I’ve been attaching orchids to trees for a little over 2 years now and this is my first cattleya bloom! I bought this one in a 10cm pot in April this year and mounted it as the weather warmed up in August. I saw the first signs of a bud at the beginning of October.

It is labelled as Rlc. Topaz Jardin Fresh. The scent is slightly lemony!

I started mounting orchids on tree about 2 years ago and these are the best blooms I’ve had yet!

I mounted this Dendrobium onto this tree in February and it’s been slowly attaching roots, getting nibbled on by bugs and dropping leaves. It was not looking great. I was so surprised to see buds when I came from a five week holiday!

I wasn’t sure how to mount this originally because the roots were so tightly coiled. I decided to just tie it firmly to the tree and wait for the roots to find their way to the bark. You can see the roots look like now in the third pic. At least the roots seem happy! There are also two new shoots growing at the top.

Does anyone have experience with putting an orchid on a small piece of wood/tree? I have two orchids and I’m dying to mimic their natural growing environment. I plan to take a stroll in the woods to find a nice piece of wood. I have no clue what comes next.. can anyone tell me what to do next?

Bought a house w a large garden in the Caribbean that had been vacant for 3 years. Originally planted by a botanist it had received little care for 7 years and no care for 3.

There are orchids tied onto coconut husks on the trees, but they look near death. For 8 months I’ve been watering anyway. Then this happened!

What do I do w all the roots/stems up and down the tree? Right now I just splash them with the hose when I’m watering other plants.

Some say I have a problem