5 brilliant orchid care tips for beginners

For years, Axel Cahiz has been the dedicated guardian of Vizcaya's orchids! 🪴 Now, Vizcaya's orchid expert is offering a collection of essential tips for nurturing James Deering’s beloved flower. This week, the focus is on Vandas. If you're curious about repotting, mounting, or just want to master general care, don’t miss out on our online course: vizcaya.org/orchidclass 💻 ----- ¡Durante años, Axel Cahiz ha sido el guardián dedicado de las orquídeas de Vizcaya! 🪴 Ahora, el experto en orquídea

Unlocking Lush Blooms: Orchid Care Tips

REPOTTING: Why is it important to repot orchids once a year? Because their potting mediums decompose faster than peat moss or coco coir. Once that happens, the roots will not have enough oxygen and will start suffocating.⠀ ⠀ Remove all of the old medium, trim all dead roots and pot into fresh bark or sphagnum moss. If you use moss, I suggest New Zealand long fibered sphagnum moss.⠀ ⠀ WATERING: Better to wait until the medium has fully dried out. You'll be able to tell that your orchid really nee

How to repot an orchid ☺️ This is an orchid in recovery. It is planted in tree bark. Bark decomposes fairly quickly. When it does, the particles become small and very fine, so they retain much more water than in the past, when they were large bark chips. Retaining water for too long can cause root rot. This is why it's even more imortant for orchids to repot them once a year. More important than other houseplants. . ➡️You can see this plant has some soft, mushy roots, I cut them off. Whenever th

How to Repot Your Orchid for the Best Results