Cattleyas and cymbidiums do very well in my small California garden. Phals still up in the air. Got 2 phals on sale, put them outside bc we were tenting the house. And the darn things put out new buds even though the medium smelled sour and I was about to repot. Go figure, lol.
II killed 20 Phil’s and then found Miss Orchid girl. I put an in flower supermarket, phal under and LED and before the blooms died new buds emerged. Before I could take it pit of the plastic container, it started blooming! It is month two and I have six new blooms that have been blooming for two months! Now I need to study Danni’s oncidium videos!
I have to agree with you about the ease of growing paphiopedilums in the home. I currently have 6. One was a seedling size and hasn't bloomed, but the other five have all bloomed at some point this year, including one currently budding out. I'm also having exceptional results with the compact/miniature Oncidium Twinkle series of plants. One has now been blooming continuously all fall (when one spike has finished blooming, new spikes are being produced. It currently has four new spikes. In addition, two very small miniature oncidiums (also Twinkle series) are producing their first spikes and should be in bloom within the month. I've loved Paphs since I was in my teens (I'm now 70). Besides being easy to grow on an east or shaded south windowsill, they're doing great under LED Full-Spectrum grow lights.
I LOVE Oncidiums, yet I completely agree with your ranking. I live in a temperate climate, but I still have problems getting the moisture levels consistent enough to prevent leaf wrinkling, but simultaneously dry enough to prevent fungus. I CANNOT grow a proper Miltoniopsis. My Paphs, Phals, and small Vandas are great! My Cattleyas are hit or miss.
I have most of these orchids in my "tiny" collection of just about two years - with absolutely NO PEST situation!! Not even a mealy bug. All my orchids are outdoors; I live in a tropical zone; I water every other day, or if it rains - I count down when next to water; they are in shade, and facing east. I. do have the odd snail or African snail in my garden, but they seem to know their boundary (and I get rid of them at first sight). My other plants all seem OK, and seem to be pest free. I say "Seem", because, there might come a day!! Currently, we are in drought season, so I water every day. Thanks a lot for this video - a blessing and a keeper ("Saved").
Funny that overwatering isn't a problem for Paphs I always find that if mine is drier he still doesn't mind lol! I love Paphs though I definitely agree they're the easiest :)
Thank you Danni. I put two long rambles the other day from my computer (which I think is a different TH-cam login) and I promise this is the last one: but you have really helped me in many ways. ☺️ First, you saved ALL my orchids from a black rot outbreak and I think even my old phalsnopsis who was hit the worst by far and is my baby(she only has one full leaf left now so time will tell but so far she is looking strong even on the partial leaves). And you use all natural remedies which is essential to me to try to only go that way since I was a child. You also reflamed my old love for orchids and educated me on them properly. I know a lot about many other types of plants, but orchids I was never as in depth as I have become in about two weeks of watching your channel - every break I get now. 😂 I was raised on a mangrove nursery and my father was friends with Kerry from Kerry Orchids who at the time was the largest orchid producer in the world (our nursery didn’t make money and was for environmental restoration but Kerry always treated us with the utmost respect and like family). I bring him up because I used to almost daily rummage in his garbage for orchids that the company would throw out. Not due to problems but because they weren’t to size standards. I had hundreds of orchids attached to trees, attached to my stairs, attached to my fence 😂 in pots in my house. (I also had other plants growing even in my fridge back then. My friends loved it bless them) It was awesome. the property I was living on I had to move a few years later. Leaving a lot of my orchids and a massive herb garden (my rosemary was almost 5’ tall as an example). But detaching the orchids or digging up my herbs would have really hurt them so I left them for the next tenant to enjoy. The orchids I did have left were “lent”to my mother… and never returned. 😂 I forgot how much joy my day started watering or just looking at my orchids( non flowering or flowering, idc) . I promise this is the last long post from me but thanks to Home Depot putting a massive amount of giant dendrobiums on sale(which I went to 10 different Home Depot’s and bought almost all), and then me stupidly not quarantining them so they spread black rot not only to all of them but to the few orchids I had left from the old days. Well I’m glad that happened, because I ran across your channel and now feel the love I had for my orchids before. But thanks to you I am actually educated on them and not just getting lucky they all grew with my minimal knowledge like back in the day. I have sooo many plants and all of them bring me joy but there is and was always something truly special about orchids for me. And that was lost for well over a decade till now. We all know the mental health benefits plants have on us. And like I said I am growing so many other types of plants but orchids are what my heart and mind need right now. Once I’m back on my feet I will definitely be getting MOG merch ☺️ I even may finally quit smoking cigarettes which I’ve wanted to do for ages but it’s hard. But yesterday I realized I could be buying a new orchid every few days if I quit smoking and could have an even better collection than I once had. Again I promise this is my last ramble to you but I am grateful. PS One of your Slipper Orchids in this video had leaves growing on the back of its flower. I haven’t ever seen that before. It be a really interesting mini video explaining why that is. Many blessings to you!
I’m in northwest United States. My oncidium does very well. I purchased a discounted 6 inch miltoniopsis and I’m trying to get it going. Had to divide it. Phals do very well for me and my small cattleya is doing superb!
What part of NW, as I am in Pacific NW. ..I toi have miltionopsis showing tiny spike..but I'm interested in what cattleya you have and your location for environment/light..
Oh man. My old flat was awful for us, but created a rainforest environment for the orchids! Phals hated it, kept losing them. The nobiles loved it, as did the bulbo and oncidiums. Moved house, this one has radiators (heat and dryness!!! What a godsend!), the phals are loving life. I lost 3 nobiles, 4 denphals, 3 oncidiums and I'm hoping I've saved one of the vandas (totally my fault, hung it near the radiator to drip dry not realising it was going to turn on 😬) My nobiles that survived threw maaaassive tantrums, dropped all leaves off all their canes over 1week. They've started growing new growths now (one has 4 growing, another has 1, but grew 4 flowers on the tip of an old cane.... 🙄 Drama queens) Love them, but it is like having a house full of teenagers XD
I just heard Romania and I was like, " stop, wait, what?! " :)) Cheers from Romania. Cool videos and very beautiful plants. Very relaxing to watch or listen to
Agree with your assessment on oncidium. I would add prosthechea cochleata on the list. It's regarded as one of the easiest orchids to grow, but it's also the easiest to rot.
I recently came across your channel after purchasing several different kinds of orchids. I have learned a lot, thank you for your knowledge, tips, etc. I love your channel. My most recent purchased orchids are native to Thailand and Taiwan
I completely agree that paphs are some of the easiest to grow, but I was surprised to hear you say they don't bloom for long. One of mine reliably blooms once a year for 4 months straight. I was also surprised to see Oncidiums ranked so poorly, but I completely agree with that! I thought it was just me. I think epiphytic Epidendrums are some of the easiest to grow in terms of tolerance to over- or underwatering, and they usually root ferociously when they're repotted so they can be very forgiving. Catasetums may not be easy exactly, but they're also very forgiving since you get a chance to start over every year. I also feel like Phragmipediums are easy because there's no guesswork when watering-you can water every day if you want-but I know some people don't want to water often so they'll forget and have a dehydrated phrag. My most difficult orchid is a Stanhopea, because it's the only one I've ever had that doesn't like ANYTHING I do and it's been hanging on in a sad state for years.
