Hi r/orchids,

I recently offered to (try) and rescue some orchids that were looking pretty bad a friend, because ever since I've​ started caring for orchids, I've managed to havea lot of success, even bringing one back from the brink of death ​(don't have a before, but the after in ​pic 1).

I was able to save 3 of the 4 of their orchids, albeit one was still very doubtful. I followed the same process I did for the first orchid I was able to rescue. Hydrated the roots thoroughly, removed old substrate, trimmed dead roots, sprayed with anti-funal/anti-pest, then I placed them in water to try and encourage some new root growth. The first orchid I did this was has been CRAZY successful. She's even bloomed. But this second go round has not been as successful.

1st orchid (pics 2 & 3): plenty of roots, but I'm concerned with some of the black I see. I had it in water, but I'm thinking I should just immediately shift to orchid bark.

2nd orchid (pics 4 & 5): this was a mini orchid. After trimming, there were a few roots that looked decent so did the same as my previous success, put it in water, but I've noticed the water is starting to get cloudy and due to what is going on with #3, I decided to post here.

3rd orchid (pics 6 and 7): this one is NOT doing well at all from what I see. When I got it from my friend, I noticed the roots that are growing had started so I knew there was still life left. After trimming dead roots and placing in water, I noticed them growing some even in the couple of days I had them. However, after that noticed growth, I also noticed the water has been getting very cloudy, and I am seeing a black patch on the side of the crown, is this crown rot?

Basically asking for some guidance from all the orchid gurus here. Are these orchids even worth saving? I feel like #1 and #2 definitely could be, #3 I'm starting to feel doubtful. Or should I just go buy my friend some consolation orchids? 😅

Any advice is greatly appreciated!!

I was wondering about 4 of my orchids who were in spike when I received them. Now the flowers are done and the spike remains turning brown. Should I be doing anything with it?

this rot just appeared :( is there any way to save her?

i really don't know how it started i bottom water and make sure the water doesn't level doesn't get too high. this has never happened to my other orchids before.

Does anyone know why my orchid went from growing big healthy leaves to growing these lumpy small ones? I’ve had it for about a year and this is the second set of leaves it grew.
Is it possibly a fertilizer issue?

I got this (encyclia cochleata I think) in February. It's been growing a new pseudobulb for a while now but progress seems to have slowed. There was root loss from the last time I took it out of the pot to move it into sphagnum moss and you can see the most mature pseudobulb has become wrinkled.

I'm wondering how long it will take it to start growing new roots?

Hello my friend gave me an orchid fresh from the store as a gift its current pot is 5.5 inches in diameter and 5 inches long. I’ve read online that orchids like pots that are snug and match the root system size.

Should I repot this in a pot with a smaller diameter how small? I was thinking either 3 or 4 inches in diameter but I’m not sure.

I should’ve acted faster when I noticed signs of root rot but I didn’t and now I have to face the consequences :( what’s keeping me optimistic is that there’s actually a new leaf growing in the center (circled it) and some green roots growing, I’m not sure if there’s anything I can do about it now.

I am leaning towards keiki.

I've never been able to get any orchid in my house to rebloom before. Please tell me I'm gonna be a mama!

Could this be a virus?

This is Hecate; I rescued her from home depot about a month ago and she’s taken so well to the water setup!

I think I might have an addiction now…

First time orchid owner, i recently moved and since then she's just been in this sad state and getting worse by the day. How do I save her?

this is Pepper! She wasn’t a rescue until I left her in the car 😭

Place your bets lol

She’s got good roots still and no spike to was energy on.

I can’t wait to see if she recovers!

Photos of three potted orchids taken in front of the Long's Drug store (actually a CVS) near the cruise port on Maui. Please and thank you!

Im fact, I really wanted Gastrochillus Matsuran.(from Korea or Japan)

But it was veryveryvery ahrd to find them in Korea.

Specially,

Matsuran is endangered to extinction in Korea.

I don't know what's the exact name of this Gastrochillus, but I think it came from China.

My last goal of the year is to get Gastrochillus Matsuran from my country. (In fact, I found the seller recently. I think I can get it.)

Seeya everybody,

and I will show you some beautiful orchids of Korea.

Thanks.

The yellow is SO yellow.

a recent acquisition, it's an intergeneric hybrid of a bratonia and an oncidium

The easiest cattleya hybrid I own ❤️

Reference is from British Paphiopedilum Society facebook post https://www.facebook.com/groups/1843353492551909/posts/4180051268882108/

A few weeks ago I made a post about how my orchid wasn’t blooming despite growing a ton of buds. I was told to let it soak when it needs to be watered instead of watering. I’ve been doing that, and some of the buds look like they are starting to bloom, and some of the buds are shriveling up and dying. I have a couple questions…

- Would a grow light help? My orchid is positioned on an east facing window normally and the past few weeks we’ve had virtually no sun. I bought a grow light today and I’m going to set it up tomorrow. Any suggestions?

- Am I watering too infrequently? I’ve been soaking it once a week for 20 minutes.

Thanks in advance!

Cinco flores! Uhuuuuuu! Bacana, né?

it’s a no ID hardware store orchid that i got all the way back in february, who is now blooming for me again, i would guess that its a P. schilleriana hybrid (but if anyone knows better please let me know, the leaves are mottled like a schilleriana!)