I just bought my first orchids a few weeks ago and your channel has helped me so much!!! I live in West Central Florida and they are loving my shaded back porch with all the humidity and warm temps we have, I have watched so many of your videos and learning as much as I can.💕
I found a source saying that "Sedirea japonica live relatively shortly, usually blooming for no more than 4-5 seasons. It seems more likely that these plants need a cold period to enter the sleep phase giving the necessary rest. When the winter temperatures are too high, the plants just keep growing and eventually die of exhaustion. In winter, the plants need less water and they should dry well between watering, especially when they are grown in cold conditions. They will be less affected by exposure to low temperatures when dry. Fertilization should be eliminated until new growths appear and more watering begins in the spring."
Me and a friend had the same issue with our Mini-Marks this year. Mine aborted 2 spikes and produces another one currently. Let’s see how it goes with this one. Never had this issue with any other of my phalaenopsis. 😢
Hi Danny! I have the same problem with my Mini Mark the last two years. Only vegetative growth and aborted flower spikes. I don't know why but I don't lose my hope. Un Paste fericit!
Love your blooms. My Mini Mark aborted several flower spikes and yellowed leaves, then finally put out a spike. Roots look great so no idea what was wrong.
Hi Danny and Happy Easter! Do you still have the Phal. Little One (Phal. hygrochila × Phal. japonica), and if yes, does it bloom? I got mine 6 years ago (in flower) and never re-bloomed since. The flowers looked more like japonica (not so dotted like hygrochila - ex parishii). It has beautiful leaves and roots. Thanks for any advice - much appreciated!
Hi Danny, all of your blooms are beautiful!! My favorite is the Seidera Japonica, my absolute favorite!! I now have three and they are my very special girls in my collection. You spoke about the mini mark, Mr. Mark does not like my face, he didn't like my face on two separate occasions. No more Mr. Mini Mark for me. lol
It‘s actually debatable whether the transfer of Sedirea/Hygrochilus as well as Ornithochilus into Phalaenopsis is justified. They could have been left as seperate genera, however with Sedirea japonica being classified as Hygrochilus japonicus. Meaning that one can decide for themselves how to refer to them, although Hygrochilus japonicus would make the most sense because it belongs to the same group as Hygrochilus parshii (Vandopsis parishii), Hygrochilus tsii etc. But apparently the leading authorities seem to prefer to include small genera into other genera e. g. Neofinitia or Dendrochilum
Hi Danny, one of my orchids decided to produce a flower spike on the crown. If I cut the tip of the spike, would that stop the process from destroying the crown? Thank you for all the educational videos.
I can bloom every orchid except Maxillarias and I am not sure why. I have tried more light and more heat and less heat and less light. If you have any tips let me know. I have a ruefenses and a tenufolia and a variegated tenufolia. I know I did not spell that correctly lol
I had a mini mark that just slowly died. Didn’t really put out roots and grew just incredibly slowly until one day it lost all its leaves 😭. Don’t know for sure what happened but I know now it’s sensitive and won’t get it any time soon
Renanthera monachica is one of my favourite orchids ever! It’s so beautiful - I finally bought one recently after having seen yours for years and wanting it 😂 I would loooove to see that one on a mug.
I was very interested in seeing your Mini Mark cross bloom because I bought the same one around the same time - mine is trying to be peloric and it has a scent.
I'm so thrilled to have not 1 but 2 flower spikes growing on my first orchid I bought ,as a newbie last year I've had not one clue about orchids but with your help I've nursed and repotted and laughed with joy cried with dissapointment but yes I am succeeding, could not have done it with out you thank !you thank you !thank you !
Hi Danny! Thank you for this awesome video! I noticed that you said this is the first blooming for your cattle jillicoc, but in your first orchid haul watch you showed it in bloom and talked about how all the buds had been eaten by thrips. Is this the same orchid?
