For some reason this plant kept aborting it’s flowers even though it looks happy and is growing new leaves. I wish I knew what changed, I was getting depressed lol I have to water & care for this plant EVERYDAY I didn’t realize how high maintenance they would be. I JUST WANT FLOWERS!
I figure we see the leaves 100% of the time. Flowers are a rare treat. Show me your weirdo orchid leaves!!
Got this orchid (not sure if it counts as a mini orchid) from an orchid store a few weeks back. It just bloomed, but within a few days the flowers have been turning transparent and brown, and the remaining buds turned brown and shriveled.
I’ve been spraying it (inside a glass tank with good circulation) once a day or every 2 days, and it has an aquarium LED light on top of the tank I leave on for 4-5 hrs during the day (I took it out of the tank to photograph it).
Is it getting too much light/ not enough water? The tank is not heated at all so it stays around 70-75 degrees. Any advice is appreciated!!
Edit: light is an aqueon LED white/red light that is about 8-10” above the orchids in the 10 gallon tank. It sits on top of the glass lid of the tank (so filtered through glass). Should I add a layer of fabric or something to dim it? Unfortunately it doesn’t dim on its own.
My boyfriend got me a terrarium for our anniversary as I have wanted miniature orchids for the longest time. Its an H Potter Terrarium. And i am slowly but surely adding miniature varieties. I do have a small fan installed on the back for air movement. Overall I am excited to see how these grow.
Im waiting on live moss to come in and I know that will make my set up seem more alive and have a softer appearance.
Any recommendations on miniature varieties?
I’m new to mini orchids. I picked this one up a few days ago and got distracted and forgot to ask the shop owner for care advice. Should I remove from the bark or keep? How often should I water it? Should I use low strength orchid fertilizer? Doesn’t like humidity? Any information? :)