Hi Everyone!
I'm an Arizonan, surgeon, dog lover, and very inexperienced orchid enthusiast! I bought my first orchid a few years ago because it was pretty and I thought it might alleviate my stress during residency. When it bloomed a second time, I was hooked. Joining this board has opened my eyes to an amazing community of orchid lovers just as diverse as their favorite plants! It's also shown me how little I know and how impressive it is that my orchid herd has survived despite all of my mistakes (except for one we recently lost to scale, RIP).
Thank you in advance for your advice, patience, and virtual friendship.
Hopefully, one day I will be able to pass along the knowledge I've learned from you all.
pictured is the current orchid crew - 6 NoID Phals, and 1 oncidium (tag lost at the show, but I think it will be similar to Miltassia Charles M Finch "Izumi")