Ooooh it turned out to be an odd pseudobulb that never reached maturity 😂 you’ll see it in the next kitties update, but since then it grew 2 new growths that almost matured! So fingers crossed! 🤞
@@MissOrchidGirl 🤞 I've got four of these, two plants already produced sheaths that dried without blooming, one of them has now a second, green sheath. I'm really curious how the flowers will look like, I would love a lot of C. mossiae qualities in them, but the plant shape suggests flowers should look more like C. harpophylla
Hey, Danny, thank you for mentioning your observations with phal. Orchid World. The leaves of my Orchid World are also slightly yellowing towards the crown. I thought I was overwatering her (and I gave a lot a water because she has a big root system). I’ll definitely move her somewhere more shady. You’re not the only one - all of my previous phal. Mini Mark (3 of them) have kept only the top leaf, they simply refuse to grow and survive (currently I’m trying for the fourth time). I gave up my vandopsis Orange Sorbet because I grew tired of him waiting for a single leaf (not expecting flowers at all); two other friends are also having trouble growing other vandopsis orchids vegetatively (not even hoping for a flower spike). So I suspect vandopsis orchids are not very easy to grow and they test your patience to the max.
I was interested to hear you say Phal. Mini Mark could be difficult and I can vouch for that. I have owned mine for about two years and was so excited to find it online as a good size seedling and thought they can flower on a fairly young plant. My plant has struggled and on deaths doorstep since it arrived. It’s back in moss and a ziplock bag to try to encourage more roots and leaves. We are just going into winter so not sure that I’ll see any action until next growing season.
I'm so happy I found your channel! I can literally just listen and watch your orchid videos forever 😍 I bought my first Phals about a week ago and every morning that I open my eyes and see them I go "Yay! They are still alive!" I am absolutely in love with them. I have previously just had succulents indoors, since in Finland the air gets really dry during winters, but the problem has been that the lack of sunlight makes it difficult to keep succulents alive or you can see that their growth gets warped because of it. This spring I threw most of them out. We have one table in a small apartment next to west window. The four Phals pretty much take up all the space already (I think the Phals were all minis, so I'm praying they won't take over the whole table). I am not that worried about the sun burning the leaves, but if I see damage I'll adjust the blinds or move them away from the window. In winter I'm 99% sure that they actually need to be as close to the window as possible. Because of the cold we have mostly double layered windows, and the heat and light from the sun are minimal in winter too. I have just been trying to figure out a plant that could thrive in our apartment. After studying Phals a lot, I do think they could do better than succulents. Also the flowers can be an added bonus if I manage to get some 😅 One of the orchids already had yellowing buds when we brought it home. I think one of the flower spikes might be slightly damage. I also changed pots for all of them, I didn't know at the time that that was a no-no, and I was worried of how much they abuse orchids in flowershops. Two of them had all of their aerial roots cut off 😭 But if the flowers go, I won't be too sad about it. The crown and the leaves remind me about succulents anyway, so as long as they look healthy, I am going to be very happy with them. I'm also kind of itching to do a proper repotting with them. It's soon going to be June anyway, so I will probably have to cut the flowers off actually 😅
I just bought my first orchids a few weeks ago and your channel has helped me so much!!! I live in West Central Florida and they are loving my shaded back porch with all the humidity and warm temps we have, I have watched so many of your videos and learning as much as I can.💕
I found a source saying that "Sedirea japonica live relatively shortly, usually blooming for no more than 4-5 seasons. It seems more likely that these plants need a cold period to enter the sleep phase giving the necessary rest. When the winter temperatures are too high, the plants just keep growing and eventually die of exhaustion. In winter, the plants need less water and they should dry well between watering, especially when they are grown in cold conditions. They will be less affected by exposure to low temperatures when dry. Fertilization should be eliminated until new growths appear and more watering begins in the spring."
Those polychilos and novelty hybrids of yours are so beautiful, I hope someday I get mine as well. ❤❤
Me and a friend had the same issue with our Mini-Marks this year. Mine aborted 2 spikes and produces another one currently. Let’s see how it goes with this one. Never had this issue with any other of my phalaenopsis. 😢
Hi Danny! I have the same problem with my Mini Mark the last two years. Only vegetative growth and aborted flower spikes. I don't know why but I don't lose my hope. Un Paste fericit!
