Welcome to Forever Orchids RU-vid channel. Here you will find informational orchid videos, tutorials, tips for decorating with these beautiful plants, my handmade pottery for your plants and more. I want to share my passion for orchids with you.
Thanks for your balcony update! Its nice to see your outdoor grow space, what you all have out there. It’s also nice to see how well they fared the storm. Too bad about the one that fell, its amazing more didn’t fall 😀
@@RobertaOrchid1 thank you. I am also very glad more didn’t fall. I just love the flower on the C. lueddemanniana and really don’t want to lose the plant.
@@richarddrake9650 I am concerned that during the winter in my grow space I wouldn’t have enough humidity with three humidifiers running to support a wire basket. Since repotting, the shrived bulbs have plumped back up.
It took me a very long time to repot my Elizabeth Ann Buckleberry. It had no viable roots and I have it in a place where I knew I would bump it occasionally when reaching for the orchids behind it. To make it more secure, I put notches around the rim of the round plastic container so I could string fishing line across it. Roots are growing, so I’m hopeful, but it may be a while before it blooms. It was a rescue from a friend and all of the leaves are about half the size of yours. My friend kept it outside in summers and didn’t fertilize during those months. Hopefully, the new growth will be larger now.
I really like your overhead camera view ! It gives us a good view of how you are placing the media and your orchid . You’re an excellent instructor, and your voice is easy to listen to. Thanks for all your knowledge.
It took me a very long time to repot my Elizabeth Ann Buckleberry. It had no viable roots and I have it in a place where I knew I would bump it occasionally when reaching for the orchids behind it. To make it more secure, I put notches around the rim of the round plastic container so I could string fishing line across it. Roots are growing, so I’m hopeful, but it may be a while before it blooms. It was a rescue from a friend and all of the leaves are about half the size of yours. My friend kept it outside in summers and didn’t fertilize during those months. Hopefully, the new growth will be larger now.
@@remaeburney832 I also have a Phal that does everything all at once. You just have to repot it when it needs it. I still look for new root tips before repotting. You may still want to remove any flower spikes when repotting so the plant will then put energy into root system after potting.
Great video! I sure would love to have a radiata myself! Woukd you consider selling a division to me? OR we could trade! I have a considerable collection and have duplicates of some of them. Would you consider an arrangement like that? Please let me know, Thanks!
@@anndriggers6660 I need to see if the divisions survive the shock and stress of repotting before considering if I would sell or trade. I have seen some radiatas online. Appalachian Tropicals has some now. I have purchased from them and was pleased with the quality of the plant.
@ForeverOrchids Thanks for the referral, but I'm trying to establish some orchid friends to hopefully trade plants and info about care with, so we don't have to spend money on orchids unnecessarily. It seems to make a little more sense that way. I may have something you want, and vice versa. If you change your mind, please let me know. I really like your channel, by the way, and your plants are just beautiful! Very nice work 👏 👍 Take care!
Don't be embarrassed for being human. If it's not the first time it won't be the last. You channel is informative, encouraging and uplifting. I'm new at this just 1 year in with orchids. My NJ summer was so hot I fried my encyclia garciana. But I'll keep trying. Thanks for showing the ups and downs.
It’s okay, life happens! Your decision came out of concern not neglect on top of that! As a newbie orchid grower and young adult I appreciate the lessons orchids have taught me about patience and consideration. It’s hard to be that way for myself, but in “holding myself accountable” I end up treating myself worse so I have to give myself some consideration and grace because things happen. :) I’ve messed up so many plants as a newbie but your videos always help me learn and this one is no different.
@@julioneri5548 Thank you for your kind words and I am so glad that you find my videos to be helpful. Please feel free to share the videos with other orchid lovers.
I got this orchid back in January of this year. Hopefully it really is a Rlc. george King Serendipity. It is smaller than this but it was in bad shape. Unfortunately I didn't know this until after I bought the orchid, the seller is known to grab the wrong plant. The plant I got wasn't blooming, had a rotten pseudo bulb and few roots. I have since gotten 2 new growths on it, and a far fetched dream of this orchid blooming for me this fall.
@@Marvel170 sorry to hear about the condition your plant was in when it arrived but it sounds like you are on the right track with two new growths. That is success!
@@richarddrake9650 congrats on upcoming 5 yrs. I have a friend who has a Sharry baby with over 200 hundred flowers on it right now. Let me ask him for any tips and I will get back with you.
I just put in my first SVO order yesterday because I saw this video last week! I ordered Alexandra Savva and a Clowesia Rosea they are going to be my first catesetum alliance orchids my mom was particularly excited about the Rosea since it’s from Mexico like her haha.
I have the same plant in a 8" pot and there's a bud ; can't wait to see it! I am somewhat perplexed, though. It's summer of Aug. in Ohio and the bloom? I grow it under LED's. Thanks for sharing this beauty!
I love Carmela Orchids, that’s where most of my orchids came from as well. I neglected my gramma tigrinum, but she is now trying to grow back. She actually has two new growth. I hope to keep it alive. She is 3 year old now. Happy growing!!!
11:53 This one is my favorite. Most of the orchids must originate from Brazil where it's Christmas time right now! 🎅 The last two are some of the biggest orchids I've ever seen and I saw the Tiger Orchid at a local garden center last year.
