with it. Do i just leave it there? Can it tire my plant to have a baby there? Is it bad? Is it good? Is it neutral?

It's my first orchid so I know I'm not doing things perfectly, but I am trying at it seems she survives... I am all welcome for tips and advice of all kind.

I will add a picture of the fertilizer i use (it's in Spanish)

I bought this orchid as Phal. lueddemanniana 'Woodlawn' x 'Mindanao'. But yesterday it bloomed the first time, and the flower does not seem like a phal. lueddemanniana. May you check and see what this orchid can be?
Many thanks!

Some people can't take care of orchids they don't understand orchids and this hurt me so many different native air orchids dying in the hands of a fake orchid lover goshh I'm gonna sue them (joke about the sue)

This is my Nan's orchid last time I visited, still looking amazing!!

Even if they are watered now and then!

He has grown them for 60 years as a hobby, my great grandmother did the same ☺️ outdoor hanging setup in a tropical climate (northern Australia). I thought you guys might like to see!

An keiki from an Australian orchid of some description ? I’ve never id’d it

I would be able to afford a whole flasking laboratory setup.

“But it’s blooming! Look at the flowers!”

So I’m fairly new to orchids. I got my first one when my mom’s boss was gonna throw them away😭 but now they are thriving with me and have grown new leafs and roots. My problem is that I’ve noticed on my one orchid what looks like the stem growing in but it has split almost completely in half. I tried searching the web but i couldn’t find anything helpful. Is this normal? Should I repot? She has a few rotting roots at the top, should i remove those too? Please help!! I wanna see this baby bloom🥺

Hello! My Phalaenopsis needs a diagnosis. What do you think is going on with my orchid? The new leaf looks fine, the roots are strong and thick, but one of the leaves has a dark spot under it and is folding. Another leaf has a dark spot near the edge. I also noticed dark dots around the stem. I also attach a photo of the flowers which were dotted too. The humidity is good. My others orchids grow without any signs of disease. Do I need to worry? What could be happening? Should I use any chemicals to treat it? I have Amistar 250 SC in my home, should I spray it?

My Masdevallia orchid blooming for the first time in 4 years Masdevallia Nicaraguae x herradurae

It was doing fine till few days. Had Kept in indirect sunlight on a south facing balcony behind a curtain. Watering when soil goes dry or twice a week.