Orchid in Glass Vase

[ttwhoizdat]

Hello pictures of my lovely new orchid in a glass vase. When I water I let stand for ten min and then tilt to release extra water. Today I noticed that there was alot of moisture in the vase, so I decided to remove some of the moss that was tightly packed. The roots seemed good, bright green and did not notice any rotting roots. When I originally bought this orchid it was in a plastic container, when he was re-poted into the vase it did loose 3 unopened blooms, Is this because the stress of re-poting during bloom?


I re-poted into the same vase with less of the moss for better air circulation. My question is if you experts think he looks healthy?

What do you think of keeping him in a glass vase or should I re-pot into a plastic container?

Also I have noticed a bit of yellowing on the edge of one of my leaves, is this normal?

Please refer to the pictures. I am a newbie and would love to become a great keeper and appreciate this forum. Thank you all

I personally wouldn't feel comfortable to keep phalaenopsis potted into something without drainage holes. Of course it depends on one's growing conditions.
You need to check how long does it take for potting mix to dry out in that vase. If it takes more than 2 weeks - I would repot.

[silken]

Welcome. I agree with orchideye. There are lots of threads on Orchid Board about rotting roots and it is usually due to lack of drainage and media being to wet with no air circulation. Here is a long thread full of Phal problems and tips to resolve the problems. When you have time, you might want to browse thru some of it. It has become very long but even reading 10 pages will help you understand Phal culture. Your Phal is lovely by the way and the yellowish edges seem normal to me. http://www.orchidboard.com/community...ends-here.html

[mattryan]

I have 3 orchids in glass vases. I wouldn't have tried this if I was just starting out. One of my orchids is growing a spike right now. They are growing in sphagg, I don't think with bark it would work as it would float away.

Cheryl

[ttwhoizdat]

Originally Posted by silken

Welcome. I agree with orchideye. There are lots of threads on Orchid Board about rotting roots and it is usually due to lack of drainage and media being to wet with no air circulation. Here is a long thread full of Phal problems and tips to resolve the problems. When you have time, you might want to browse thru some of it. It has become very long but even reading 10 pages will help you understand Phal culture. Your Phal is lovely by the way and the yellowish edges seem normal to me.

Thank you for your reply. I just ordered some mix and a new clear pot with drainage holes from Repotme. I will definitely be repotting

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Originally Posted by orchideya

I personally wouldn't feel comfortable to keep phalaenopsis potted into something without drainage holes. Of course it depends on one's growing conditions.
You need to check how long does it take for potting mix to dry out in that vase. If it takes more than 2 weeks - I would repot.

Thank you for your reply. I just ordered some mix and a new clear pot with drainage holes from repotme website. I will definitely be repotting