Hello fellow slipper fans,
I just registered and thought I'd say hello to all of you. I found this forum in search of info on the culture of slipper orchids.
I'm not only a newbie here but also to „real orchid growing“ in general. I have always had one or two of the usual mall and shopping centre hybrids on my window sills, but that was it. Despite growing plants since I was a little kid and finding orchids interesting, I never paid much attention to them because I always heard that they are hard to care for. But after seeing species plants live at a botanical garden and at some shows/vendors I became fascinated with species orchids and the orchid bug bit me during that and somewhere in the depths of the Internet and its countless beautiful orchid photos. I saw that many growers grow orchids successfully in their homes and wanted to give it a go, too. Slippers appeal to me especially because of their uniquely shaped flowers, and their relatively attractive foliage (I find many orchids quite unattractive when not in flower, like most Cattleyas or Dendrobiums).
Fast forward a bit, about a year or so after I bought my first species plant, and I have now already amassed a small collection of slippers and serveral plants of other genera. I have forced myself to stop buying more before my window sills start to look like miniature jungles. Now, I want to focus on learning how to properly care for what I already have and it seems I have found just the right place for that!
I just registered and thought I'd say hello to all of you. I found this forum in search of info on the culture of slipper orchids.
I'm not only a newbie here but also to „real orchid growing“ in general. I have always had one or two of the usual mall and shopping centre hybrids on my window sills, but that was it. Despite growing plants since I was a little kid and finding orchids interesting, I never paid much attention to them because I always heard that they are hard to care for. But after seeing species plants live at a botanical garden and at some shows/vendors I became fascinated with species orchids and the orchid bug bit me during that and somewhere in the depths of the Internet and its countless beautiful orchid photos. I saw that many growers grow orchids successfully in their homes and wanted to give it a go, too. Slippers appeal to me especially because of their uniquely shaped flowers, and their relatively attractive foliage (I find many orchids quite unattractive when not in flower, like most Cattleyas or Dendrobiums).
Fast forward a bit, about a year or so after I bought my first species plant, and I have now already amassed a small collection of slippers and serveral plants of other genera. I have forced myself to stop buying more before my window sills start to look like miniature jungles. Now, I want to focus on learning how to properly care for what I already have and it seems I have found just the right place for that!
