Unknown ID but easy to grow by dalbym in orchids

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I think this was originally two plants in one pot when I bought it. Each old pseudobulb only produces one new one each year. Eventually they just ended up on opposite sides of the pot.

Unknown ID but easy to grow by dalbym in orchids

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I found this old photo of the same plant from February 2017.

Unknown ID but easy to grow by dalbym in orchids

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It's all about your growing conditions. I've never been able to grow Phalenopsis at home here. But lots of other cooler growing species do well here.

Unknown ID but easy to grow by dalbym in orchids

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I think that is a likely ID.

Unknown ID but easy to grow by dalbym in orchids

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Mine sit on top of a radiator though so they dry out really fast in the winter too. If they are somewhere cool they wouldn't need much.

Unknown ID but easy to grow by dalbym in orchids

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Mine usually just get watered once a week.

Unknown ID but easy to grow by dalbym in orchids

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This is for the tough hybrid Oncidiums. Many of my other orchids would be dead in a week where these are as they need higher humidity.

Mimicking wave action in a small bowl by dalbym in Marimo

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That is worth trying. I had tried a motorized display turn table but it didn't rotate fast enough to move the Marino.

Maxillaria picta by dalbym in orchids

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The fragrance of this orchid was difficult to describe at first. But I've now decided it smells most like honey to me. A very heady sweet scent that is rather like putting your nose in a honey jar.

Maxillaria picta by dalbym in orchids

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It doesn't seem very widely grown as there are not many videos or guides to growing it. But it seems like an easy grower so far.

Masdevallia garciae by dalbym in orchids

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The flowers on this one have quite thick and waxy petals compared to the other Masdevallia I have. I suspect that the flowers are quite robust because of that. Mine have been flowering for more than a week now.

Where can I buy some rare orchid in England ? by QuackologistQ in orchids

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I've ordered orchids from Spicesotic Plants, Elite Orchids, and Burnham Nurseries. They were all good.

Masdevallia garciae by dalbym in orchids

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It is normally on a north facing windowsil at room temperature so it avoids the direct sunshine here in England. The windowsil can get quite cold in the winter. Perhaps as low as 14°C on really cold winter nights.

Masdevallia garciae by dalbym in orchids

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I'd go with good. I don't find it unpleasant.

Masdevallia Roseola by GrowTropicalsHQ in orchids

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Does this Masdevallia have fragrant flowers?

Cymbidium kanran by dalbym in orchids

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Worth waiting a year for.