I wanted a plant for my dorm room, so I bought an Orchid from my local Fred Meyer's. It's a Colmanara Wildcat, and I've been looking online for how to take care of it, but I'm still very confused.
I have no idea how old he is, the woman who worked there didn't know anything about orchids. I'm sure he didn't get enough light, his leaves are pretty dark, but then again I don't know how dark is too dark.
His flowers are healthy looking, and he's pretty tall.
Right now I'm just trying to get him as much light as possible. The light that comes in is bright, and doesn't come directly in my window, just on either side.
I don't know the temperature of my room, (our thermostat is a knob that we turn to get temperatures of hot, cold, or in-between) but I talked to my dorm's custodian, and she's going to talk to maintenance and tell me the numbers that correlate with different heats.
I'm also not sure when/if he's been fertilized, so I plan on fertilizing him next week, and continue doing so once a month. I read that orchids should be fertilized less in the winter, so I'll only fertilize him half of what is suggested.
There are clips holding him to a stake, should I leave those alone or should I take them off?
I'm pretty definite he needs to be repotted. I thought he was in the pot, but once I lifted the moss to check his roots I found he was actually sitting in a plastic container that was put in the pot. I plan on doing that when I go home for either Christmas or Thanksgiving, where I've got more room.
I would appreciate any help or advice. I really thought I was just getting something I wouldn't have to worry too much about. It's a nice project to have though. I keep calling it a him because I named it Fulgrim, after a Primarch from Warhammer 40k. Thanks!
Not Sure How to Care for Colmanara Wildcat
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