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Hi Amy. That’s a pretty new orchid you got. Looks very healthy. You did a very good job explaining everything to look for and taking care of it. Blessings to you and take care. 🙏🏻💐🥰👏
Hey hon great beginners content! Sometimes we forget cause we been growing so long what beginners go through now cause we have gained experience. So it's always good to go back and look through a beginners eye. 😊
Hi 👋 Paula! Oh yes...it's so easy to forget what it was like when we were beginners. I hear from so many people just starting out...so I'm trying to start from the beginning, and hopefully it will help. Have a great day, my friend! 😇🌸🌺
I love that color Amy! Good choice. It looks greenish. 💚 Maybe with a hint of yellow. 💛 I believe i have one very similar. I love her! Everyone needs a good refresher course once in awhile. Blessings 🎋 🌵 🎋
👋 Hi Sharon! The color is unique...it's not an ordinary find around here. So I'm glad I got it! Need a name for her, I don't like referring to an orchid as 'it'. Lol. Blessings to you dear friend 🧡 🌵😇🌸
@@OrchidWhisperer Same here. I've "never" seen one since I bought her two years ago! I call mine "The green monster" since she gives me the most blooms of all of them for a standard. 💚 ☺️ 💚
Recently I repotted a new noID mini phal with two spikes. During repotting, I didn't remove the stakes so one of the flower spikes with only four flowers and one bud snapped at the base. I placed it in a vase with some water and kept changing it but the flowers were starting to droop. After cutting about an inch off the flower spike at an angle, the flowers perked back up and the bud is opening. The other flower spike still has about 20 flowers. The flowers are yellow, red, and purple and is one of the orchids that had the best root system. It went from bark to bark so the transition probably isn't as risky. I didn't use any hydrogen peroxide this year because I think that's what killed a lot of my orchids last year.
Hi Joe, that sounds like a beautiful orchid with all those colors! I usually try to get my new orchids into fresh medium as soon as I get them, but this one is okay until it stops blooming. Sometimes if you repot them when they're still in bud, you can lose the buds. But not always. Unless you're concerned about bush snacks, there's no reason to use hydrogen peroxide. It can and will burn roots. I stopped using it altogether because of that reason. And I don't live in a place that has bush snail invasions. Have a great weekend!
@@Joe-nj3bb I think you're exactly right...it's changing the type of medium that leads to bud blast. I just make sure to keep the orchid hydrated after repotting. Blooming orchids need a little extra water.
Hi Amy! This is helpful! I only have one orchide-a rescue phal. She had stem and root rot with one viable root. Her one root is growing and I've got 2 root nubs. I'm hoping some day she'll recover and bloom eventually. So I need to learn all this! 😊
Hi Molly! I'm glad 😊 this helped you! She'll recover...once the weather gets warmer, the roots will grow fast. If have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me. Have a beautiful Sunday, my friend 🧡 😇🌸
@OrchidWhisperer Thank you Amy! My oldest son always sends me expensive cut flowers for Mother's Day. He has his own apartment now and lives near a Whole Foods that carries beautiful orchids. I told him to go there and he'll save money and make his Mother happy! Thank you my friend, I will reach out with any questions. I'm determined she'll survive...and thrive! Blessings on your week my friend! XO
@@mollys1584 Yay! You're going to be getting more orchids! I'd so much rather have an orchid or orchid related gift than anything else! You'll be a fabulous orchid grower...if you have questions I know somebody. LOL!! 🤣🤣🤣 Have a great week, my friend! My cactus blooms are knocking my socks off! 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸😇
@OrchidWhisperer Hope so! I've dropped the hints! Honestly Amy I was always scared of orchids until one day I realized I had many epiphitic plants in my collection and they were doing just fine! And I've used orchid bark and orchid pots for years. Oh I'm so happy about your Easter cactus! I'm patiently waiting for my hot pink one to bloom in the near future. Have a wonderful rest of the week my friend! ❤️
@@mollys1584 growing all epiphytes is the same. Same wet/dry cycle, same medium, same pots...you've got the basics that most people struggle with. You're going to do great with orchids! I hope your hints work. 😊 I'm still mesmerized by my Easter cactus blooms. They make me happy! 😇🌸 Have a fantastic week, my friend! 💐🌺🌹
Always good to be reminded of the basics. I’m a little confused as to what you are currently using to plant your orchids in. I’d be interested to learn what your phals, catts and oncidum types are in. I am having trouble finding the orchiata bark on the orchid supply store website. Does it go by a different name?
