Can you believe that Wax bought another orchid yesterday?

[cimorene]

Right after I posted about the one she bought on Monday I walked into the kitchen and discovered another one. This third orchid is not a phalaenopsis like the others; it's an oncidium, also epiphytic (they grow on trees), but they require more sunlight and more water. Also we might need to take steps to keep it warm in the winter.

I fertilized it and gave it a soak today; tomorrow, with any luck, we'll repot it (Wax needs to buy some cherry tomatoes so we can use the plastic cup they come in as a pot. It's smaller than the others and I can't find transparent pots small enough anywhere in Finland, so we have to make one). Pictures and a nickname probably then.

Comments

[princessofgeeks]

You now have a new thing to collect! It's clear! Resistance is futile!

[cimorene]

😅 My concern is that they're rather expensive, but I suppose they're cheap compared to fountain pens...

[which_chick]

Ooh, branching out on types of orchid! So exciting! (I am planning on Taking Steps to keep my phalaenopsis suitably warm in winter. The daytime temps of my house at 50F in winter are not ideal for orchids, but since she already lives in the book room (it's closed off and the cats are not allowed in there so it's safe for plants) I can just heat that to a consistent 70F.

[cimorene]

I understand they are more tolerant than other orchids, but yeah, apparently they all want like, human-desireable room temperatures, like from 65-75 ideally, and in the winter our house, being old, has drafty spots that definitely don't meet the requirement!