Hello there! My name is Rachel, although I'm also known as "Grey". I'm a 21 year old from England who has been keeping a small number of orchids for around 3 1/2 years. It started after I was given a lovely Phalaenopsis for my 18th birthday; the flowers were blue upon purchase but it has since turned white, I was unaware it was dyed back then. I just love the white flowers, though!
I currently have 5 Phals; 4 of them were from Homebase, so I don't know their exact identification, but the other is a Phal. kolibri; I also have an Oncidium "jungle monarch" that, admittedly, is not doing as well as I would like.
Over late winter/early spring, all of my orchids burst into growth and produced quite a number of new leaves and roots, which I am thrilled about; unfortunately this has led to three of them becoming top heavy so they are in now need of repotting. I'm a bit nervous about it. I'll be doing a lot of reading before hand.
I'm also keen to repot my Oncidium because it really isn't looking so good, I'm sure anything would help at this point.
I also grow carnivorous plants, having specialized in Mexican Pinguicula (butterworts) for approaching four years, though I'm very fond of Utricularia as well. I thoroughly enjoy creative writing, particularly poetry, and singing, and I'm a devoted Christian.
I've been physically unwell for a number of years and have found growing a variety of plants to be an immense gift; I've learned so much through this hobby and hope that continues long into the future. I look forward to meeting you all and getting involved, may you be blessed!
Hello from England
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