Uh oh I just got a small oncidium mix to try again. Many years ago I didn’t know about proper watering and diseases so sadly I killed a few. Cattleyas were the pest magnets for me and I couldn’t keep up with controlling them and had to give up. I’m trying a few mini ones again. I should try growing a slipper orchid one day. Thanks for all the growing tutorials
Out of all my orchids, my masdervallia has been the least trouble free for me with no pest issues and is constantly putting on new growth that it has required dividing, I love the unique flowers, I currently don't have vanda or cattleya but hopefully will do one day
I am a total plant person, but never ever thought that I would look and be interested in Orchid videos. I even bought my first one today, its an Oncidium. 😁
Thank you for this useful information. Phaelenopsis all thriving. My one Phragmipedium no growth over a year old and only one dendrobium Enobi purple splash flowered once and nothing more. No new growth or flowers. Slipper orchid on my list of must haves. 👍💚🇨🇦
Odontoglossums are definitely on the bottom on my list they all Rot and die with me. Wilsonara are my best growers on the other hand they just grow in 5 directions at ones and bloom for such a long time.
I can’t believe that you put Oncidium at the bottom of your list. They are probably my favorite type of orchids. I don’t grow as many varieties as you - Phalaenopsis, Dendrobium, Tolumnia, and Oncidium, plus I am just getting more into Paphiopedilum - but I have more individuals of the Oncidium alliance than any other type. Luckily, I have not suffered any pest problems (brought in mealies once on a flower shop mini-Phal but contained it quickly) so maybe that is the difference. I am in Ohio, USA, so a temperate climate may help me there. I liked seeing how your list compared to mine. It’s all about where you grow, isn’t it?
I agree with your Oncidium ranking! I've lost a couple to diseases and the two I managed to save are doing very well. I have them on the trunk of mango trees in South Florida. They look happy, they're bright green, lots of new growth and roots, no signs of infections, HOWEVER, they just will not bloom! It drives me crazy... like I have been babying you for years, give me at least ONE flower spike, please!!! They get direct sunlight in the afternoons and indirect in the mornings.
I totally agree...Paphs are number one for me followed by Phals and Bulbos. I live in Portugal where most collectors love cymbidiums but I don´t do well with them as well as Dendrobiums... Dendros always die on me so they are the lowest on my list
Thank you, great list! Good to know I'm not alone with oncidium dramas, tell me about it! Spider mites, aphids, Bush snails, take your pick because it has attacked my oncidium collection at some stage! For people watching in the UK, dendrobium nobiles are pretty easy on the whole. I give them a good winter rest in my cold conservatory and they flower really well year on year, however, I do find that our UK summers aren't quite long enough for late canes to fully mature.. I have on the odd occasion, decided to keep them warm and not give them the bloom triggering cool down, just so that all the canes have time to mature and wow! The flower show is so much better. It means you have to wait 2 years for your bloom show but when they do... They are amazing! Flowers that last 3 or 4 months even.
Totally agree about oncidiums, I can’t keep them happy. I love small to mini vandaceous orchids, which make up most of my collection. I find the seasonality of dendrobiums a little challenging, but strangely the extreme seasonality of catasetums make them easier for me.
@@lorislane0 most used to be classified in other genera like Neofinetia and Ascocentrum. My favorite is the Japanese wind orchid, Vanda (Neofinetia) falcata. They come in many varieties with variation in flowers, leaf structure and color. Also, their flowers smell like sweet jasmine! Other genera that are vandaceous and usually small are Amesiella, some Angraecum and Aerangis, and the super cute Schoenorchis. Of course Phals are in the vanda tribe as well, so Phal. japonica as well as commercial mini phals.
I must agree with your list, especially having oncidiums on the bottom of the list. Everyone says, “they are the next EASY type of orchids to grow after Phals”. I beg to differ. When I first (2019) found them at a local grocer, I bought as many as I could afford; I found them so exotic… sadly to say only 3 out of 7 are still with me. They are spider mites MAGNETS. Currently still fighting them 😡. That being said, I do try out other orchids (I like the challenge) and what’s better than keeping your brain active by learning new things in your favourite hobby?? Thanks for making your videos, I always learn something new and add more to the wish list. Currently my absolute FAVE blooming orchid is Vandachostylis Pinky, first time bloomer and it smells like grape soda!
I feel you on the dendrobium nobiles. I am on my fifth try. The last one I got almost died except for some small keikis. I have them tied to a tree with partial shading. They’re growing slowly,and more keikis are growing. I got another potted one to try again. IDK. If this one doesn’t work, that’s it for them. I will watch in envy from afar, but keep my coins in m pocket.
Hi Dani! Loved the video! Ty! I have great luck with slippers and phals. My catts and vandals are hanging in with me but only so so. They haven’t died so I’m hoping they come back this year. Ty again.
Wow! The order of the list was somewhat surprising! My most recently purchased dendrobiums have been "easier" to get right (they are not den phals), but phals are a challenge for me. When I repot phals from the original medium, the roots all die and then they get set back for a long time. I have only had two phals to rebloom so far. I have six others and nothing. In fact, one barely puts out one new leaf a year. It's a challenge to make them happy for some reason, even in the exact same spot and on the same schedule for water as the ones that bloom. My oncidiums seem to be okay, except I agree that if there's any neglect (don't water in time), you see it there first. Either way, it's a joy to try to make all of my orchids happy. It's a nice challenge and plants are so calming to be around. Thanks to your videos I have built up some confidence and have gone from two phals to a more diverse collection of about 25 orchids. Most recent purchase was Macodes petola. I hope I can make it happy.
Interesting! I have two phals. and a sharry baby oncidium and I treat them all the exact same when it comes to light/watering/humidity. My onc. currently has two new spikes with buds and my phals are producing new leaves :)
Interesting.. In my climate, in Canada, I have no issue with Miltoniopsis. They are, with vandas, my favourite orchids. However, it is true: they require more care and humidity. The trick is to have a cool mist humidifier, close enough to the plants, which provides what they need - especially during dry period here (November to late April).
Yeahhh I agree on the Onc and Milt subfamily... When I had orchids 15 years ago the Milt had the pests and other issues. I've criminally neglected my phals this past year due to both overwatering (sitting in puddles of water), underwatering (forgetting for a solid month) and keeping them in absurdly low light levels... Somehow I only lost 2 (one of which my dogs knocked over and broke) and 2 of them even rebloomed in spite of terrible levels of neglect. I'm rebuilding my collection now and rehabilitating those poor phals that have been through so much. One of the worst cases has even put out a basal keiki so she will live on. Most of them are in the 5-10 year range too, so not young plants at all.
