Vanda/Dendrobium/Ascda New Orchids--HELP
Okay, so I love orchids and while on vacation this weekend, my husband took me to a botanical gardens in Florida. My Valentine's gift was six new orchids from the gift shop- all 6-8 inches tall, just the leaves/stem with leaves and roots in good shape. I've planted all of them in orchid potting soil and I've spent the last couple of hours on the internet deciphering what the jibberish on labels actually mean and finding photos of what they'll look like when they grow up to bloom.
I've identified five of the six as best I can:
1. Den Oriental Smile 'Fantasy'
2. V Gordon Dillon x V Annette Jones
3. Ascda Krailerk White-V Kultana Gold x Ascda Jakrit Gold
4. Den Love Memory 'Fit'
5. Den Red Emperor 'Prince'
(6.) Ascda (it says "lenanchal", but this is the one I haven't been able to figure out)
Anyways, I've figured out that the dendrobiums, vandas, and ascocendas require different light/water/rest conditions than the four phalaenopses I already have but I'm having difficulty figuring out from all of the orchid websites exactly how to care for them (in plain English, that is).
Somewhat unrelated, my phalaenopses are doing well in the windowsill and have grown rootlike structures (I think they're called 'rhizomes') up above and out of the soil in the pots. Should I cut these off to promote flowering or leave them as they are?
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