New growth on Hwra. Lava Burst "Puanani"

[Reeses]

I just wanted to show off the new growth on my baby

The pseudobulbs were that shriveled when I bought it, and I was 80% sure it wasn't going to make it. I'm still an orchid newbie, so I'm very excited that not only is it still alive, it has a new baby bulb!

P.S. I'm sorry the pictures are sideways--they weren't that way when I uploaded them. Does anyone have any tips on how to fix that?

[ALToronto]

That plant is far from dead! Actually, the Lava Burst is one of the easiest orchids to grow and keep blooming. Mine produces 3-4 spikes per growth, so it's always in bloom. I have mine in a clay pot with lava rock, and I water it every day. You simply cannot overwater a plant in lava rock.

For photos, the only thing that has worked for me is to download the photo to the computer, use a photo editing app to rotate the photo 90°, save it, then rotate it back and save it again. Stupid, but it works.

[RosieC]

Looks like the plant is doing good at growing

I do the same as Al to fix the photo thing. Seems to work if you do this on a PC, now certain it works on a Mac though.