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Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-18-2024, 08:36 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,115
Posted By Butters mom
Alright, I'll leave the roots alone. Again,...

Alright, I'll leave the roots alone. Again, thank you for your help. I'll post updates on how she's doing, good or bad. I can imagine how many Peristeria Elata are purchased every year because of...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-17-2024, 05:57 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,115
Posted By Butters mom
Estación seca, Thank you for your advice and...

Estación seca,
Thank you for your advice and your honesty. I really should have done a lot more research on the Peristeria Elata before I purchased it. I also thought the nursery was just telling me...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-14-2024, 10:22 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,115
Posted By Butters mom
Does my Peristeria Elata have a chance of surviving?

Hello all,
This past winter I purchased a very big Peristeria Elata. The nursery said that it desperately needed to be repotted into a larger pot. When it came, the leaves were at least 3ft tall...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-05-2024, 08:24 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,934
Posted By Butters mom
I'm sorry, maybe I am wrong. I thought that the...

I'm sorry, maybe I am wrong. I thought that the second spike's flowers would be around the same quantity as the 1st spike. I was afraid because there are so few buds compared to the other one. The...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-04-2024, 05:52 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,934
Posted By Butters mom
Spike is blooming to early? Is my Sharry Baby sick?

Hello my Orchid Experts,
I previously posted photos of my Sharry Baby's 1st spike bloom. They were and still are beautiful and smelling like a sweet treat. However, her 2nd spike, which I thought...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-30-2024, 09:22 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,694
Posted By Butters mom
Thank you! This room, actually, is painted with 2...

Thank you! This room, actually, is painted with 2 different colored greens, the light (shown in pics) and a forest dark green. My orchids are currently sitting in front of that wall. My thinking was,...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-28-2024, 09:23 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,694
Posted By Butters mom
Beallara Marfitch "Howard's Dream" full bloom

Hello Orchid family!
One of my 1st posts was concerning a broken spike on my Beallara Marfitch and whether I could save the spike or not. Alas, that spike didn't make it, but the other spike...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-09-2024, 10:23 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,223
Posted By Butters mom
My blooming Oncidium Sharry Baby 'Sweet Frangance'

Hi all, she has bloomed! And beautiful can't describe her well enough! I am slightly, and I mean slightly disappointed. She has a wonderfully strong smell but it isn't anywhere near chocolate! The...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-09-2024, 10:04 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,759
Posted By Butters mom
Oh my! She is beautiful! May I ask, how long have...

Oh my! She is beautiful! May I ask, how long have you had her before she bloomed?

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I will take all the...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-06-2024, 09:28 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,583
Posted By Butters mom
She has bloomed! I'll be posting her photos...

She has bloomed! I'll be posting her photos today! 😊
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-06-2024, 08:47 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,759
Posted By Butters mom
Oh, I didn't know that! Thank you for letting me...

Oh, I didn't know that! Thank you for letting me know. I thought that if the middle of the velamen is black then the root itself was dead and that it continued using up the nutriets needed for the...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-05-2024, 10:16 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,759
Posted By Butters mom
I've learned that the best way to know if a Vanda...

I've learned that the best way to know if a Vanda root is completely dead is, 1) they do not hydrate when watered. 2) if the root has zero "plump" period. 3) the actual root is inside of the...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-03-2024, 10:19 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,759
Posted By Butters mom
When I bought this last year, I wasn't happy with...

When I bought this last year, I wasn't happy with how the medium looked so, following suit with the vendor, I changed out their medium with fresh fir bark, charcoal and perlite. I added the sphagnum...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-02-2024, 10:02 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,759
Posted By Butters mom
Number of air roots?

Hello all, this is probably a really stupid question but is it normal for a small Cocheanthes discolor to have 13 air roots along with its regular roots? The plant itself has grown very little since...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-27-2024, 03:27 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,706
Posted By Butters mom
My Beallara Marfitch Howard's Dream arrived with broken spike

Hi all,
I ordered a Beallara Marfitch Howard's Dream that shipped yesterday and I received it today. The vendor said it was in spike now, and it still is, with a long spike with buds but I found...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-24-2024, 08:01 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,913
Posted By Butters mom
Can someone share what the better nurseries might...

Can someone share what the better nurseries might be? That will ship? I've been getting my orchids from Seattle Orchids.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-22-2024, 07:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,583
Posted By Butters mom
I'm trying to have the patience of a Saint! Lol!...

I'm trying to have the patience of a Saint! Lol! I've had 4 seedling orchids that didn't do ANYTHING from the time I got them (July 2023) until about a month ago. They seemed to have a nice little...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-22-2024, 09:12 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,583
Posted By Butters mom
How long does it take for Oncidium Sharry Baby to bloom from spike?

Hello all, my Sharry Baby, which I purchased in December with a tiny spike, now has 2 very long spikes. One is 35" and the other is 27". The longer spike has 16 (flower stems?) that have been coming...
Forum: Vendor Feedback 01-30-2024, 08:55 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,190
Posted By Butters mom
Ok, now y'all have me scared! ALL of my orchids...

Ok, now y'all have me scared! ALL of my orchids have come from Seattle Orchids! And I have contacted them about a few that just didn't seem right, and yep, they said, "Don't worry, the orchid is...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-29-2024, 09:08 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,483
Posted By Butters mom
Thank you everyone! @estacion Seca, yes she is...

Thank you everyone!
@estacion Seca, yes she is a Peristea elata. Everything she's had to go through since she came under my roof, well, let's just say, she's a real fighter! I noticed a brand new...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-29-2024, 10:10 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,483
Posted By Butters mom
Smile Breaking the Ice

:hello
My name is Verna S. I guess you would call me a "mostly" novice orchid owner. A few years back I purchased my 1st orchid. It was a Zygopetalum Advance Australia. It bloomed for me every year....
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