Need Urgent Advice! New Orchids

[Wild Orchid]

Hello Everyone,
Safeway had a 3 day sale on orchids and they had something very unique and new to their usual selection, So, of course, those jumped into my shopping basket.

As always, no tags and it reads - intergeneric.
My guess is that one comes from oncidium parents (the yellow one), and another one - Miltoniopsis (pansy shape, orangy flowers)?

So far, I've been only growing and successfully reblooming Phals. These are a complete new territory to me.

The yellow one with plump bulbs is very dry. The Pansy looking is somewhat wet.

What would you recommend I should do next and how to grow these guys? I know I always repot Phals right away and cut the spike off.

I don't want to start on the wrong foot, so would really appreciate your expert advice.

[kindrag23]

I repotted all of my oncidium alliance (your yellow one). Spike and all and my oncid evergreen is still blooming away on a monstrous spike. I would depending on what the roots look like move up about 1 size looks tight tight tight. Might like a little breathing room my oncid get bright filtered light for almost all day. Growing like mad. My two oncidium twinkle came in double spike and their spikes are also continuing to do well and spikes are growing well. Good luck and good growing. Your other one sorry I am of no help.

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Correction: Does need to be repotted just now able to see roots coming out the slits. Lol

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Oh I water when starts to look/feel dry but not bone dry. Feed weakly weekly etc... does not get full sun though.

[Wild Orchid]

Thanks so much! I appreciate your prompt reply.
Repot ASAP - that seem to be a mantra!

[kindrag23]

Yep dont forget to fertilize, as well takes energy to spike and hold them. Good luck and lucky you.

[The Mutant]

I have no idea to take care of either one, but the second one looks like a Burrageara Nelly Isler (whatever THAT is).

All I can say is: good luck with your new chids! I remember getting my first Paph and being nervous as heck, because it wasn't a Phal. They both look very healthy though (what's visible at least), so I don't think you'll have any problems with them.

[Wild Orchid]

Thanks, guys!
Got one baby out. Roots look good to my untrained eye. Certainly didn't have tonns of moss as Phals. The baby is drying up now.
Next one is on the line!

[kindrag23]

Okay I would suggest soaking it to see if can get some of the sponge out of the middle with out damaging the roots then placing packing peanuts (non h2o soluable) in the root center for air flow. I have found that sponge can encourage rot.

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But wowza! Does look like good roots!!

[james mickelso]

This oncid has a spike (using lots of energy from that big fat pbulb) and a new growth coming out the bottom. See those roots? This is why most folks who start out trying to grow oncids have trouble. Leave them alone. They damage easily. Far easier than catts or phals. They are thin, easily damaged, and don't dry out. The media becomes dry around the roots but the roots themselves under the pbulbs stays wet. I use a medium size (1/2 inch) size bark along with sponge rock and charcoal to grow these. When I repot, I am very careful with the roots because they can be damaged easily. I pile up some gravel in the bottom of the pot and splay the root mass out over the pile so that there is air getting to the bottom of the root mass under the pbulbs. That way you can water them and they dry out evenly thereby limiting the dampness that fungus thrive on. I clip the plant to a plant clip so the plant stays upright and stable in the pot. These like to be warm. Medium light. And a nice breezy atmosphere. They need to be fed often but at a very low rate. The biggest problem you will face is wet conditions under the root mass. Solve that and this will reward you. These are grown in very warm, bright, and humid conditions in hot houses. The temps and light levels are controlled so that they send up spikes quickly. You probably can't duplicate these conditions easily so don't expect this to stay like this long. But given warmth, light, and just damp, it will do well.

[Wild Orchid]

Thanks so much, James and Everyone, for your support!

Here's the 2nd one out of its pot.

Good roots - I think. ?

Feel like a new parent, excited and nervous.

[kindrag23]

O definitely.