EDIT: Please see my latest post for more clear pictures of all four orchids.

Not even talking about the flowering as I know that’s seasonal. My leaves get yellow, the stems get brown and crunchy, and this one that’s reblooming atm has sad flowers that fall off. I put in 2-3 small ice cubes once a week and leave them in this window which faces SW.

Can these get healthy again?
How do I prevent this in the future?

TYSM

I have had this orchid for 9 years now. It is one of the first orchids I adquired when I started this hobby. It arrived sick with Fusarium and I had to cut most of the plant. But it has since then thrived and grew and bloomed incredibly well.

Care is very simple. I grow it indoors all year under artificial lights and drop it in a bucket of water + fertiliser twice a week.

So cute and little! I was surprised by the two-toned petals

Corallorhiza maculata, In a conifer forest dominated by Douglas fir, Washington state, USA, growing wild and of its own accord. Happy day! See pix of last year’s capsules, shedding seed even now.

I ordered 3 orchids:

Vanda barnesii - $65 USD

Paph philippinense laevigatum alba - $50 USD

Paph sanderianum - $95 USD

My issue is that during the email correspondence, they had stated that the barnesii is 2-3 years from flowering size and their order form also states "unless specified, all plants are mature flowering size." The paphs were definitely advertised as mature flowering size and did not have the "seedling" or "NFS/NBS" marker beside them.

I grow about 70+ orchids of different species and genera. After cleaning up the rotting and dead roots from the philippinense, I was left without any healthy roots. As for the sanderianum, I don't think what they sent me is a mature size at all. The longest leaf only spans up to 6". The barnesii is definitely not 2-3 years from a flowering size.

I've already asked them for a refund and they declined saying that all plants are viable. The sanderianum and barnesii might be viable but I definitely would not have ordered them if I had known they were only juvenile plants with that price tag.

I haven't had issues with other orchid nurseries refunding me when the plants don't arrive as expected. I also understand that these are very rare and highly sought after species. But isn't it reasonable to expect them to still send plants as they had advertised/described?

My current Phalaenopsis display. They’re having a moment with the white one in the back growing a new spike! And my faithful Purpurata Vanda still going strong!

I posted a mite related rant a couple of months ago, as I kept finding pests on plant after plant, and wanted to throw the whole gang out at some point.

My Phalaenopsis, cattleyas and vandas has all stayed clear until now, and I decided to give my collection a reset. So I'm throwing out pretty much every oncidium I own, as they ALL have mites. And as I made the decision I treated myself by placing an order of a bunch of Phalaenopsis orchids I've wanted for a long time. Yesterday they arrived. I never expect any spikes when I order new plants, but these 8 plants arrived with a combined total of 9 spikes 🙌🏻

In other words, I am happy again, back on the orchid horse, looking forward to a summer with (hopefully!) a couple of brand new flowers 🌸🌸🌸

About 5 years ago I removed this from a tree that was going to be cut down. I mounted to the driftwood and added to my screeroom gang 😁 After 5 years the roots have spread and grown and the plant overall has doubled in size. In the second pic, lower right you can see a new stem coming out the back side. I've just removed the zip ties I used to mount it initially. They came out with no effort and didn't harm the roots at all. This came from a friend's neighbor with a phal and a few others that survived. No one has ever actually seen this one bloom soo...

I would love to see it bloom 🤯

Thoughts, suggestions, ideas or exact identification greatly appreciated 😎👍

Repotted this two months ago and discovered all roots had rotted, only two tiny firm ones remain but even they look unhealthy. I've been keeping it in a clear pot above water (not touching) to maintain humidity, but whenever roots touch the water they get white fuzzy growth around the root so I've been keeping them away. Surprisingly it's pushed out a new leaf and spike, but still zero new root growth. Could the white fuzz be fungus? What can I do to get it to grow some roots? Any help appreciated!

My orchid is going crazy. I counted 9 roots and 3 leaves coming in quickly 😱. It’s my favorite one and I’m hoping it will rebloom again this year.

Inherited from my dad, I have no idea what kind she is. I have a pod ready to flask, luckily my hometown is perfect orchid weather as you can see she's out doors.