Hi! I have a video about the media I'm using on my entire collection...here's the link: ua-cam.com/video/drWwfAUj0cI/v-deo.html If you're having trouble finding the orchiata bark on the OSS website, you might want to give them a call. They may be running low or have something comparable. Have a wonderful weekend! Amy :)
HI Amy! I hope all is well! Thank you so much for this information. I have a Phal. FANGtastic Madeline Earl Cotton Candy which formed a Terminal Spike which also bloomed, someone told me that hopefully it will give me Keiki so that it will live on. I dont know what a Keiki looks like. Can you please talk about terminal spikes and Keiki why they form and what to look for. Should I be worried because it formed a terminal spike? I'm not sure if you have a video on this. ❤❤❤❤
Hi 👋 Wanda! Terminal and basal keikis...that sounds like an interesting video to delve into! Let me do some research. I've only had 1 terminal spike in 22 years, and that orchid developed a basal keiki. They do try to produce one if they sense trouble. Have a great 😇 day! 🌸🌺🌹
Hi! I have cut back spikes, and not cut spikes. Right now, I cut them back the end of June. Might do a video about this...everybody does this differently. Happy growing! 😇
Sad re: bun but gorgeous color and some tiny freckles? I’ve seen yelows online but they are never in the stores in the small town I live in 😢 Also, and most importantly, this is an amazing beginners’ video! 😇
Hi 👋 my friend! The freckles 😍 won me over! I don't see the yellow ones very often here either...they're still more rare. Thank you so much for the amazing feedback...I truly appreciate it. Have a wonderful day, from your friend with the orchid shaped brain! Lol! 😇🌸🌺🌹
The next video for beginners will be on 🍃 leaves and light 🌞. If you have specific questions you want covered, please leave a comment. Have a great day!
Hi Amy. That’s a pretty new orchid you got. Looks very healthy. You did a very good job explaining everything to look for and taking care of it. Blessings to you and take care. 🙏🏻💐🥰👏
Aww, thank you Shirley! You're always such an encouragement...I appreciate you so much! Have a blessed Sunday! 😇🌹🌺🌸💐
I bought a very similar phal a few weeks ago. Lemon yellow, almost greenish, with a brighter yellow in the center. Just lovely.
Hey hon great beginners content! Sometimes we forget cause we been growing so long what beginners go through now cause we have gained experience. So it's always good to go back and look through a beginners eye. 😊
Hi 👋 Paula! Oh yes...it's so easy to forget what it was like when we were beginners. I hear from so many people just starting out...so I'm trying to start from the beginning, and hopefully it will help. Have a great day, my friend! 😇🌸🌺
I love that color Amy! Good choice. It looks greenish. 💚 Maybe with a hint of yellow. 💛 I believe i have one very similar. I love her! Everyone needs a good refresher course once in awhile. Blessings 🎋 🌵 🎋
👋 Hi Sharon! The color is unique...it's not an ordinary find around here. So I'm glad I got it! Need a name for her, I don't like referring to an orchid as 'it'. Lol. Blessings to you dear friend 🧡 🌵😇🌸
@@OrchidWhisperer Same here. I've "never" seen one since I bought her two years ago! I call mine "The green monster" since she gives me the most blooms of all of them for a standard. 💚 ☺️ 💚
@@sharonholmes4444 love how you give nicknames to yours too...makes it more fun and personal. 🌵😇🌸
Thank you 🌺💖✅
Recently I repotted a new noID mini phal with two spikes.
During repotting, I didn't remove the stakes so one of the flower spikes with only four flowers and one bud snapped at the base.
I placed it in a vase with some water and kept changing it but the flowers were starting to droop. After cutting about an inch off the flower spike at an angle, the flowers perked back up and the bud is opening.
The other flower spike still has about 20 flowers. The flowers are yellow, red, and purple and is one of the orchids that had the best root system. It went from bark to bark so the transition probably isn't as risky. I didn't use any hydrogen peroxide this year because I think that's what killed a lot of my orchids last year.
Hi Joe, that sounds like a beautiful orchid with all those colors! I usually try to get my new orchids into fresh medium as soon as I get them, but this one is okay until it stops blooming. Sometimes if you repot them when they're still in bud, you can lose the buds. But not always.
Unless you're concerned about bush snacks, there's no reason to use hydrogen peroxide. It can and will burn roots. I stopped using it altogether because of that reason. And I don't live in a place that has bush snail invasions.