The larger vanda’s are a nuisance to water in the winter, in the summer I just hang them outside to drip. The neofinetia’s are a dream however 😀 they are so much easier to handle. Phals, oncidiums, cattleya’s, even the Vanilla planifolia is doing great ( I managed to lose one some years back) but the dendrobiums absolutely hate me! They keep getting spider mites and infecting the rest of my collection. I kind of gave up on them. I only have one dendrobium lobulatum in a terrarium, together with a few species orchids and a Trichophilia apache, which are doing great, but I will not be trying dendrobiums again any time soon🙄
Really useful video thanks! I have several Phals doing well and was ready to try some other varieties. Looks like Cattleya or Paph might be a good start.
In my country Regular Phal price: $12-15 US and can be found even at the grocery store Polichylos Phal price: $ 65 - 80 US and good luck trying to find one, not even orchid growers have them.
nice video , for me the big Vanda's are the most difficult to grow well , i kill them all , difficult to keep air humidity high in the winter in home , there roots ware 2 meters long , i tried to keep them in pot and they rotted very quickly , shame on me , i love them so much with there huge flowers and the one with the chocolate flavour is just amazing to fragrant your home , but yeah , really difficult if you dont have a greenhouse to keep them at high air humidity , thanks for your video , it helps a lot to learn for caring and knowing wish one needs the specific condition to keep healthy
My first Oncidium grew a 3 feet spike full of flowers. It seemed easy. I LOVE Dendrobium nobiles, but I haven't been able to get it to bloom well. The second year I had it, it only threw out two or three measly flowers.
I love watching your videos, they are so educational. Fortunately for me Odontoglossums and Odontiodas do magnificently, Miltoniopsis do well also, I have a smattering of other cooler growing genera as companion orchids. All the heat loving orchids perish just crossing the threshold. Your observation is correct about Oncidiinae, they have a LOT of leaves and if you have many of them you will find pest control relentless. I use systemics in my greenhouse in order to stay ahead of it. The yard is a no chemical zone, the greenhouse is a war zone. Home growers might consider taking plants outside to use systemics (in a protected area) and let them fully dry before returning to the home. Almost all nursery grown plants are treated with systemics. Always use proper protective gear!
Dendrobiums are my speciality. I live in Eastern Australia, which is the Dendrobium capital of the world. I literally couldn’t live in a better spot to grow them.
Another great video Dani! It really makes the grower keep in mind their personal weather zone. Can you PLEASE MAKE a video about epicattleya orchids? Mine has been a major struggle.
I just love watching your videos so much. I really looking forward to having my own orchids collection and applying all the knowledge that you have shared here to take care of them!
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If you live in the tropics slippee orchids are the most difficult because of their cool temp requirement and they dont flower for years. Though where i live there are a few native species but all ony grow above 1000 metres above sea level and require cold temps Phalaenopsis are easier here with the exception if the wether is not suitable such as hot rain. But if theyre planted outdoors in the perfect spot they legit need 0 care But they do flower based on the seasonal weather
Wow thanks for this video! I always thought that Paphiopedilum and Cattleya are hard to grow! So now I think I'll give it a shot :) By the way, I find Dendrobium phalaenopsis are the easiest! It's crazy, they just survive everything. I'm now doing an experiment trying to grow at different media, including without any medium and they do so well! (And I live in a dry area!)
I live in South Florida , and I’ve been able to grow Phalaenopsis and Paphiopedilum inside rooms with AC. I just had to modify the soil a bit. However because of the AC, orchids that do not like water , end up dying on me. I will try it one more time. But I think the problem is that the AC doesn’t like the roots dry up
I also live in South Florida, my problem is the opposite. I have trouble maintaining humidity because of the AC. My Mecodes Petola is suffering. I’ve put it under glass and that seems to be helping a bit. 🤞
@@isislopez8924 are you keeping them indoor our outdoor? My issue is that the barkwood doesn't get to dry up right away , as a result the roots do not dry up and root
I accidentally got Angrecum, to my surprise orchid grows like crazy! My conditions are dry, cold, low light, so no luck with cymbs, dendrobiums, vandas. But paphs and masdevallias growing just fine! Oncidiums are doing good, phals - not so much. Jewels not growing at all, no matter what. So it is trial and error for each environment.
I grow orchids outside under the pergola in a temperate climate. the easiest for me are Cymbidiums. next are Zygos, then Oncidiums. After growing orchids for almost 10 years now, its only recently that I have been getting good results from Phalaenopsis and Cattleyas.
Your videos show me the orchid diversity living in tropical climates allows, anyone who lives in a Mediterranean or cooler areas - Cymbidiums are bulletproof and everything else is a challenge :(
The Rapeepath Pink you show in your April 2021 blooms video and you mention it is your second one and it is with a lost tag. So this should be the same Rapeepath. (I mentioned this in your other video where you asked for suggestions, as well. :)
I have only 2 oncidiums and I will never purchase anymore. They just don't do well for me at all, it's a shame cause they are beautiful. My favorites are dendrobiums and phalaenopsis of course lol.
It's funny because I live in a temperate/subtropical climate too (Buenos Aires City) and nobile-type Dendrobiums just grows alone, outside year round, like many other plants (including many orchids). I just try to keep them dry-ish during the colder months (it is quite rainy here and there's no dry season) and they just bloom consistently. Many people have them just mounted in trees with other "tough" orchids that are pretty common around here like Oncidium bifolium (actually native to the area, quite hardy), Miltonia flavescens and Brassavola tuberculata (both natives to the northern part of the country), and some others (a friend of mine has a tree full of Dendrobium moschatum, Epidendrum type-radicans and Trichocentrum nanum). I get that it might be because you have them inside, but for my growing conditions (pretty much as outside plants, with some repairs) Dendrobium nobile's are one of the most robust and rewarding orchids you might grow. Maybe, if you can in your house, try to grow them with less love and more "exposed" to the elements that the rest of the orchids that you mention in the video. And i'm not being trivial with the Dendrobium nobiles, learning to grow this one could open to you a whole lot of variety, particularly now that you've moved to a more tropical-ish climate. I think the ""mistake"" could be that you try to keep Dendrobiums (and Oncidiums from what I can see) as tropical plants when many of them are not, in fact as you mentioned they can suffer in tropical conditions; if I would to keep a Phalaenopsis as I keep my Dendrobiums and Oncidiums it would probably die within the first winter or maybe it won't be able to bloom (depending on the hybrid, of course). But, as I mentioned, many Dendrobiums, Oncidiums (and Encyclia, Laelia, Epidendrum, etc) in fact NEED the seasonal change to grow healthy. Maybe you need to expose them a little bit more, because are almost impossible to kill if you treat them like what they are, subtropical plants.
oposite here in southeast asia. paphio have to grow in the mountain :( and dendro is the easiest. but anyway you make me want to buy paphio :P jewel orchid is easy too altough its rarely bloom but the leaf are decorating enough^_^ nobile is badass
I live in North Carolina and have 5 oncidiums, 4 of them are doing great and enjoying their lives. The only one with problems is the species sotoanum which came with scales and cramped in a pot. I’m trying to get rid of the scales by watering with systemic granule water and recently repotted it. The bulbs shriveled but are still hanging on. Hope it could recover soon
1. Dendrobiums 2. Phals 3. Oncidiums 4. Cymbidiums I tried Catleyas and did not like them, I avoid slippers and blubophillyms since they don't like dry spells. I prefer orchids that can handle long droughts/dry spells... learnt the hard way that Cymbidiums like a lot more water. Found out that almost all my Dens and Oncidiums (surprisingly even Phals) can handle 2-3 months without water - don't recommend it though as it will stress the orchid.
