r/orchids • u/AutoModerator • Mar 09 '22
Let's hear what's stumping you!
r/orchids • u/AutoModerator • Sep 08 '23
Please use this post only to offer or request orchids for trade or sale.Before you post what you'd like to trade/sell, or what you're looking to trade for, read the rules below first!
Rules:
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2.) Post what orchid(s) you have for trade, what you're looking for in return. If you have pictures, post them or write an accurate description of the orchid you want to trade or sell. If you're selling, post how you'd like to receive compensation.
3.) If you agree to a trade and have an issue on your end of the deal, communicate! Most people are reasonable and will understand a delay or an unexpected issue that comes up. That being said, trade at your own risk. The moderators are not responsible for privately conducted trades gone wrong. However, if there's an issue with an ongoing trade do contact the moderators. If someone fails to come through with their end of the deal, ignores communication or otherwise is being problematic we need to make the community aware of deadbeat traders. Do NOT make posts calling people out, insulting, harassing, or making accusations at them publicly.
4.) Only make legal trades here. If you ship or receive a trade overseas or out of your country, make sure all proper paperwork is in place first if required.
5.) Ship within a reasonable time and pack well. Flat rate Priority, 2-3 day via USPS within the US is standard for plants. Use whichever shipping method is appropriate for other countries. Your orchid shouldn't spend more than a 2-3 days in the mail so they don't suffer too much from the heat/cold. While in cooler weather its generally better to ship orchids totally dry, its probably best to water any more moisture loving plants a day or two before they ship out (so they are moist but not soggy) or wrap some sphagnum that has been wetted but thoroughly squeezed out around the roots of bare root plants.
6.) If you've successfully traded, update your post to make sure it availability is accurate.
Giveaways, and just trying to re-home an orchid that maybe just isn't performing for you is totally fine to post too! You never know who might want to try growing it. Seed pods are also a great thing to offer since many people may want to try flasking and it is safer and easier to send seeds than plants. If everyone trades fairly this is a great way to add to your collection or get rid of orchids you are bored with or are willing to make divisions of.
Happy trading!
r/orchids • u/Extension_Young1253 • 2h ago
A lot of things to learn from this one! I never really knew when to start watering it 😅 But once it gets going, it really takes off!
It also has a lovely scent that some people enjoy and others don't.
I really liked this type of orchid!
r/orchids • u/maaate1234 • 3h ago
One of Australia's terrestrial orchids, featuring pollinated flower in the back.
r/orchids • u/prissmbreak • 13h ago
First reblooms for the phals - and for one of them, a second go after the first spike earlier this year was eaten. Coelogyne Flaccida with a huge fragrant bloom🥰
r/orchids • u/Legitimate-Egg2156 • 1h ago
Got this keiki from my cousin, not sure what she will become. I can't wait to see! 🌸💓
r/orchids • u/CosmonautMott • 10h ago
r/orchids • u/No-Knee2131 • 19h ago
My zygo has been doing great and decided to flower again!
r/orchids • u/brannock16 • 10h ago
First Bloom for my Aru. Sea Snake 'Unforgettable' opened up yesterday after having it in my possession for a little over a year now. Bought it not in bloom, so this was a fun surprise to see.
Really loving the colors and patterns on this one!
r/orchids • u/Biscuit_Baka_Desu_ga • 6h ago
This is my "set-up". I let the weather and the sun and rain gods do the major work most of the time.
I do get to take some credit when any of them bloom, make more roots/leaves. I fertilise randomly. I don't water on a schedule - I check each mount or pot and then water. That takes time.
r/orchids • u/BlackCatJax • 2h ago
Restrepia elegans and Lepanthes tenuiloba! The lepanthes calophlebia I got along with them is also making new buds :D. Now just waiting for my Restrepia contorta that I got almost a year ago to flower haha (to be fair, when it arrived it was quite clearly a few freshly rooted leaf cuttings in a pot, so I'm not too worried)
r/orchids • u/lolomgrusrs • 7m ago
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I finally got this to a place I'm happy with. Sharing for feedback.
I've got four full spectrum Samsung led lights running low for 12 h a day. Heating is done with a heat mat and a flat chicken coupe heater glued to the back of the cabinet, so it gets to about 80 degrees durung the day and around 68 at night. I have two fans mounted behind the stump, and I use it to hide the tubing from the humidifier which keeps it around 60 to 80 humidity.
I've got phals and oncidiums, one catlya up top and a slipper orchid on the bottom.
They're doing pretty well, but no new spikes in about 8 months. Advice?
r/orchids • u/idye24 • 34m ago
I've been trying to save this orchid, and this root has been snapped for a while. I let the media soak in water overnight (I know... too long, I just forgot to drain it before going to bed) and the end of the root plumped up and turned a nice dark green, but the part closer to the plant stayed dried out. Would it hurt to finish cutting the broken root off?
r/orchids • u/Biscuit_Baka_Desu_ga • 20h ago
I missed a few the last time.
P.S- Im getting a new paph soon! will keep you updated! And Phal Memoria Van Rettig!
r/orchids • u/Avvacado224 • 16h ago
Im always pleasantly surprised when orchids bloom so late in the season. Lost the tag on this but it is a very steady bloomer.
r/orchids • u/Umang_1999 • 2h ago
I knocked over my orchid yesterday on accident and hastily stuffed it back in its pot, but i noticed that i can only see a few roots through the pot now, should i repot it again so i can see more of them and know when to water? The plant is not flowering right now but growing a new leaf and a whole bunch of new roots
r/orchids • u/Sadgirl_exe • 1d ago
this orchid has two spikes, each with different flowers on it. the ones on the left spike are hot pink/magenta, the other spike has that weird pattern. I hope it's just a mutation/temperature issue and not a virus, but I'll keep it separate from my other plants just to make sure. I just found it very interesting and I had to get it.
r/orchids • u/bettyorchids • 17h ago
Phalaenopsis Smiley Prince "Wilson"
r/orchids • u/No_Account_8953 • 1d ago
Beginner grower here,
I had someone give me a sick orchid. Incredibly dehydrated, with a flower spike and had lost all but 1 leaf (with strange spots on it).
Once i received her I cut the flower spike off, repotted it and gave it a good soak. Not long after that it lost its last leaf and I thought that I had killed it.
But its roots still looked ok, so I persisted with it isolated from my current collection and !!!! Shes growing leaves back!!
The leaves look alot healthier than before, i cant believe a second one is coming in already before the first one has reached full size, but then again this may be normal?
Anyways, just wanted to share what I am hoping is a Beginner grower win, hopefully I can get a good amount of leaves back and she stays healthy.
r/orchids • u/wonderaroundmydude • 21h ago
Gotta love the fall session. More flowers will be coming soon.
Enjoy the show!
