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Cute! I have one in bud!

I will keep an eye on it and maybe reduce the moss then. It dries out very fast when I have a fan going, but it isn't always on and I'm considering decreasing its use anyway because my humidity is already always so low. Will do, thank you!

Flying saucers are a big problem these days!

Excellent advice. I'll do that.

I look forward to updates! I'm new to them myself. What do you think about this mount situation? It came like this.

This sounds like the best way... then I don't have to eat expensive soup/deli food either!

Here is a link with pics! https://www.orchidweb.com/orchids/paphiopedilum/hybrids/paph-ruby-charm-helenae-x-wonderful-ruby

I ended up buying one already mounted, haha. Nooo not my special stick! I'll incorporate it into something... someday

Yes, it's meditative!

Yes, it's the vini! I was lucky enough to get it on a slight sale when it was also listed lower. It was still like $40 I think though. I am also a huge helenae fan. I can't believe I don't have one yet and had to skip Paph Paradise's most recent offering.

Nice roots!

Paph Ruby Charm (helenae x Wonderful Ruby) will be my first slipper orchid ever to bloom... and I'm going out of town tomorrow. 😂😭 It was all cute tucked in by its leaf bashfully this morning when I turned on the lights. Please send non-blast vibes!

I can relate, caring for my own orchids gets me into a peaceful flow state almost immediately and feeds my soul!

This story brought a tear to my eye. Your poor dad, losing his collection on top of a move that had to be shocking already in so many ways. I'm so glad you can share your blooms with him still. Thanks for sharing!

Most recently I stuck a screw in a flame for a few seconds and poked holes with that. It was so smooth, and easy to make the holes wider with another round, and I was mad I didn't try that sooner because I was definitely brute-force stabbing with a screw driver before that (and splitting...

Enjoying the stories!!

Good! I don't want a cure! 🤣 I can relate to needing to prove to oneself that good orchid growing is possible. Definitely how I feel about blooming a phrag, which I hope will happen one of these days now that I've had a couple of phrags for a year.

I'm curious how everyone here became orchid-obsessed. I remember being 9 or 10 and loving them. My uncle might have had a few and that got me interested? I honestly don't know. However, my parents were kind enough to get me a few books and to take me to a couple of orchid greenhouses, and bought...

I got my mom one of these, it's her first catt type. I hope it blooms for her!

Welcome!!