I live in Southwest Miami 2 / 2023 and I had to have a shade house built in the yard 20 ft by 20 ft went to every Orchid show every event in Florida, had a notebook with all the names all the different classifications, over 1,000 orchid I had of course, the most expensive are the first ones that died and I killed quite a few of them, I lied I killed a lot of them but a lot of them survived my shade house still looks full later I learned more when I went to an orchid Club well I'll still love my lady slippers, cats and others oh, I just learned the hard way I suggest to anyone that likes orchids to go to an orchid Club and also watch these Miss Orchid girl videos thank you
in group 11 there are many orchids shown, which aren`t oncidiums, there are some hybrids which are called miltassia (moltonia +brassia), so they haven´t the same care as oncidiums.
Great video.! U have the best orchid videos! I would love to see a top 10 of ur best smelling orchids and what they smell like. Also where would u buy these orchids that smell? Thanks alot I just got into orchids because of u !
Hi, they are ok but they're not blooming as they should, maybe winter is a bit too warm in the grow room 🤔 so I'm not getting any new ones until I figure these out 😊
@@MissOrchidGirl Hi Danny! I just got a new neo not in spike beginning of March. I repotted in sphag moss and two weeks later it spiked. My house is dry and warm in winter. Try a dry and wet cycle. Don’t let them dry out in Spring and Summer and dry out in Fall and Winter. I am also feeding every other time in Spring and Summer and monthly in Fall and Winter. I don’t think temperature is as important as wet dry and good humidity. I hope they spike soon for you.
Man, for Oncidiums for me it's the opposite. They seem so happy with whatever I do. I can't kill them even if I tried. Maybe it's because I can focus on Orchids like there is nothing else on this planet.
I live in a humid subtropical climate, cold in winter, very hot in summer, & very damp year round. I’ve lost 2 phals (one was a mini) so far, due to fungus & crown rot. I plan to try again, but I’m waiting a bit. Probably will get another phal because those are the most available & affordable where I live, but I’ve been wondering if another variety might work better. With both of my failures, I caught the issue & treated with hydrogen peroxide, but I was too late 😢 they both lost all their leaves within 36 hours, it happened so fast!
My list would backwards to yours because of my climate, we are very high above sea level with a warm humid subtropical climate (with warm summers & cooler winters) so that is why my list would be back to front from your list 😀
Cattleyas: Easy to grow, but somewhat challenging to bloom and to repot. Vandas: Impractical because of their huge roots; if there is an issue (i.e. fungal infection), recovery is not easy. Odontoglossums, Odontiodas, Beallaras: The higher the Odontoglossum percentage, the cooler you need to keep them; if you can keep them cool, they are rewarding.
For me, it would be: 1. Vanda 2. Dendrobium (species/hybrids) 3. Oncidium/Miltonia/Tolumnia 4. Phalaenopsis 5. Cattleya 6. Cymbidium 7. Bulbophylum 8. Grammatophyllum 9. All kinds of micro super tiny orchids species from our local rain forest
Paphs are great. Put em in a north window and forget em. Water once in a while. That's what happened with mine and I was rewarded with a gorgeous bloom and pups. However, they do need an actual nighttime. They die in the office (24/7 light).
If anyone is from Europe, could you tell me where do you buy orchids? I don't know where to buy them since I don't like online shopping and in all the gardens I've visited they only have phalaenopsis. Thanks!
I've had the most trouble with my Onc. Sharry Baby. It has produced new growths (and even has 3 directions of growth going on) and has bloomed, but it always seems like the leaves are yellowing and needing to be trimmed or end up being lost entirely. Not sure how to stay on top of this one's care! My other Oncidium grows beautifully.
Oh my, I just have a couple of the Oncidium. Dont know what Im doing really....... but where does Cymbidium come on your list. Thats my top baby??? LOL
Oh dear... My next orchids, if I don't kill my phals, were going to be a Tolumnia and a Howeara Lava Burst. Is the latter a pest magnet, too? I think it's related to Oncidums...
I never could figure light for Zygos. I love them, but it is nightmare to grow them in cool, dry, low light conditions. We have flat mite problem locally, they are like native to the area, they will eat all soft tissues fast, nothing helps, even abomectin 😢
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Easiest for me is dendrobium, then cattleya, oncidiums.... most difficult: phalaenopsis😅 . I put them on big trees in my garden otherwise they wont survive.
But u know i started getting into epiphytes from Dendrobiums cause here in India Dendrobiums are the cheapest orchids and available in abundance and many people end of killing them. Never happened to me although I killed two Phals and thought they are the difficult ones. But hoping of getting one more Phal to try it.... Hope it works this time.
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Everyone claims phalenopsis are easy for beginners but I've managed to kill 6. Vandas and catalia's on the other hand are a dream.
That’s the joy of living in a warm area, here phals do well bc we get snow in the winter
Same! I can't keep a stupid phal alive but give me weird tiny orchids that need 80% humidity and I do fine.
Same here I think I love them to death. Either it’s to much water or not enough
Cattleyas and cymbidiums do very well in my small California garden. Phals still up in the air. Got 2 phals on sale, put them outside bc we were tenting the house. And the darn things put out new buds even though the medium smelled sour and I was about to repot. Go figure, lol.
I completely agree. My best plants are Cattleyas in the home.
II killed 20 Phil’s and then found Miss Orchid girl. I put an in flower supermarket, phal under and LED and before the blooms died new buds emerged. Before I could take it pit of the plastic container, it started blooming! It is month two and I have six new blooms that have been blooming for two months! Now I need to study Danni’s oncidium videos!
I have to agree with you about the ease of growing paphiopedilums in the home. I currently have 6. One was a seedling size and hasn't bloomed, but the other five have all bloomed at some point this year, including one currently budding out. I'm also having exceptional results with the compact/miniature Oncidium Twinkle series of plants. One has now been blooming continuously all fall (when one spike has finished blooming, new spikes are being produced. It currently has four new spikes. In addition, two very small miniature oncidiums (also Twinkle series) are producing their first spikes and should be in bloom within the month. I've loved Paphs since I was in my teens (I'm now 70). Besides being easy to grow on an east or shaded south windowsill, they're doing great under LED Full-Spectrum grow lights.
I have several phals that are easy for me but I would love a slipper orchid! I grew up with lady slippers growing in the woods behind my house.
I LOVE Oncidiums, yet I completely agree with your ranking. I live in a temperate climate, but I still have problems getting the moisture levels consistent enough to prevent leaf wrinkling, but simultaneously dry enough to prevent fungus. I CANNOT grow a proper Miltoniopsis. My Paphs, Phals, and small Vandas are great! My Cattleyas are hit or miss.
