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Old 01-19-2025, 09:26 PM
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2 years ago, I received a small orchid as a gift from a client (I work in a veterinary hospital). I can't remember what the label identified it as, unfortunately. I had always joked with my co-workers that I have a black thumb, so I decided to leave it at work, where it stood a snowballs chance at survival.

After the flowers all dropped off, my total green thumb co-worker though it was dying, so I decided to do a little research, and found out that this was totally normal. So it got moved to the office window sill, and while it didn't necessarily thrive, it didn't die either.

A couple of days ago, I decided to bring him home, as my black thumb has turned quite a bit greener with a few other houseplants.

I repotted him, since he was still in his original tiny plastic cup, and his exposed roots appeared a bit crispy. I found that he was in a brick of cement like moss, with a few straggly roots sitting in a puddle of water.

He seems ok so far, but it'll be interesting to see how this journey goes.

Looking forward to learning more about this little guy. Hopefully, I can coax him to bloom again, mainly so I can post some pix and see if anyone can help me give him his name back!
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Old 01-20-2025, 10:10 PM
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Odds are, it is a Phalaenopsis. You'll find lots of friendly help here! Here's a "sticky thread" that can point you in the right direction, read through the first few screens, no need to overdose. The Phal abuse ends here.
Thank you so much!

I actually read most of that thread before I signed up. I thought since I was going to keep him here at home, I'd better do some reading.

I trimmed off his gross old dead roots, rehydrated the crispy ones, and worked very slowly at getting the chunk of moss cement off of him.

So far he seems to be responding pretty well (but it's only been a few days, so we'll see).

But I did notice that there does seem to be some pretty friendly and very knowledgeable people here. Looking forward to this journey!

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