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Identify this orchid

Google is giving mixed results and I don’t trust any of those identification apps. If you know what this is I’d love to know too please. I rescued it from a friend about six months to a year ago who said it was half dead and didn’t think it would survive, I was determined I could get it back and now it has its first flowers since I’ve had it. All I know is I believe it’s a Cattleya but I’m not sure of that either

u/blackbirdraven01 — 1 day ago

Best colour extending/protecting shampoos and treatments available in Australia

Please try to ignore the gross oiliness of my hair, it’s only 1 day post dyeing and I’m letting the colour set before I give it a first wash. I have really fine thin hair and it’s super oily no matter what I do. I’m looking for the best colour extending products I can get my hands on for a relatively reasonable price. I’ve been using Schwarzkopf Colour Protector shampoo for 8 years and find it works sometimes but sometimes it doesn’t. I’ve tried CPR colour anti-fade and it just made my hair feel like straw. Any recommendations appreciated, I love changing my hair colour regularly but I think I’ll be sticking with the red and black for a while, it’s a stunning combination

u/blackbirdraven01 — 4 days ago

Is it just dehydrated or is there something else going on with it that needs to be addressed

Located South East Queensland Australia. I got this Cattleya a few months ago and all was happy and healthy until now, it seems very droopy and wrinkly. Is it just dehydrated? I’m very careful about overwatering and may have inadvertently dehydrated it. If it’s just dehydrated what is the best way to hydrate it again? I have top watered it this afternoon but I don’t think that’s going to be enough. Any advice welcome, cheers

Ps.The toothpicks are stuck in the pot to stop the cane toads from digging the plant out of the pot since I’ve had issues with them burying themselves in my plant pots

u/blackbirdraven01 — 7 days ago