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Comment by cynthia snyderZ5 on February 22, 2012 at 1:55pm

Robin,

Love the orchids! How lucky you are. I want to try that

veriety. They are so pretty!

Comment by Robin (N.IL zone 5) on February 20, 2012 at 11:03am

Just a FYI,

The Illinois Orchid Society will be having their 60th anniversary Show and Sale, April 28th and 29th at the Chicago Botanic Garden.

Their URL is www.iosoc.com if you want more info.

Comment by Robin (N.IL zone 5) on February 20, 2012 at 11:00am

So while visiting a reptile show at the fair grounds they were having an orchid show in another building so we stopped in to see what they had. OMG, they had so many that I wanted. Hubby bought me 2 Paphiopedilum The one not in bloom is Green and White.

Comment by cynthia snyderZ5 on February 19, 2012 at 8:25am

Robin,

I know they are expensive. Lowe's had smaller plants for around $5.00 or $6.00. E-bay also has small orchids for sale. I haven't tried

that yet. It has to be warm for them to ship here. You have to be careful to quarentine plants after you get them.

I don't pack really tight. And I have found that one orchid

likes things different than annother. The purple one that

has bloomed is a really big hardy orchid(a phal)

My other one that is going to bloom soon is a much more delicate phal.

I hope to try a lady slipper next year. I will probably try to

get a young one off e-bay.

Comment by Robin (N.IL zone 5) on February 4, 2012 at 4:29pm

Cynthia, your orchid is beautiful. I hope I have am lucky enough to get mine to bloom.

I was at Home Depot yesterday and it looked like they just got in a shipment of Orchids and they were all in bloom, I fell in love with a bright purple one but I just can't afford $20.00 for 1 plant.

Comment by Robin (N.IL zone 5) on February 4, 2012 at 4:05pm

Thanks Cynthia, Do you pack it tight or loose? I picked up a couple pots and a bark mixture yesterday and was planning on transplanting this weekend. They both are happy in the tank, I guess I accomplished getting a tropical tank.

Comment by cynthia snyderZ5 on February 4, 2012 at 7:23am

Robin,

I have been doing better with my orchids. Here in ILL. We have a

challenge, cold winter and our heating systems. I found coco char and wood chips alone too dry. You don't want wet roots though.

An orchid pot that has holes all through it works well. I use

a mix of all three and water and fertilize when dry. If they like

thee aquarium thats great.

Comment by Robin (N.IL zone 5) on January 19, 2012 at 6:44pm

I now have 2 orchids, a little one and a bigger one. They are both packed tight with spagum moss in pots with no holes.

The small on has perked up since I put it in the White's Tree Frog tank that is a vivarium, so I plan to put the big one in there also.

But should I do something about the medium and pots??? From what I saw on the video G-S posted I should remove the moss.

I do have a nearby Orchid Nursery in Addision, Il. Never been there, even though I've lived in this area for 24 yrs.

Comment by Lileen Emilimor on November 19, 2011 at 10:56am

These video clips on re-potting were very informative. I have always used trial-and error, and it does not always work. Now I know why they sometimes take so long to recover.

Comment by cynthia snyderZ5 on October 16, 2011 at 11:05am

Hi everyone. I think my phal is sprouting babies. Now what do I do?

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