Hello From NorCal!

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Hello all!

I'm Amber, I live in Northern California, and this year I have become positively obsessed with orchids. I have several in my collection (almost embarrassed by the number) and in a few varieties.

One of my favorites is a lovely Brassia I named "Beetlejuice," a gorgeous Miltonia named "Milly," a few Phals, and an oncidium with a white/pink bloom. I love my Paphs as well, and they do best sitting on my piano in low light.

The hardest problem I have right now is knowing what to do in the dormancy period - about half my plants do not currently have blooms. The Phals are easy to check for health because their roots are green and firm, but I have a harder time diagnosing the Brassia in particular - it has a new growth (pictured) but it hasn't changed in size in a while, and I don't know enough yet about what the roots are supposed to look like to know if it's still growing.

Any advice is needed and appreciated! Happy to be part of the group!

Amber in Santa Rosa