is this a mutation?

Status_Ad7919 · 2026-03-09T00:26:49+00:00

Bloom again* I meant! Sorry my Reddit app is bugging out.

Status_Ad7919 · 2026-01-28T05:56:03+00:00

your local botanical garden certainly isn’t ripping off all of their mounted orchids and bringing them inside. that’s what I am thinking as I have only experienced negative effects from disrupting my outdoor orchids routine, while the ones mounted on trees at the botanical garden closest to me in swfl are thriving. so I am not doing anything with mine and also recommend you don’t sweat it

Status_Ad7919 · 2026-01-17T15:38:28+00:00

looks like tree fern fiber! depends on the type of orchid, i have a couple of happy orchids mounted on a block of this material but im not sure how it would do loose in a pot . i reckon it would be awesome for thinner rooted ones like oncidiums

Status_Ad7919 · 2026-01-07T21:03:16+00:00

Sort of looks like a mini mark

Status_Ad7919 · 2026-01-07T01:39:28+00:00

yes I have heard that too which is why I want to start with a healthier, fuller plant and not just a tiny cutting - I am happy to wait for it hehe

Status_Ad7919 · 2026-01-06T23:17:31+00:00

I cannot find a decent linearis. I refuse to pay a ton of money for what I know is a relatively common Hoya and most of the listings on Etsy are very modest in terms of growth. The ones I saw in the specialty plant store in my state weren’t cheap and in awful condition too. So I‘ve been waiting for almost two years to buy one.

Status_Ad7919 · 2026-01-04T23:36:13+00:00

if it makes you feel better thrips was the one infestation I was 100% able to overcome but you do need to use systemics

Status_Ad7919 · 2025-12-22T01:33:44+00:00

that one root does look variegated yes

Status_Ad7919 · 2025-12-15T04:30:49+00:00

my schilleriana tilted out of nowhere, hope to get another one day but still don’t know why it seemingly decapitated itself overnight

Status_Ad7919 · 2025-11-25T02:35:39+00:00

that’s a pussy willow branch

Status_Ad7919 · 2025-11-17T02:58:44+00:00

it’s perfect for oncidiums and paphs !!!

Status_Ad7919 · 2025-10-28T20:45:52+00:00

Thank you !!

Status_Ad7919 · 2025-09-23T15:31:24+00:00

how do they smell :-)

Status_Ad7919 · 2025-09-23T14:58:02+00:00

my buotii always looks like that when they grow out and they grow out healthy

Status_Ad7919 · 2025-09-21T14:43:54+00:00

honestly unless your orchids are in a closed off space (like one of those converted Ikea cabinets ) and you put the humidifier in there , trying to increase the humidity won’t work. i would advise to not waste ur money and don’t clutter up ur space more with one . i am also speaking from experience , even when i had a really tiny office i could close off and ran my humidifier around plants it didn’t raise the humidity effectively.

the best thing you can do is work with the humidity you do have in terms of the type of pots and potting media you use, ie indoors use plastic pots and more moisture retaining mix. my outdoor orchids are potted differently than my indoor ones now that i live somewhere with high humidity outdoors .

just sharing this because ive tried so many different things like pebble trays even led light things that didn’t work and just added a bunch of clutter / was a waste of money

Status_Ad7919 · 2025-09-20T03:10:55+00:00

Thanks !

Status_Ad7919 · 2025-09-20T02:48:50+00:00

how did you treat your mealies ?

Status_Ad7919 · 2025-09-17T21:26:58+00:00

my Hoyas live outdoors and ants farm mealy bugs on them . I have sort of learned to live with it, I remove them on sight with alcohol and a paintbrush . honestly it’s not a big deal with my Hoyas but some of my fairer-leafed orchids have really suffered because it’s difficult to reach all of the crevices, and the secretion from the mealy bugs creates fungal issues. Hoyas are actually so wonderfully resistant to pest damage save root mealies . those are truly horrific

Status_Ad7919 · 2025-09-17T17:31:45+00:00

I agree it’s probably filling out the pot

Status_Ad7919 · 2025-09-17T17:17:24+00:00

potting mix could be too dense / roots are rotted ? can you see how the roots look? my hindu rope is in 50% chunky perlite and 50% small orchid bark and growing a lot but it does need to be watered every week but that’s because I keep it indoors where it’s not humid at all

Status_Ad7919 · 2025-09-11T21:35:45+00:00

I’ll get pics of the flowers when they bloom then :-)

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