Love your blooms. My Mini Mark aborted several flower spikes and yellowed leaves, then finally put out a spike. Roots look great so no idea what was wrong.
Sarchocilas centers look like little faces❤
They doooo ☺️
Hi Danny and Happy Easter! Do you still have the Phal. Little One (Phal. hygrochila × Phal. japonica), and if yes, does it bloom? I got mine 6 years ago (in flower) and never re-bloomed since. The flowers looked more like japonica (not so dotted like hygrochila - ex parishii). It has beautiful leaves and roots. Thanks for any advice - much appreciated!
It might also need a drastic cool down like Phal. japonica
Hi Danny, all of your blooms are beautiful!! My favorite is the Seidera Japonica, my absolute favorite!! I now have three and they are my very special girls in my collection. You spoke about the mini mark, Mr. Mark does not like my face, he didn't like my face on two separate occasions. No more Mr. Mini Mark for me. lol
I am amazed at how many comments I got about the Mini Mark being quite the diva, think we’re on to something! 🤔
Most awaited video for me every month
Thank you Danny for sharing your beautiful orchids ❤
Love the Renanthera monachica, so pretty!
It‘s actually debatable whether the transfer of Sedirea/Hygrochilus as well as Ornithochilus into Phalaenopsis is justified. They could have been left as seperate genera, however with Sedirea japonica being classified as Hygrochilus japonicus. Meaning that one can decide for themselves how to refer to them, although Hygrochilus japonicus would make the most sense because it belongs to the same group as Hygrochilus parshii (Vandopsis parishii), Hygrochilus tsii etc.
But apparently the leading authorities seem to prefer to include small genera into other genera e. g. Neofinitia or Dendrochilum
The Love Potion is mostly advertised as Phalaenopsis Miki Flora.Still I don't think it's registered under that name as well. :)
Hi Dani: your Phal love potion=Phal bellina x P. Timothy Christopher! The latest in Taiwan Phal breeding.
Hi Danny, one of my orchids decided to produce a flower spike on the crown. If I cut the tip of the spike, would that stop the process from destroying the crown? Thank you for all the educational videos.
I can bloom every orchid except Maxillarias and I am not sure why. I have tried more light and more heat and less heat and less light. If you have any tips let me know. I have a ruefenses and a tenufolia and a variegated tenufolia. I know I did not spell that correctly lol
Hi Danny ! can you do an update on the Vanda/ Euanthe sanderiana? lots of love from the Philippines!!! ♥ ♥
I had a mini mark that just slowly died. Didn’t really put out roots and grew just incredibly slowly until one day it lost all its leaves 😭. Don’t know for sure what happened but I know now it’s sensitive and won’t get it any time soon
Can you do a video about how to keep these Mother’s Day orchids alive and blooming?!❤❤
I would love to hear you talk about how deep to plant orchids. I always second guess myself and either add or to the top or take away some. Thanks!
I have a lemon I grew from seed that will threaten to quit life if I bring it outside- demands being indoors with a growlight like a princess
Renanthera monachica is one of my favourite orchids ever! It’s so beautiful - I finally bought one recently after having seen yours for years and wanting it 😂 I would loooove to see that one on a mug.
The Yellow mini sophrocattleya is just amazing! 😍 Thank you
They’re all so pretty!
I was very interested in seeing your Mini Mark cross bloom because I bought the same one around the same time - mine is trying to be peloric and it has a scent.
love it i think i finally cracked the code blooming is happening yea
Purchased my first tetrapsis at at show last month. So pretty!
I got s japonica in tge wet tropic, attached to a palm and she flowered fine.
I'm so thrilled to have not 1 but 2 flower spikes growing on my first orchid I bought ,as a newbie last year I've had not one clue about orchids but with your help I've nursed and repotted and laughed with joy cried with dissapointment but yes I am succeeding, could not have done it with out you thank !you thank you !thank you !
