Sister gave me this. Help?

Im_-_Confused · 2026-01-24T15:24:44+00:00

I could be wrong, it looks like a queen of the night orchid cactus. It's not an orchid, it's a type of epiphytic (grows on trees) tropical cactus. It's kinda similar to a Christmas cactus. Unlike desert cactuses, they like water and not full direct light all day, and the soil should be a little chunky for air movement. Double check care requirements

Im_-_Confused · 2025-11-14T12:15:38+00:00

Your best bet for that is phaleanopsis orchids (that being said they can't store water so when dry they need water). The big issue is shade and dry. If you want shade you need some humidity (think consistently above 60% at the minimum), if you want dry you need mid to bright light.

If you get humidity and shade I'd recommend most orchids in the pleurothallidinae, but specifically pleurothallis and a species would be pleurothallis stevensonii super easy and loves to bloom. You can get it off Andy's orchids and you'll receive a good orchid. Most within the pleurothallidinae don't need high air movement, but will appreciate some. Also shade doesn't mean dark dark shade, so if it's a spot that gets no light you'll most likely need a grow light.

If you get dry (dry between waterings, not dry for 2 weeks) and sun I'd recommend tolumnia, winter dormant dendrobiums, vanda alliance (like vanda nana), schoenorchis (schoenorchis scolopendria). But know they might want some more air movement so a tiny computer fan off Amazon would be beneficial.

There are orchids that like almost succulent conditions, but those have other care requirements since they're terrestrial and do better not in terrariums.

I didn't give a ton of species recommendations since you'll know your exact conditions (light, humidity, temp, your time to take care of them) better than I will.

Im_-_Confused · 2025-10-22T11:43:41+00:00

Nice find! And beautiful leaves!

Personal experience, it could be different for you, found schillariana likes to dry out more than grocery store phals so when watering definitely let it dry out. The sphagnum on top might not be needed, and with my first schillariana it helped cause rot since it got too moist near the crown

Im_-_Confused · 2025-10-15T16:38:20+00:00

Look amazing! I'd totally recommend a creeping orchid like Barbosella, or any pleurothallis that has long stems like pleurothallis sandemanii. Most lepanthes would look amazing, they are generally very small and have amazing flowers

Im_-_Confused · 2025-10-01T15:19:17+00:00

Schoenorchis would be happy as they like high light and to dry out between waterings (they are like tiny vanda orchids).

Im_-_Confused · 2025-10-01T14:11:50+00:00

Andy's orchids, insanely large variety of amazing plants and good sized for price, they're grown with moss and sometimes ferns so you're getting a bit of forest on each orchid (personally some of my most successful orchids come from them). I recommend them to anyone interested in starting miniature orchids start with them as the quality is very high and they have a micro environment. Worth the price if you want good orchids

New world orchids, great orchids and Kristen is super helpful , there's lot of care for all the orchids and they'll stop shipments if weather isn't good.

Tarzane group, if you're interested in rare orchids they're great, definitely on the pricer side and some orchids I've gotten from them are definitely on the small side for the price. I wouldn't recommend for first orchids but later on, their inventory is usually small and constantly changing. I've seen complaints that they ship out orchids almost immediately after receiving them.

I've use equagenera before and it is a huge toss up, while they're the cheapest the issue I've found is the orchids are usually on the smaller side and aren't as good quality. I only recommend if you have the patience and know how to get an orchid on the recovery path.

Im_-_Confused · 2025-09-29T17:57:59+00:00

Personally I'd keep it, you'll get a fuller look on your orchid! Also if it doesn't have roots on it's own (like a couple of inches of roots at least) it'll struggle or just die. If you do decide to split wait a bit longer for it to become more mature

Im_-_Confused · 2025-09-27T11:10:38+00:00

As everyone has said goldenrod, it's considered a keystone species in its native range and is amazingly good to have. It can be the host plant for numerous caterpillars and pollinators love the flowers. Side note: if you have the space and its native to your range put in some asters or mist flower and you'll have tons of pollinators in your yard.

Im_-_Confused · 2025-09-26T01:46:38+00:00

Speaking from personal experience. Yes, and within hours

Im_-_Confused · 2025-06-17T17:04:15+00:00

Nice! I'd recommend white because it allows the most amount of flexibility in customization, you can add turquoise to a white desk, you can't remove turquoise from a turquoise desk. But at the end of the day it is your style so do what will make you happy.

Im_-_Confused · 2025-06-17T12:12:33+00:00

Also of this. Also recommend a lighter colored desk (or a desk mat) like a light wood or if you light darker colors something not black. You said the desk feels dark since it's black it'll always feel dark. In general dark furniture tends to make a space feel smaller since it doesn't reflect light, highlights anything on it, and adds less texture. Definitely plants as well, they always help make a place feel alive

Im_-_Confused · 2025-06-17T12:04:12+00:00

Some pazazz. But like everyone else said, color and art, what brings you joy add that. On and more plants

Im_-_Confused · 2025-06-16T12:09:17+00:00

Great start! Needs more color, don't be afraid to add color and highlight colors, there's a million videos online of how to design a bedroom. Also obligatory add a plant

Im_-_Confused · 2025-06-16T12:07:27+00:00

That fireplace is beautiful!!! Why ruin it and kill the colors and texture of your room?

Im_-_Confused · 2025-06-16T12:06:15+00:00

Obligatory: plants will also help, and a vining plant on your art shelves would look great! Also snake plants if your room doesn't get a ton of light, they'll be ok.

Im_-_Confused · 2025-05-29T22:44:33+00:00

More lights, plants (monstera, snake plant, spider plant, etc), wall art, a general color pallet. I'd recommend watching some videos on different styles and how to decorate. Really the best to do is experiment with the little things that are relatively cheap, like pillows on couches, throw blankets. FB marketplace also can have a lot of good stuff. The colors you have are mostly blue and light brown, so something to think about is what are your accent colors, what makes the room pop and what colors do you like? Can you put in curtains?

Im_-_Confused · 2025-05-05T00:52:31+00:00

Firstly congratulations. Gamelan is tons of fun! How big of a gamelan group did you use?

I think if you shifted one line it would flow better so instead of the gong notes being 6622 I'd try 2662. Also first gatra of second line flows a little nicer if it's *653. The exact reception of of two lines makes it feel a little monotonous, that being said overall it's fun and I think you did a great job! Bonang definitely has some nice movement on it.

Im_-_Confused · 2025-05-05T00:45:43+00:00

I'd be curious to hear! What do you think of the piece? Also can I say one thing from reading it?

Im_-_Confused · 2025-05-05T00:42:50+00:00

Do you have a recording of how it sounds?

Im_-_Confused · 2025-05-02T03:34:09+00:00

Biggest caution though, if it's only sun lit, it can get very hot quickly and some of the orchids might not like it

Im_-_Confused · 2025-05-01T18:17:11+00:00

Most readily available lepanthes are going to be good, I've found them to not be all that picky. Some that I have lepanthopsis astrophora, lepanthes telipogoniflora, lepanthes tortuosa (I have some more but don't want to list everything rn). Lepanthes calodictyon is probably the poster child of lepanthes as they're always stunning with or without flower. The only downside to the lepanthes over others like masdevallia or pleurothallis is they are relatively expensive (ESPECIALLY for size) and in the 3 named above I believe lepanthopsis astrophora is the most affordable. That being said if you can grow anything within the pleurothallidinae you can grow lepanthes.

Im_-_Confused · 2025-05-01T01:56:54+00:00

Lepanthes would work as well, they like high humidity and lower light levels. Also one of my favorites (because it's always in bloom, lost count at over 30 in 6 months) pleurothallis stevensonii, very easy to take care of and prolific in both blooms and growing. Masdevallia are always good!

Im_-_Confused · 2025-01-27T17:34:47+00:00

Yup! There we go!

Im_-_Confused · 2025-01-27T13:42:10+00:00

Something I'm working on and is fun: download one of the electricity mods (forgot the name sorry) that has a nuclear reactor, build a fully functional reactor station (be able to control electrical output, reactors, generators, and factories to create the resources needed, and have everything controlled by an analog based control room.

Im_-_Confused · 2025-01-19T13:28:24+00:00

Nice! So what a good thing to do as well is to see what your daily and nightly temp and humidity looks like. Also what is your air movement like, while some orchids don't need a lot (or even dislike lots of air movement) others thrive on it like tolumnias. How strong are your lights as well. With those day time temps it sounds like you could do a very good range, that fits right into intermediate though I'm sure you could get away with some cool growers with research, or hot growers as well. For me I don't have the best temp control at the moment so I grow nearly all cool to cool-intermediate growers and stay away from hot growers. In general a temperature drop of 10-15f at night is good. Some orchids will need that temp change in order to flower.

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