Introducing Me
 

:hello I am new to this forum as well as a new orchid owner. I got mines for valentines and have been doing some research. It seems to be identified as a dendrobium phal well I hope it is :rofl:

I am having some issues maintaining its proper health as I recently discovered the roots of the mother plant was rotten and a healthy keiki is growing from the base.

I really love this plant and hope to learn from you all. Nice to be part of the forum and your advice will be appreciated.

(I will add a pic for more specificity as soon as I figure how to...lol)
Regards, Shivonne

:hello:waving Welcome to OB! Just post 5 more times, any one liner, comment, then after that you can post your photos.

Enjoy! Hope to see your orchid photo soon, so we can all help/suggest what to do.

Thank you so much, nice to meet you too. Where to post three more times though? :)

Go on any thread and make a comment that you like their orchid or whatever you desire to say :)

lol.. ok thanks I feel like a new school child...haha

Welcome to Orchid Board :welcome:

It might not be a keiki at the base. These orchids always produce new growths at the base as part of their normal growing cycle.

Dendrobium Phal is not to be confused with the genus we also abbreviate Phal. Phalaenopsis is a genus of Orchids, just like Dendrobium and the two have quite different care and growth pattern. Orchids in the Phalaenopsis genus usually only have one growing point (they are monopodial) and another growth from the base is a basil keiki. However the Dendrobium genus has many growing points which each terminate annually and new ones start (they are sympodial). Another growth from the base is usually just a normal part of their growth pattern and they shouldn't be separated.

People often get confused by Den Phal and think it's a cross between a Phal and a Den. The confusion originates when a species of Dendrobium was named phalaenopsis (with a small p as all species names are lower case). This species has since been renamed bigibbum but the sub-group of Dendrobium that it was part of is still called Phalanthe, so the name Den Phal for all species and hybrids in this group has stuck.

Welcome to the boards, Shivonne. :hello Glad to have you here. I, too, look forward to seeing pictures of your orchid as I have never seen one.

Welcome to the OB!

Welcome!

Welcome to the OB! We LOVE pictures! (especially roots and flowers) So don't hesitate to give us a thrill! :biggrin: