I've collected quite a few phals over the past year or so (can't say no to sad-looking reduced supermarket rescues!) and since they all seem quite happy (one's just rebloomed, another is currently growing three! new spikes just after finishing flowering, another is growing a new spike too), I thought I'd branch out to some other orchids.
I ordered a "Brassia Rising Star", "Prosthechea garciana" and "Oncidium globuliferum" online, and when they arrived, the Oncidium was in bark and the other two are in moss. It looks like the Oncidium is older/bigger than the other two, so I'm not sure whether they're only in moss because they're smaller and younger so don't like drying out as much?
The rest of my orchids are in bark, should I repot these into bark as well so they're all in the same, or do these prefer moss? If I put them in bark, would I use a finer bark because the roots are smaller?
What do I have to do differently for these orchids compared to my phals? I've read the care sheets the nursery sent and they sound quite similar to phal care but I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything! Will these also thrive off the sort of accidental semi-neglect that I treat my phals with or are they more fussy?
Also how quickly should I expect these to grow if they're happy? I'm assuming they're still some time off being flowering size?
Sorry for all the questions haha, I just want to make sure these little plants are going to be happy living with me!
First non-phal orchid questions (Brassia, Prosthechea, Oncidium)
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