Please help with ID? - Orchid Board

FlyboyTJ · #1 03-23-2014, 05:33 PM

We have had our only orchid for two years. It seems to be doing well for the lack of care we have given it and now we want to help it as much as we can. I'll attach a photo to help with ID and hope that care suggestions will be offered to a Noob.

Smiles, Tom

orion141 · #2 03-23-2014, 05:36 PM

All I can tell you is that it looks lie a Vanda to me. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable can give you some more info. Oh and congrats on getting it to flower, Vandas can be a challenge to get to flower!

In terms of care it seems whatever you are doing is working (as it is flowering). If you want you can water it daily (without fertilizer) and water it once a week with water containing fertilizer (orchid balanced fertilizer). Vandas like lots of water and light.

Carpe Diem · #3 03-23-2014, 05:39 PM

What orion141 said.

Atzau · #4 03-23-2014, 05:44 PM

looks great! I'm a total noob at this too so i can't help much with the id....though I'd have to say... it looks like it's doing well... maybe "lack of care" is all it needs!

orion141 · #5 03-23-2014, 06:08 PM

Oh and the flowers look awesome by the way

Connie Star · #6 03-23-2014, 06:30 PM

Agree its a vanda. I've never tried them in New England, but now that I am spending part of the year in Costa Rica I may have to give it a go. That's if I can find one for sale. Even my friend who has hundreds doesn't seem to have any Vandas.

FlyboyTJ · #7 03-25-2014, 01:48 PM

Thanks for the vanda I.D.
As a noob, I thought it was time for me to start helping my orchid. It hangs in a tree all year, here in Ft. Myers, Fl. When we first got our orchid it had a net bag of fertilizer hanging over the top of the plant. It hasn't been fertilized for over a year and it still blooms. Poor thing certainly hasn't had much care. My concern is that the blooms are getting farther away from the roots. The roots are tightly entwined around the wood planter and I don't know if I can somehow cut back from the bottom to encourage more growth higher up the plant. Will cutting the wood planter apart and pulling the roots away and trimming some off the bottom of my vanda be a good move?

Thanks for all the replys,

Tom