I have most of these orchids in my "tiny" collection of just about two years - with absolutely NO PEST situation!! Not even a mealy bug. All my orchids are outdoors; I live in a tropical zone; I water every other day, or if it rains - I count down when next to water; they are in shade, and facing east. I. do have the odd snail or African snail in my garden, but they seem to know their boundary (and I get rid of them at first sight). My other plants all seem OK, and seem to be pest free. I say "Seem", because, there might come a day!! Currently, we are in drought season, so I water every day. Thanks a lot for this video - a blessing and a keeper ("Saved").
The same is true for sub-tropical climates. I had some neighbours with mini botanical gardens at home.
Funny that overwatering isn't a problem for Paphs I always find that if mine is drier he still doesn't mind lol! I love Paphs though I definitely agree they're the easiest :)
Thank you Danni. I put two long rambles the other day from my computer (which I think is a different TH-cam login) and I promise this is the last one: but you have really helped me in many ways. ☺️ First, you saved ALL my orchids from a black rot outbreak and I think even my old phalsnopsis who was hit the worst by far and is my baby(she only has one full leaf left now so time will tell but so far she is looking strong even on the partial leaves). And you use all natural remedies which is essential to me to try to only go that way since I was a child.
You also reflamed my old love for orchids and educated me on them properly. I know a lot about many other types of plants, but orchids I was never as in depth as I have become in about two weeks of watching your channel - every break I get now. 😂 I was raised on a mangrove nursery and my father was friends with Kerry from Kerry Orchids who at the time was the largest orchid producer in the world (our nursery didn’t make money and was for environmental restoration but Kerry always treated us with the utmost respect and like family). I bring him up because I used to almost daily rummage in his garbage for orchids that the company would throw out. Not due to problems but because they weren’t to size standards. I had hundreds of orchids attached to trees, attached to my stairs, attached to my fence 😂 in pots in my house. (I also had other plants growing even in my fridge back then. My friends loved it bless them) It was awesome. the property I was living on I had to move a few years later. Leaving a lot of my orchids and a massive herb garden (my rosemary was almost 5’ tall as an example). But detaching the orchids or digging up my herbs would have really hurt them so I left them for the next tenant to enjoy. The orchids I did have left were “lent”to my mother… and never returned. 😂
I forgot how much joy my day started watering or just looking at my orchids( non flowering or flowering, idc) . I promise this is the last long post from me but thanks to Home Depot putting a massive amount of giant dendrobiums on sale(which I went to 10 different Home Depot’s and bought almost all), and then me stupidly not quarantining them so they spread black rot not only to all of them but to the few orchids I had left from the old days. Well I’m glad that happened, because I ran across your channel and now feel the love I had for my orchids before. But thanks to you I am actually educated on them and not just getting lucky they all grew with my minimal knowledge like back in the day. I have sooo many plants and all of them bring me joy but there is and was always something truly special about orchids for me. And that was lost for well over a decade till now.
We all know the mental health benefits plants have on us. And like I said I am growing so many other types of plants but orchids are what my heart and mind need right now. Once I’m back on my feet I will definitely be getting MOG merch ☺️ I even may finally quit smoking cigarettes which I’ve wanted to do for ages but it’s hard. But yesterday I realized I could be buying a new orchid every few days if I quit smoking and could have an even better collection than I once had. Again I promise this is my last ramble to you but I am grateful.
PS One of your Slipper Orchids in this video had leaves growing on the back of its flower. I haven’t ever seen that before. It be a really interesting mini video explaining why that is. Many blessings to you!
I’m in northwest United States. My oncidium does very well. I purchased a discounted 6 inch miltoniopsis and I’m trying to get it going. Had to divide it. Phals do very well for me and my small cattleya is doing superb!
What part of NW, as I am in Pacific NW. ..I toi have miltionopsis showing tiny spike..but I'm interested in what cattleya you have and your location for environment/light..
Oh man. My old flat was awful for us, but created a rainforest environment for the orchids!
Phals hated it, kept losing them.
The nobiles loved it, as did the bulbo and oncidiums.
Moved house, this one has radiators (heat and dryness!!! What a godsend!), the phals are loving life. I lost 3 nobiles, 4 denphals, 3 oncidiums and I'm hoping I've saved one of the vandas (totally my fault, hung it near the radiator to drip dry not realising it was going to turn on 😬)
My nobiles that survived threw maaaassive tantrums, dropped all leaves off all their canes over 1week.
They've started growing new growths now (one has 4 growing, another has 1, but grew 4 flowers on the tip of an old cane.... 🙄 Drama queens)
Love them, but it is like having a house full of teenagers XD
I just heard Romania and I was like, " stop, wait, what?! " :)) Cheers from Romania. Cool videos and very beautiful plants. Very relaxing to watch or listen to
Agree with your assessment on oncidium. I would add prosthechea cochleata on the list. It's regarded as one of the easiest orchids to grow, but it's also the easiest to rot.
I'm an orchid killer and the ones I haven't killed and had lived for years were the Dendrobium kingianum and Masdevallias.
I recently came across your channel after purchasing several different kinds of orchids.
I have learned a lot, thank you for your knowledge, tips, etc.
I love your channel.
My most recent purchased orchids are native to Thailand and Taiwan
I completely agree that paphs are some of the easiest to grow, but I was surprised to hear you say they don't bloom for long. One of mine reliably blooms once a year for 4 months straight. I was also surprised to see Oncidiums ranked so poorly, but I completely agree with that! I thought it was just me. I think epiphytic Epidendrums are some of the easiest to grow in terms of tolerance to over- or underwatering, and they usually root ferociously when they're repotted so they can be very forgiving. Catasetums may not be easy exactly, but they're also very forgiving since you get a chance to start over every year. I also feel like Phragmipediums are easy because there's no guesswork when watering-you can water every day if you want-but I know some people don't want to water often so they'll forget and have a dehydrated phrag. My most difficult orchid is a Stanhopea, because it's the only one I've ever had that doesn't like ANYTHING I do and it's been hanging on in a sad state for years.
In less than 1 year my epidendrum got 3 timer bigger. And is giving me a great flower show.
Currently pouring in my grow room right now with my oncidiums! I'm done! So funny how my opinion of orchids change over the years
I had a slipper orchid once and I loved her!
Uh oh I just got a small oncidium mix to try again. Many years ago I didn’t know about proper watering and diseases so sadly I killed a few. Cattleyas were the pest magnets for me and I couldn’t keep up with controlling them and had to give up. I’m trying a few mini ones again. I should try growing a slipper orchid one day. Thanks for all the growing tutorials
Out of all my orchids, my masdervallia has been the least trouble free for me with no pest issues and is constantly putting on new growth that it has required dividing, I love the unique flowers, I currently don't have vanda or cattleya but hopefully will do one day
I am a total plant person, but never ever thought that I would look and be interested in Orchid videos. I even bought my first one today, its an Oncidium. 😁
Thank you for this useful information. Phaelenopsis all thriving. My one Phragmipedium no growth over a year old and only one dendrobium Enobi purple splash flowered once and nothing more. No new growth or flowers. Slipper orchid on my list of must haves. 👍💚🇨🇦
Odontoglossums are definitely on the bottom on my list they all Rot and die with me. Wilsonara are my best growers on the other hand they just grow in 5 directions at ones and bloom for such a long time.