@@ForeverOrchids Hmmm that is a difficult question! I am really enjoying growing zygopetalums and den phals at the moment but if you ask me in a month it might be a different answer! How about you? Maybe cattleyas 😀
@@alanm9523 Alan, I have a lot of Catts. mostly seedlings since I have grown my collection so extensively over the last year. Of course Phals. I am trying my hand at other generas. I have a Zygonisia, Vandas, Bulbophyllums, Catasetinae, Phrags and a couple Paphs. I would appreciate any advice you may have on Zygos. I am finding conflicting info on moisture levels for Zygos. Keep moist or let dry between watering?
@ForeverOrchids Hi, some say zygos are semi terrestrial, and can tolerate finer mix. Mine are in pure sphag, loosely packed but plant is not wobbly. I actually keep a little dryer than I would for example oncidium intergenerics, especially the fine-rooted ones. To me the watering is a bit like a common phal hybrid, fairly dry but not for any length of time. Sphag feels dry and crispy on top but if you dig to the lower layers it would feel lightly moist, that's when I water.
@@alanm9523 Alan, that sounds great. I believe the one I own is in sphagnum moss. I have not repotted since acquiring in April of this year but it has moss on the top. In my grow space, my Phals. get watered sometimes once a month because the moss is still damp for that long. I will just keep and eye on the Zygo. It finished blooming and now seems to be developing the pseudobulb from that blooming. The previous bulb has lost a leaf which was concerning. I took the plant to my local orchid society and it was suggested that chlorine in tap water may have caused the yellow leaf.
@@user-qq5de6dg2n Everyone that received plants from this order seemed to be very pleased with the plants. Part two will be dropping in a few days so stayed tuned. Thank you for viewing.
@@TheJanscha Thank You and so glad you discovered my channel. Part two will be dropping in a few days so stay tuned. I am so glad to have viewers from all over the world. 😃
I was reading about Australian Dendrobiums & it said they are hungry plants thru spring & summer. Give them Blood & Bone fertilizer as well as a sprinkle of dolomite lime. Plus ‘chook poo’ fertilizer from the hardware shop. Don’t feed them with growth fertilizer thru Autumn & Winter as it encourages keiki growth. I’m in Australia & Google info. from Aussie growers.
@@roslynbarclay1000 I appreciate you taking the time to comment. I am feeding with a fertilizer plus calcium magnesium supplement. Sometimes mixed together other times separately. I received this Den. plant early spring when it was in bloom. I don’t know what it had previously been fed during the autumn and winter of last year. I wonder if temperature has anything to do with keiki production.
2:00 I think dendrobiums produce keikis from the top for essier propagation. The top of the cane becomes so top heavy that it ends up coming into contact with the ground or whatever is around.
@@Joe-nj3bb Another reason that this den produces keikis, I have recently learned, is due to higher nitrogen fertilizer. A balanced fertilizer is a better choice.
@@ForeverOrchids From my research, I found out that keikis can be produced by low light and more water/fertilizer. I got my first one in February and it made a new cane which has matured, as well as, a bunch of new roots. I also got the Hibiki recently and it already has four buds developing. It came with two keikis which I removed and potted separately. It is compact so far and it looks nice with my young schilleriana, bellina, and violacea which are taking their sweet time to grow.
@@loribadgero1035 Anytime you repot you risk losing roots. If the roots are aerial and you put them in a pot covered with media, you probably will lose roots. One way to avoid this with aerial roots is to put media in the pot a little at a time over the course of a few weeks. I have an update to this plant along with others in my next video due out July 8th so stay tuned.
That is so beautiful! I have had the variety ‘Carnea’ for many years without a set up to get it to bloom. I now have proper lights and am getting the strongest growths ever. I hope to get this one to flower!
Oh that sounds wonderful. I wish you all the luck in getting it to bloom for you. Most of the time when an orchid does not bloom and has reached maturity is the lack of sufficient lighting. Moving it into brighter light will usually cause it to bloom as long as other needs are met for that specific orchid.
@loribadgero1035, I have not done a recent update video showcasing all the orchids shown in this video but have this update video that you can watch. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-adbLVwmHOS4.html . I have a video due out July 8th that will feature a couple of these orchids giving an update, so stayed tune. I will do a "after one year" video for the update video that I am sharing the link to. Please stay tuned to the channel. Thanks
Beautiful seedlings! :) 💚 Curious if this cross was listed under their “compact” cattleyas on the site? I’ve been mulling over my SVO order for the past month, and I never saw the Appleblossom available! (You may have been right about it selling out quickly! lol. :)
If the pseudobulb has any viable “eyes”, it is possible that the plant will recover by sending up another bulb. Hopefully in time your plant will do that. Patience is key.
I broke off a new growth from one of my Potinaras this spring. Was so sad until it responded by sending up not one, but four new growths! May yours do the same for you 🤗
Thank you for your kind words. The plant in the video has started a new growth since tapeing. I plan on doing an update video of several of my recent repot videos showing any progress, so stay tuned..
Thank you ! I also had a new growth break off on a cattleya “Bag Baby” when I repotted. Instant feeling of distress. After examining, I realized it had been half cracked in the packaging. A month later, she’s putting out another growth.
