What it this orchid?

[Floare_Exotica]

Hello everyone!
I'm new on this forum and also a beginner into growing orchids;they've been my favourite flowers since childhood but so many years I stayed away because they are very expensive and I don't know how to take care for them.
A few years ago,I bought a pretty common orchid and I followed my friend's advice by watering her once a week,just flooded in the sink.
For some reason,the advice didn't work for my orchid so I've lost her...

Now,I'm feeling lucky to try to grow orchids again but I have a little problem:
my friend from Thailand gave me an orchid branch(without roots)and I've tried to make it grow roots but I'm not sure I was doing the right thing...
First of all,I have no ideea what kind of orchid is,they are several types,one of them prefer more water and sun,some of them like more dry soil and no direct sun light.
I looked on google and nothing came up.
The orchid has dry,rought and yellowish leaves which are disposed the same way as Appendicula Cornuta but the flowers don't look the same.It's an orchid with small tinny orange and crimson red flowers(the bottom is red and the upper is orange with ruffled petals);it also has white/grey aerian roots.
Please help,I cannot find it!!!

may be I'll try to post a picture with this particular orchid.

[Floare_Exotica]

Originally Posted by Floare_Exotica

Hello everyone!
I'm new on this forum and also a beginner into growing orchids;they've been my favourite flowers since childhood but so many years I stayed away because they are very expensive and I don't know how to take care for them.
A few years ago,I bought a pretty common orchid and I followed my friend's advice by watering her once a week,just flooded in the sink.
For some reason,the advice didn't work for my orchid so I've lost her...

Now,I'm feeling lucky to try to grow orchids again but I have a little problem:
my friend from Thailand gave me an orchid branch(without roots)and I've tried to make it grow roots but I'm not sure I was doing the right thing...
First of all,I have no ideea what kind of orchid is,they are several types,one of them prefer more water and sun,some of them like more dry soil and no direct sun light.
I looked on google and nothing came up.
The orchid has dry,rought and yellowish leaves which are disposed the same way as Appendicula Cornuta but the flowers don't look the same.It's an orchid with small tinny orange and crimson red flowers(the bottom is red and the upper is orange with ruffled petals);it also has white/grey aerian roots.
Please help,I cannot find it!!!

may be I'll try to post a picture with this particular orchid.

Can anyone help me?
Or should I start another topic for my problem?

[WhiteRabbit]

Originally Posted by Floare_Exotica

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Can anyone help me?
Or should I start another topic for my problem?

Hi Floare


I think it would be best for you to start a new thread with your questions - more likely people will see it and hopefully be able to help.

Your's looks like a reed stem epidendrum - they like a good deal of water (at least in my experience) and a good deal of sun.
gl!

[Floare_Exotica]

Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit

Hi Floare


I think it would be best for you to start a new thread with your questions - more likely people will see it and hopefully be able to help.

Your's looks like a reed stem epidendrum - they like a good deal of water (at least in my experience) and a good deal of sun.
gl!

Thank you,thank you,thank you!

Problem solved
Once I know what kind of species my orchid is,I will know how to care for her!
I'm so happy

[RosieC]

It might be difficult to find the exact species, but the Genus of Epidendrum as WhiteRabbit said will help you know how to care for it. Knowing it's the 'Reed Stem type of those will help even more.

I'm not sure on the care of these myself, but if you need more help just ask and someone should be able to help

[camille1585]

It also looks very dehydrated. Were there any roots at all at the base when it was potted up? Until it grows roots you need to keep it in a humid and somewhat warm environment. Keep it out of the sun (you want bright shade) until it establishes. That will encourage roots as well as limit water lose that dehydrates the plant even further. I have no experience with Epidendrums though, so don't know how easily they put out roots.

[silken]

It looks like for now, misting it would help those dry leaves and aerial roots take up some water. Looking at those dry leaves makes me thirsty
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[Floare_Exotica]

Thank you ladies for your help
I'll come back with more details,later!

[Bud]

When your Epidendrum orchid has finished flowering you should leave the spike on the plant since the same spike can produce more blossoms within a few months. If you are lucky, the spike will also produce so called keikis. Keiki is the Hawaiian word for baby and an orchid keiki is a clone that will develop its own roots. Once the roots are 2-4 inches long, you can move the keiki to its own pot.

[Floare_Exotica]

Originally Posted by camille1585

It also looks very dehydrated. Were there any roots at all at the base when it was potted up? Until it grows roots you need to keep it in a humid and somewhat warm environment. Keep it out of the sun (you want bright shade) until it establishes. That will encourage roots as well as limit water lose that dehydrates the plant even further. I have no experience with Epidendrums though, so don't know how easily they put out roots.

Yes,it looks very dehydrated!
My friend who work for a Thai restaurant gave the permission to pick up these poor plants from outside where I found them,just laying on ciment(they have 4 big pots outside with blooming Epidrendrum and somehow 2 branches just fail off...
I offered volunteer to take care and revive them.
There wasn't any root system when I found them,just pseudobulbous or aerial root.
It took me 2 days to find out what species are these"ladies"...unfortunately,I had to keep them inside for 2 day ,I gave them just a shower

Yesterday I was so happy to find out they are Epidendrum Cinnabarinum,they love partial sun(full sun only for few hours) and good portion of water.
I've planted them in regular soil(so far),I picked up the parasites from the stem and placed in a humid corner of my porch where the sprinklers give them enough action.

Cannot wait to see these babies revived
Plese help!!