I can’t believe that you put Oncidium at the bottom of your list. They are probably my favorite type of orchids. I don’t grow as many varieties as you - Phalaenopsis, Dendrobium, Tolumnia, and Oncidium, plus I am just getting more into Paphiopedilum - but I have more individuals of the Oncidium alliance than any other type. Luckily, I have not suffered any pest problems (brought in mealies once on a flower shop mini-Phal but contained it quickly) so maybe that is the difference. I am in Ohio, USA, so a temperate climate may help me there.
I liked seeing how your list compared to mine. It’s all about where you grow, isn’t it?
I agree with your Oncidium ranking! I've lost a couple to diseases and the two I managed to save are doing very well. I have them on the trunk of mango trees in South Florida. They look happy, they're bright green, lots of new growth and roots, no signs of infections, HOWEVER, they just will not bloom! It drives me crazy... like I have been babying you for years, give me at least ONE flower spike, please!!! They get direct sunlight in the afternoons and indirect in the mornings.
I totally agree...Paphs are number one for me followed by Phals and Bulbos. I live in Portugal where most collectors love cymbidiums but I don´t do well with them as well as Dendrobiums... Dendros always die on me so they are the lowest on my list
Thank you, great list! Good to know I'm not alone with oncidium dramas, tell me about it! Spider mites, aphids, Bush snails, take your pick because it has attacked my oncidium collection at some stage! For people watching in the UK, dendrobium nobiles are pretty easy on the whole. I give them a good winter rest in my cold conservatory and they flower really well year on year, however, I do find that our UK summers aren't quite long enough for late canes to fully mature.. I have on the odd occasion, decided to keep them warm and not give them the bloom triggering cool down, just so that all the canes have time to mature and wow! The flower show is so much better. It means you have to wait 2 years for your bloom show but when they do... They are amazing! Flowers that last 3 or 4 months even.
Totally agree about oncidiums, I can’t keep them happy. I love small to mini vandaceous orchids, which make up most of my collection. I find the seasonality of dendrobiums a little challenging, but strangely the extreme seasonality of catasetums make them easier for me.
What are the options of small vandas? I am looking for some 😊
@@lorislane0 most used to be classified in other genera like Neofinetia and Ascocentrum. My favorite is the Japanese wind orchid, Vanda (Neofinetia) falcata. They come in many varieties with variation in flowers, leaf structure and color. Also, their flowers smell like sweet jasmine! Other genera that are vandaceous and usually small are Amesiella, some Angraecum and Aerangis, and the super cute Schoenorchis. Of course Phals are in the vanda tribe as well, so Phal. japonica as well as commercial mini phals.
@@Dylan-ok6ft Thanks a lot!
I must agree with your list, especially having oncidiums on the bottom of the list. Everyone says, “they are the next EASY type of orchids to grow after Phals”. I beg to differ.
When I first (2019) found them at a local grocer, I bought as many as I could afford; I found them so exotic… sadly to say only 3 out of 7 are still with me. They are spider mites MAGNETS. Currently still fighting them 😡.
That being said, I do try out other orchids (I like the challenge) and what’s better than keeping your brain active by learning new things in your favourite hobby??
Thanks for making your videos, I always learn something new and add more to the wish list.
Currently my absolute FAVE blooming orchid is Vandachostylis Pinky, first time bloomer and it smells like grape soda!
I feel you on the dendrobium nobiles. I am on my fifth try. The last one I got almost died except for some small keikis. I have them tied to a tree with partial shading. They’re growing slowly,and more keikis are growing. I got another potted one to try again. IDK. If this one doesn’t work, that’s it for them. I will watch in envy from afar, but keep my coins in m pocket.
Hi Dani! Loved the video! Ty! I have great luck with slippers and phals. My catts and vandals are hanging in with me but only so so. They haven’t died so I’m hoping they come back this year. Ty again.
Wow! The order of the list was somewhat surprising! My most recently purchased dendrobiums have been "easier" to get right (they are not den phals), but phals are a challenge for me. When I repot phals from the original medium, the roots all die and then they get set back for a long time. I have only had two phals to rebloom so far. I have six others and nothing. In fact, one barely puts out one new leaf a year. It's a challenge to make them happy for some reason, even in the exact same spot and on the same schedule for water as the ones that bloom. My oncidiums seem to be okay, except I agree that if there's any neglect (don't water in time), you see it there first. Either way, it's a joy to try to make all of my orchids happy. It's a nice challenge and plants are so calming to be around. Thanks to your videos I have built up some confidence and have gone from two phals to a more diverse collection of about 25 orchids. Most recent purchase was Macodes petola. I hope I can make it happy.
Interesting! I have two phals. and a sharry baby oncidium and I treat them all the exact same when it comes to light/watering/humidity. My onc. currently has two new spikes with buds and my phals are producing new leaves :)
Interesting.. In my climate, in Canada, I have no issue with Miltoniopsis. They are, with vandas, my favourite orchids. However, it is true: they require more care and humidity. The trick is to have a cool mist humidifier, close enough to the plants, which provides what they need - especially during dry period here (November to late April).
Yeahhh I agree on the Onc and Milt subfamily... When I had orchids 15 years ago the Milt had the pests and other issues. I've criminally neglected my phals this past year due to both overwatering (sitting in puddles of water), underwatering (forgetting for a solid month) and keeping them in absurdly low light levels... Somehow I only lost 2 (one of which my dogs knocked over and broke) and 2 of them even rebloomed in spite of terrible levels of neglect.
I'm rebuilding my collection now and rehabilitating those poor phals that have been through so much. One of the worst cases has even put out a basal keiki so she will live on. Most of them are in the 5-10 year range too, so not young plants at all.
The larger vanda’s are a nuisance to water in the winter, in the summer I just hang them outside to drip. The neofinetia’s are a dream however 😀 they are so much easier to handle. Phals, oncidiums, cattleya’s, even the Vanilla planifolia is doing great ( I managed to lose one some years back) but the dendrobiums absolutely hate me! They keep getting spider mites and infecting the rest of my collection. I kind of gave up on them. I only have one dendrobium lobulatum in a terrarium, together with a few species orchids and a Trichophilia apache, which are doing great, but I will not be trying dendrobiums again any time soon🙄
Really useful video thanks! I have several Phals doing well and was ready to try some other varieties. Looks like Cattleya or Paph might be a good start.
In my country
Regular Phal price: $12-15 US and can be found even at the grocery store
Polichylos Phal price: $ 65 - 80 US and good luck trying to find one, not even orchid growers have them.
nice video , for me the big Vanda's are the most difficult to grow well , i kill them all , difficult to keep air humidity high in the winter in home , there roots ware 2 meters long , i tried to keep them in pot and they rotted very quickly , shame on me , i love them so much with there huge flowers and the one with the chocolate flavour is just amazing to fragrant your home , but yeah , really difficult if you dont have a greenhouse to keep them at high air humidity , thanks for your video , it helps a lot to learn for caring and knowing wish one needs the specific condition to keep healthy
My first Oncidium grew a 3 feet spike full of flowers. It seemed easy. I LOVE Dendrobium nobiles, but I haven't been able to get it to bloom well. The second year I had it, it only threw out two or three measly flowers.
