I'm a true beginner. I just got my first orchid (a phalaenopsis) in January from Lowes... I'm sad to say that soon after I got it, it started to wilt. So I came here for help.
Taking advice from one of the threads, I took it out of the soggy sphagnum that it was potted in and saw that alot of the roots had died off.
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My assumption is that it was over watered... but I'm no expert by any means. So, I trimmed the dead roots, repotted it into fresh media, and it seems to be trying to bounce back. I'll keep my fingers crossed that it'll pull through.
I figured since I was here so often with concern for my mistreated plant, I should just join and get the most out of the forum that I can.