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Orchid care#448428

By PlantMom84 -  Wed Mar 13, 2024 2:56 pm
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- Wed Mar 13, 2024 2:56 pm #448428

Hello beautiful people! I have decided to get an orchid. Any tips or advice? TIA

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By evenwind -  Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:04 pm
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- Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:04 pm #448431

A Phalaenopsis? Otherwise, there's something like 20,000 species and probably thousands more hybrids to choose from. But if you're just talking about a typical Phal, you can start here https://www.orchidweb.com/phalaenopsis-orchid-care

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By PlantMom84 -  Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:08 pm
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- Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:08 pm #448433

Psygmorchis pusilla

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Re: Orchid care#448437

By evenwind -  Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:44 pm
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- Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:44 pm #448437

Can't help you much there. From what I remember, they really want to be mounted and I never had good facilities for maintaining mounted orchids. Good luck.

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Re: Orchid care#448453

By wcrosman -  Wed Mar 13, 2024 5:08 pm
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- Wed Mar 13, 2024 5:08 pm #448453

A couple of my phals in bloom. My main advice is don’t over water. Mine are in bark, perlite, and clay balls. I water every 5 days soaking for 5 min. Lightly fertilize while watering with orchid fertilizer for 3 weeks then flush with just water the fourth week. They are in a west facing window that has a porch roof over it and get direct sun after about 4 pm each day.

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