In Madeira Island, Portugal, with a sub-tropical weather most people just keep orchids outside and water them in the Summer. Nummer 1 does great.
I love watching your videos, they are so educational. Fortunately for me Odontoglossums and Odontiodas do magnificently, Miltoniopsis do well also, I have a smattering of other cooler growing genera as companion orchids. All the heat loving orchids perish just crossing the threshold. Your observation is correct about Oncidiinae, they have a LOT of leaves and if you have many of them you will find pest control relentless. I use systemics in my greenhouse in order to stay ahead of it. The yard is a no chemical zone, the greenhouse is a war zone. Home growers might consider taking plants outside to use systemics (in a protected area) and let them fully dry before returning to the home. Almost all nursery grown plants are treated with systemics. Always use proper protective gear!
True! Flat mites never die! Remedy is expensive!
Dendrobiums are my speciality.
I live in Eastern Australia, which is the Dendrobium capital of the world.
I literally couldn’t live in a better spot to grow them.
Another great video Dani! It really makes the grower keep in mind their personal weather zone. Can you PLEASE MAKE a video about epicattleya orchids? Mine has been a major struggle.
I just love watching your videos so much. I really looking forward to having my own orchids collection and applying all the knowledge that you have shared here to take care of them!
Obrigado por compartilhar: Classifique minhas orquídeas por nível de dificuldade!
Desejamos um bom final de semana
If you live in the tropics slippee orchids are the most difficult because of their cool temp requirement and they dont flower for years.
Though where i live there are a few native species but all ony grow above 1000 metres above sea level and require cold temps
Phalaenopsis are easier here with the exception if the wether is not suitable such as hot rain.
But if theyre planted outdoors in the perfect spot they legit need 0 care
But they do flower based on the seasonal weather
Wow thanks for this video!
I always thought that Paphiopedilum and Cattleya are hard to grow! So now I think I'll give it a shot :)
By the way, I find Dendrobium phalaenopsis are the easiest! It's crazy, they just survive everything. I'm now doing an experiment trying to grow at different media, including without any medium and they do so well! (And I live in a dry area!)
I live in South Florida , and I’ve been able to grow Phalaenopsis and Paphiopedilum inside rooms with AC. I just had to modify the soil a bit.
However because of the AC, orchids that do not like water , end up dying on me.
I will try it one more time. But I think the problem is that the AC doesn’t like the roots dry up
I also live in South Florida, my problem is the opposite. I have trouble maintaining humidity because of the AC. My Mecodes Petola is suffering. I’ve put it under glass and that seems to be helping a bit. 🤞
@@isislopez8924 are you keeping them indoor our outdoor?
My issue is that the barkwood doesn't get to dry up right away , as a result the roots do not dry up and root
@@alejandroguerra6755 I keep them indoors. You might try using unglazed terracotta pots, if you aren’t already. They really help to dry them out.
@@isislopez8924 I'm using netted pots.
They work perfect for my phalaenopsis.
Wonderful video! 😍
I am having a lot of problem to re-bloom my denphal... and my Berry Oda 😕
I accidentally got Angrecum, to my surprise orchid grows like crazy! My conditions are dry, cold, low light, so no luck with cymbs, dendrobiums, vandas. But paphs and masdevallias growing just fine! Oncidiums are doing good, phals - not so much. Jewels not growing at all, no matter what. So it is trial and error for each environment.
I grow orchids outside under the pergola in a temperate climate. the easiest for me are Cymbidiums. next are Zygos, then Oncidiums.
After growing orchids for almost 10 years now, its only recently that I have been getting good results from Phalaenopsis and Cattleyas.
Your videos show me the orchid diversity living in tropical climates allows, anyone who lives in a Mediterranean or cooler areas - Cymbidiums are bulletproof and everything else is a challenge :(
My jumping Jack zygopetelum are in bloom. Soooo pretty
The Rapeepath Pink you show in your April 2021 blooms video and you mention it is your second one and it is with a lost tag. So this should be the same Rapeepath. (I mentioned this in your other video where you asked for suggestions, as well. :)
I have only 2 oncidiums and I will never purchase anymore. They just don't do well for me at all, it's a shame cause they are beautiful. My favorites are dendrobiums and phalaenopsis of course lol.
i completely agree with your ranking
It's funny because I live in a temperate/subtropical climate too (Buenos Aires City) and nobile-type Dendrobiums just grows alone, outside year round, like many other plants (including many orchids). I just try to keep them dry-ish during the colder months (it is quite rainy here and there's no dry season) and they just bloom consistently.
Many people have them just mounted in trees with other "tough" orchids that are pretty common around here like Oncidium bifolium (actually native to the area, quite hardy), Miltonia flavescens and Brassavola tuberculata (both natives to the northern part of the country), and some others (a friend of mine has a tree full of Dendrobium moschatum, Epidendrum type-radicans and Trichocentrum nanum).
I get that it might be because you have them inside, but for my growing conditions (pretty much as outside plants, with some repairs) Dendrobium nobile's are one of the most robust and rewarding orchids you might grow.
Maybe, if you can in your house, try to grow them with less love and more "exposed" to the elements that the rest of the orchids that you mention in the video. And i'm not being trivial with the Dendrobium nobiles, learning to grow this one could open to you a whole lot of variety, particularly now that you've moved to a more tropical-ish climate.
I think the ""mistake"" could be that you try to keep Dendrobiums (and Oncidiums from what I can see) as tropical plants when many of them are not, in fact as you mentioned they can suffer in tropical conditions; if I would to keep a Phalaenopsis as I keep my Dendrobiums and Oncidiums it would probably die within the first winter or maybe it won't be able to bloom (depending on the hybrid, of course). But, as I mentioned, many Dendrobiums, Oncidiums (and Encyclia, Laelia, Epidendrum, etc) in fact NEED the seasonal change to grow healthy. Maybe you need to expose them a little bit more, because are almost impossible to kill if you treat them like what they are, subtropical plants.
Darn it. I decided to break away from phals and bought an oncidium. They are beautiful I just hope I can care for it well.
oposite here in southeast asia. paphio have to grow in the mountain :( and dendro is the easiest. but anyway you make me want to buy paphio :P jewel orchid is easy too altough its rarely bloom but the leaf are decorating enough^_^ nobile is badass
I live in North Carolina and have 5 oncidiums, 4 of them are doing great and enjoying their lives. The only one with problems is the species sotoanum which came with scales and cramped in a pot. I’m trying to get rid of the scales by watering with systemic granule water and recently repotted it. The bulbs shriveled but are still hanging on. Hope it could recover soon
1. Dendrobiums
2. Phals
3. Oncidiums
4. Cymbidiums
I tried Catleyas and did not like them, I avoid slippers and blubophillyms since they don't like dry spells.