Yaaay glad to hear! 🧡
Hi Danny! Thank you for this awesome video! I noticed that you said this is the first blooming for your cattle jillicoc, but in your first orchid haul watch you showed it in bloom and talked about how all the buds had been eaten by thrips. Is this the same orchid?
🤔 this is a rather old orchid, it’s not part of any orchid haul watch, so I think it was about a different orchid :)
Did your Cattleya Hodgkinsoniae bloomed? If I remember correctly, it created a sheath some time ago
Ooooh it turned out to be an odd pseudobulb that never reached maturity 😂 you’ll see it in the next kitties update, but since then it grew 2 new growths that almost matured! So fingers crossed! 🤞
@@MissOrchidGirl 🤞
I've got four of these, two plants already produced sheaths that dried without blooming, one of them has now a second, green sheath. I'm really curious how the flowers will look like, I would love a lot of C. mossiae qualities in them, but the plant shape suggests flowers should look more like C. harpophylla
Hey, Danny, thank you for mentioning your observations with phal. Orchid World. The leaves of my Orchid World are also slightly yellowing towards the crown. I thought I was overwatering her (and I gave a lot a water because she has a big root system). I’ll definitely move her somewhere more shady. You’re not the only one - all of my previous phal. Mini Mark (3 of them) have kept only the top leaf, they simply refuse to grow and survive (currently I’m trying for the fourth time).
I gave up my vandopsis Orange Sorbet because I grew tired of him waiting for a single leaf (not expecting flowers at all); two other friends are also having trouble growing other vandopsis orchids vegetatively (not even hoping for a flower spike). So I suspect vandopsis orchids are not very easy to grow and they test your patience to the max.
I love so much this videos!
I was interested to hear you say Phal. Mini Mark could be difficult and I can vouch for that. I have owned mine for about two years and was so excited to find it online as a good size seedling and thought they can flower on a fairly young plant. My plant has struggled and on deaths doorstep since it arrived. It’s back in moss and a ziplock bag to try to encourage more roots and leaves. We are just going into winter so not sure that I’ll see any action until next growing season.
I miss my Perrieraara (Rhynchorides) Bangkok Sunset. It was not fussy at all and it was such a prolific bloomer.
I'm so happy I found your channel! I can literally just listen and watch your orchid videos forever 😍
I bought my first Phals about a week ago and every morning that I open my eyes and see them I go "Yay! They are still alive!" I am absolutely in love with them.
I have previously just had succulents indoors, since in Finland the air gets really dry during winters, but the problem has been that the lack of sunlight makes it difficult to keep succulents alive or you can see that their growth gets warped because of it. This spring I threw most of them out.
We have one table in a small apartment next to west window. The four Phals pretty much take up all the space already (I think the Phals were all minis, so I'm praying they won't take over the whole table). I am not that worried about the sun burning the leaves, but if I see damage I'll adjust the blinds or move them away from the window. In winter I'm 99% sure that they actually need to be as close to the window as possible. Because of the cold we have mostly double layered windows, and the heat and light from the sun are minimal in winter too.
I have just been trying to figure out a plant that could thrive in our apartment. After studying Phals a lot, I do think they could do better than succulents. Also the flowers can be an added bonus if I manage to get some 😅
One of the orchids already had yellowing buds when we brought it home. I think one of the flower spikes might be slightly damage. I also changed pots for all of them, I didn't know at the time that that was a no-no, and I was worried of how much they abuse orchids in flowershops. Two of them had all of their aerial roots cut off 😭
But if the flowers go, I won't be too sad about it. The crown and the leaves remind me about succulents anyway, so as long as they look healthy, I am going to be very happy with them. I'm also kind of itching to do a proper repotting with them. It's soon going to be June anyway, so I will probably have to cut the flowers off actually 😅
aaaaw, my Renanthera Monahica is also blooming, for the very first time and it’s so pretty. I got it thanks to your channel!
I love your Orchids in Bloom videos. Thanks for sharing!
I am ussualy not the biggest fan of red flowers, but Dark Waters is wonderful 🫠