So I'm brand new to all this. A week ago, I didn't even know you could buy orchids, I've just always loved them. I bought a Phalaenopsis memoria Cecilia Rimland (is stating the whole name necessary?) at Lowe's a few days ago. I decided to water it yesterday morning and hold off on feeding until next weekend just in case it got a heavy feeding and watering right before I bought it. It is in sphagnum moss in a clear cube pot and the corners are deeper than the middle of the pot. I'm guessing this is so any extra water can go in the corners. So 1. I'm wondering if I should get a pot with holes in the bottom so I can drain it easily when I water and feed it. 2. I saw a little black bug crawling around in it and I don't know if that is bad. 3. Can I use tap water that is filtered by a snap-on-the-sink water filter? 4. Last night I got home really late and knew I would be sleeping late so i put my orchid in the window sill in between the curtain and the miniblinds. (I live in a one room studio with only two windows) This was the window furthest away from my bed which is behind my plasma tv and next to my computer. On the orchid, there are two flower stems and one has two flowers and the other has one flower with the former being older growth and the latter being newer growth. When I woke up this morning, I found that the flower on the stem by itself (newer growth) was starting to wilt. I'm wondering if it got too hot being close to my tv (plasma tvs get hot), computer and behind the curtain. I'm also worried that the filtered tap water was bad for it. How can I perk this slightly wilted flower back up? As a side note, I also noticed this morning that both the flower stems are continuing to grow. I'm very thankful for this orchid community.
Phalaenopsis memoria wilting flower and pot question
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