I prefer orchids that can handle long droughts/dry spells... learnt the hard way that Cymbidiums like a lot more water. Found out that almost all my Dens and Oncidiums (surprisingly even Phals) can handle 2-3 months without water - don't recommend it though as it will stress the orchid.
I live in Southwest Miami 2 / 2023 and I had to have a shade house built in the yard 20 ft by 20 ft went to every Orchid show every event in Florida, had a notebook with all the names all the different classifications, over 1,000 orchid I had of course, the most expensive are the first ones that died and I killed quite a few of them, I lied I killed a lot of them but a lot of them survived my shade house still looks full later I learned more when I went to an orchid Club well I'll still love my lady slippers, cats and others oh, I just learned the hard way I suggest to anyone that likes orchids to go to an orchid Club and also watch these Miss Orchid girl videos thank you
Im so sad I didnt buy a paphiopedilum when I had a chance... And they dont need a temperature drop to rebloom! Dream orchid nowdays.
in group 11 there are many orchids shown, which aren`t oncidiums, there are some hybrids which are called miltassia (moltonia +brassia), so they haven´t the same care as oncidiums.
Great video.! U have the best orchid videos! I would love to see a top 10 of ur best smelling orchids and what they smell like. Also where would u buy these orchids that smell? Thanks alot I just got into orchids because of u !
Great video! Very informative for me
Where does one purchase a slipper orchid?
Do you have any thoughts on growing dendrobium purple happiness bare rooted in a glass vase in semi hydroponic or water culture?
totaly agree for tricky oncidium...
My tolumnias are not in the pots but on a bark and cork - just hanging there - i think it works the best
How are your Neofinetia Falcatas doing? They are my new favorites. Do they like your climate? Enjoyed this video very much.
Hi, they are ok but they're not blooming as they should, maybe winter is a bit too warm in the grow room 🤔 so I'm not getting any new ones until I figure these out 😊
@@MissOrchidGirl Hi Danny! I just got a new neo not in spike beginning of March. I repotted in sphag moss and two weeks later it spiked. My house is dry and warm in winter. Try a dry and wet cycle. Don’t let them dry out in Spring and Summer and dry out in Fall and Winter. I am also feeding every other time in Spring and Summer and monthly in Fall and Winter. I don’t think temperature is as important as wet dry and good humidity. I hope they spike soon for you.
Is it possible to grow catleya in a palludarium?n, aeragis hyaloides and jewel orchids
Man, for Oncidiums for me it's the opposite. They seem so happy with whatever I do. I can't kill them even if I tried. Maybe it's because I can focus on Orchids like there is nothing else on this planet.
I live in a humid subtropical climate, cold in winter, very hot in summer, & very damp year round. I’ve lost 2 phals (one was a mini) so far, due to fungus & crown rot.
I plan to try again, but I’m waiting a bit. Probably will get another phal because those are the most available & affordable where I live, but I’ve been wondering if another variety might work better.
With both of my failures, I caught the issue & treated with hydrogen peroxide, but I was too late 😢 they both lost all their leaves within 36 hours, it happened so fast!
My list would backwards to yours because of my climate, we are very high above sea level with a warm humid subtropical climate (with warm summers & cooler winters) so that is why my list would be back to front from your list 😀
Cattleyas: Easy to grow, but somewhat challenging to bloom and to repot. Vandas: Impractical because of their huge roots; if there is an issue (i.e. fungal infection), recovery is not easy. Odontoglossums, Odontiodas, Beallaras: The higher the Odontoglossum percentage, the cooler you need to keep them; if you can keep them cool, they are rewarding.
For me, it would be:
1. Vanda
2. Dendrobium (species/hybrids)
3. Oncidium/Miltonia/Tolumnia
4. Phalaenopsis
5. Cattleya
6. Cymbidium
7. Bulbophylum
8. Grammatophyllum
9. All kinds of micro super tiny orchids species from our local rain forest
Paphs are great. Put em in a north window and forget em. Water once in a while. That's what happened with mine and I was rewarded with a gorgeous bloom and pups. However, they do need an actual nighttime. They die in the office (24/7 light).
Office light? My coworkers are all sitting in the dark! No plants will survive!
...I took a plunge from phalaenopsis to THE Nelly Isler 😂 It's one of my top 3 stress inducing plants in a 60+ collection.
If anyone is from Europe, could you tell me where do you buy orchids? I don't know where to buy them since I don't like online shopping and in all the gardens I've visited they only have phalaenopsis. Thanks!
Just started to grow mini vanda. Thought I would try to grow in pot.
I read that the ma bell paph has a fragrance. do they??? and do any paph smell? TY
Great video!
I've had the most trouble with my Onc. Sharry Baby. It has produced new growths (and even has 3 directions of growth going on) and has bloomed, but it always seems like the leaves are yellowing and needing to be trimmed or end up being lost entirely. Not sure how to stay on top of this one's care! My other Oncidium grows beautifully.
Oh my, I just have a couple of the Oncidium. Dont know what Im doing really....... but where does Cymbidium come on your list. Thats my top baby??? LOL
Danny,
What is the shortest interval between bloom on a Paphiopedilum? And what is/are the varieties?
Thanks!
Cymbidiums are the hardest to me. They’re my favorite.
Oh dear... My next orchids, if I don't kill my phals, were going to be a Tolumnia and a Howeara Lava Burst. Is the latter a pest magnet, too? I think it's related to Oncidums...
My Phal amboinenesis is constantly blooming
What about ZYGOPETALUM? Or do they fall under one of these in the list?
I never could figure light for Zygos. I love them, but it is nightmare to grow them in cool, dry, low light conditions. We have flat mite problem locally, they are like native to the area, they will eat all soft tissues fast, nothing helps, even abomectin 😢
Dendobriums? From india temperatures range from 24 to 44 degrees
Danny do you know the Cymbidium from South Africa?
buna daniela. urmaresc canalul tau, imi place cand cumpar o noua orchidee sa vad parerile altora de cum le cresc, ambientele ... in video de azi m-am indragostit de phalaenopsis world bonnie vasquez. eu traiesc in italia, si am intrebat la cei de unde cumpar si nu o au. imi poti da un site de unde o pot cumpara inafara italiei. multumesc.
am inteles ca esti romanca, dar unde traiesti acum?! cristina , placere sa te cunosc.
Very nice video👍👍👍 Please, make a video about C.Chian-Tzy Loddisong ‘CT-Summer
Beauty’ , it’s beautiful 🤩
Got any videos on arundina orchids?
Easiest for me is dendrobium, then cattleya, oncidiums.... most difficult: phalaenopsis😅 . I put them on big trees in my garden otherwise they wont survive.
But u know i started getting into epiphytes from Dendrobiums cause here in India Dendrobiums are the cheapest orchids and available in abundance and many people end of killing them. Never happened to me although I killed two Phals and thought they are the difficult ones. But hoping of getting one more Phal to try it.... Hope it works this time.
based on my experience, in the philippines, dendrobiums are more hardy and easy to grow, it doesnt need cooler temp to bloom.
If you use a grow light which do you recommend
I will post a video about my grow lights a bit later today actually, so turn on those notifications and stay tuned! 😄