2 New Orchids!

[Bulbopedilum]

Went to the local orchid store and got 2 new orchids!! A Bulbophyllum lepidum and some unidentified pleurothallid (The woman there said that it has small yellow flowers)

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Probably Pleurothallis chamensis. Not sure. Looks like it from the leaves.

When it blooms, post a photo.

[Bulbopedilum]

Originally Posted by King_of_orchid_growing:)

Probably Pleurothallis chamensis. Not sure. Looks like it from the leaves.

When it blooms, post a photo.

Yes, I will definitely post a photo.
There are also some brown spots on the undersides of some leaves, which I have read to be caused from too much heat. Will dipping them in cool water daily help?

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Dipping them in cool water will not really help.

If they really do not grow warm, then you must keep your growing area cooler.

Since I don't really know what it is you have, it is hard to say what temperature range the plants should be growing in. But let's just play it safe and say the top of the temperature range might be at around 29.4 C (85 F) and the bottom might be around 15.6 C (60 F).

Many Pleurothallis are actually intermediate temperature range growing. Few are either cool or warm growing, with an even smaller number of species being very cool growing.

[Bulbopedilum]

Ok, that's good. The temperature does not go over 27°C too often. I've also noticed that the spots are on the older leaves, so I guess the temperature is an older problem.

[Dollythehun]

Congratulations on your new babies!