Help ID so i can replace this curly stem orchid

[Vsol]

Hi, my boyfriend bought me this beautiful orchid and unfortunately it had Fusarium solani and i don't think it will make it. I’d love to buy another to replace it but don't know what type it is. It has a mauve pink flower and curled flower stems.

[estación seca]

It's a Phalaenopsis hybrid. There are so many thousands of very similar hybrids it isn't possible to tell exactly what it is without the name tag. Most have similar cultural requirements, so the information I gave you in the other thread will help you learn how to grow it.

[Ray]

What makes you think it has fusarium?

[Vsol]

Thank you! It had the small orange balls in the roots and was dying.

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Thank you. He got it from a grocery store so the tag had no detailed information.

[AnonYMouse]

The curly stem is achieved by training the spike as it grows out. Your plant will produce the usual spike next time.

[Veksa]

Ask your BF to get you another one, . If it is a store bought they might have same plants now and then.

[SouthPark]

Vsol ..... the main thing is to read up a lot on how to pot the orchid before assuming it can be potted or grown a certain way.

For example, if I was a plant, and somebody dunked my head (mouth, nose etc) under-water and keep my head under-water indefinitely ........ I would have serious issues after a short time.

The orchid is the same. Putting regular roots of orchids underwater generally ends up with roots running out of oxygen, and leads to unwanted things happening like that.

The under-water growing techniques for some orchids require some procedures to be carried out/followed - to allow new roots to transition into or adapt to a water environment. That is - new roots gradually extending into water as they grow or meeting the water naturally ----- usually ok. But existing roots dunked in water for a long time ...... usually not ok for most orchids.

And temperature levels, light levels etc need to be ok too. And water in the container probably needs to be replaced every once in a while too.