Have a great weekend!
@@OrchidWhisperer About bud blast after repotting, Based on my experience so far, I think it is more common when changing the media from moss to bark.
@@Joe-nj3bb I think you're exactly right...it's changing the type of medium that leads to bud blast. I just make sure to keep the orchid hydrated after repotting. Blooming orchids need a little extra water.
Hi Amy! This is helpful! I only have one orchide-a rescue phal. She had stem and root rot with one viable root. Her one root is growing and I've got 2 root nubs. I'm hoping some day she'll recover and bloom eventually. So I need to learn all this! 😊
Hi Molly! I'm glad 😊 this helped you! She'll recover...once the weather gets warmer, the roots will grow fast. If have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me. Have a beautiful Sunday, my friend 🧡 😇🌸
@OrchidWhisperer Thank you Amy! My oldest son always sends me expensive cut flowers for Mother's Day. He has his own apartment now and lives near a Whole Foods that carries beautiful orchids. I told him to go there and he'll save money and make his Mother happy! Thank you my friend, I will reach out with any questions. I'm determined she'll survive...and thrive! Blessings on your week my friend! XO
@@mollys1584 Yay! You're going to be getting more orchids! I'd so much rather have an orchid or orchid related gift than anything else! You'll be a fabulous orchid grower...if you have questions I know somebody. LOL!! 🤣🤣🤣 Have a great week, my friend! My cactus blooms are knocking my socks off! 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸😇
@OrchidWhisperer Hope so! I've dropped the hints! Honestly Amy I was always scared of orchids until one day I realized I had many epiphitic plants in my collection and they were doing just fine! And I've used orchid bark and orchid pots for years. Oh I'm so happy about your Easter cactus! I'm patiently waiting for my hot pink one to bloom in the near future. Have a wonderful rest of the week my friend! ❤️
@@mollys1584 growing all epiphytes is the same. Same wet/dry cycle, same medium, same pots...you've got the basics that most people struggle with. You're going to do great with orchids! I hope your hints work. 😊
I'm still mesmerized by my Easter cactus blooms. They make me happy! 😇🌸
Have a fantastic week, my friend! 💐🌺🌹
Always good to be reminded of the basics. I’m a little confused as to what you are currently using to plant your orchids in. I’d be interested to learn what your phals, catts and oncidum types are in. I am having trouble finding the orchiata bark on the orchid supply store website. Does it go by a different name?
Hi! I have a video about the media I'm using on my entire collection...here's the link: ua-cam.com/video/drWwfAUj0cI/v-deo.html
If you're having trouble finding the orchiata bark on the OSS website, you might want to give them a call. They may be running low or have something comparable.
Have a wonderful weekend! Amy :)
@@OrchidWhisperer thanks, I’ll have a look and give them a call
HI Amy! I hope all is well! Thank you so much for this information. I have a Phal. FANGtastic Madeline Earl Cotton Candy which formed a Terminal Spike which also bloomed, someone told me that hopefully it will give me Keiki so that it will live on. I dont know what a Keiki looks like. Can you please talk about terminal spikes and Keiki why they form and what to look for. Should I be worried because it formed a terminal spike? I'm not sure if you have a video on this. ❤❤❤❤
Hi 👋 Wanda! Terminal and basal keikis...that sounds like an interesting video to delve into! Let me do some research. I've only had 1 terminal spike in 22 years, and that orchid developed a basal keiki. They do try to produce one if they sense trouble. Have a great 😇 day! 🌸🌺🌹
@@OrchidWhisperer Looking forward to it. This is so interesting to me, I dont know why it formed but the blooms are gorgeous! 🌹💕
Hi Amy, I have been doing a lot of research on cutting spikes. Some say to cut them all the way down , and some don’t. What do you do ?
Hi! I have cut back spikes, and not cut spikes. Right now, I cut them back the end of June. Might do a video about this...everybody does this differently. Happy growing! 😇
Sad re: bun but gorgeous color and some tiny freckles? I’ve seen yelows online but they are never in the stores in the small town I live in 😢 Also, and most importantly, this is an amazing beginners’ video! 😇
Hi 👋 my friend! The freckles 😍 won me over! I don't see the yellow ones very often here either...they're still more rare. Thank you so much for the amazing feedback...I truly appreciate it. Have a wonderful day, from your friend with the orchid shaped brain! Lol! 😇🌸🌺🌹
I’ve never seen another one with freckles. Exciting!🎉❤😊