Hello, i am new to orchids however thoroughly addicted. I have expanded my collection to 25 in just a few short months. I am having some concerns for my baby 'Lilac Soap'. When I first got her she had black spots on her leaves...I asked the lady I got her from and she said that that is normal for oncidiums that they need a lot of sun but the sun can cause those spots. Well now she is starting to bloom and right before the bloom or these littls black specks that look llike seeds and there are also little white things too. If you touch it with your fingers it just smeers on your fingers so I don't think it's a bug, maybe a mold? Fungus?
I am a new member to this site however I visit often. It seems like every question I search leads me to here. Also a quick question about Haraella retrocalla...How long does her bloom last, she bloomed for about a week and then dropped...normal?
Funny all of my orchids are female.