Regular price $25.00- $28.00 Now only $15.00
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Aliceara Sunday Best 'Muffin' AM/AOS, in spike/flower
Oncidium Sharry Baby 'Sweet Fragrance', large spikes
Beallara Marfitch "Howard's Dream" AM/AOS, 1 to 2 spikes
Pot Memoria Irene Feil, in bud
Pot. Odoms Sweetheart x Lc. Mini Purple, in bud
Stlma Kelly 'Lea', in bud/flower
We have other Oncidium Intergenerics not in spike for the same deal. The above pricing is for pick up at our greenhouse only.
Repotting
I use Bark mix containing charcoal and perlite or Coconut Husk Chunk (CHC) mix with charcoal and perlite. I like the medium grade mixes for cattleya's and many orchids in four inch pots and larger. Fine mix is usually for seedlings and water loving plants. Repot every other year or more often when needed. Most potting mixes degrade in one to two years. I like Coconut Husk Chunks because it does not degrade as fast as bark mixes. The best time to repot is when the new roots are beginning to emerge or the orchid has out grown its pot. With Coconut Husk Chunks I usually need to repot because the orchid has out grown its pot and not because the mix is degraded. If you stick your finger into a mix the mix should bounce back. If it does not then it may be decomposed and then it will hold to much water and will cause root rot. If there is a lot of white crust on the inside of the pot or on the mix then you may need to repot. This is a sign of salt build up and is not good for your orchid. Before you repot your orchid you may want to soak your potting mix overnight. Mixes are dry when you buy them and it is hard to wet them the first time. Coconut Husk Chunks usually needs to be soaked for 24 hrs and drained. Repeat this process three times to makes sure that there is not any salt residue in the mix. Buy your Coconut Husk Chunks for a good vendor. If it comes from Sir Lanka then yours should be fine. Once your mix is ready then take the orchid out of the pot. Clean the roots of all the potting mix and remove the dead roots. Most of the dead roots are brown in color and the outer coating slips off. Live roots are usually hard and white. At this time remove the dead leaves. Now is a good time to clean the pot and remove all the salt residue or use a new pot. Orchids like to be root bound and many do fine with roots hanging out of the pot. There are two different types of orchids. Monopodial and Sympodial. Monopodial orchids grow upwards from a central growing point and grow tall such as phalaenopsis. Monopodial orchids should be placed in the center of the pot. Sympodial orchids grow horizontally and have a rhizome such as paphiopedilum's. Some have pseudo bulbs such as cattleya's that hold water. They grow to a certain height but can grow very wide. With sympodial orchids put the old back bulb to the side of the pot so that there is enough room for the orchid to grow to the side. If you want to divide the orchid then leave the divisions into three to fives bulbs per clump. If you divide them any further then you could set the orchid back. Do not over pot either type of orchid. You should only use a pot large enough for two years of growth. If you have some roots that are too large then it is fine to cut them back to fit them into the pot. Stake the orchid with either a rhizome clip or an upright stake in the center of the pot. Don’t forget to put the label back in the pot.
more often when needed. Most potting mixes degrade in one to two years. I like Coconut Husk Chunks because it does not degrade as fast as bark mixes. The best time to repot is when the new roots are beginning to emerge or the orchid has out grown its pot. With Coconut Husk Chunks I usually need to repot because the orchid has out grown its pot and not because the mix is 
degraded. If you stick your finger into a mix the mix should bounce back. If it does not then it may be decomposed and then it will hold to much water and will cause root rot. If there is a lot of white crust on the inside of the pot or on the mix then you may need to repot. This is a sign of salt build up and is not good for your orchid. Before you repot your orchid you may want to soak your potting mix overnight. Mixes are dry when you buy them and it is hard to wet them the first time. Coconut Husk Chunks usually needs to be soaked for 24 hrs and drained. Repeat this process three times to makes sure that there is not any salt residue in the mix. Buy your Coconut Husk Chunks for a good vendor. If it comes from Sir Lanka then yours should be fine. Once your mix is ready then take the orchid out of the pot. Clean the roots of all the potting mix and remove the dead roots. Most of the dead roots are brown in color and the outer coating slips off. Live roots are usually hard and white. At this time remove the dead leaves. Now is a good time to clean the pot and remove all the salt residue or use a new pot. 
Orchids like to be root bound and many do fine with roots hanging out of the pot. There are two different types of orchids. 
Monopodial and Sympodial. Monopodial orchids grow upwards from a central growing point and grow tall such as phalaenopsis. Monopodial orchids should be placed in the center of the pot. Sympodial orchids grow horizontally and have a rhizome such as paphiopedilum's. Some have pseudo bulbs such as cattleya's that hold water. They grow to a certain height but can grow very wide. With sympodial orchids put the old back bulb to the side of the pot so that there is enough room for the orchid to grow to the side. If you want to divide the orchid then leave the divisions into three to fives bulbs per clump. If you divide them any further then you could set the orchid back. Do not over pot either type of orchid. You should only use a pot large enough for two years of growth. If you have some roots that are too large then it is fine to cut them back to fit them into the pot. Stake the orchid with either a rhizome clip or an upright stake in the center of the pot. Don’t forget to put the label back in the pot.