I'm not sure how to post more than one pic. Its currently sitting in a room with windows facing South and West. The room is very bright but doesn't get a ton of sun as there are a few trees outside.

Hollybear to get good advice you need to tell the posters here your climate zone or your state in the USA.

As for the ice, I've put a past thread about that in the link below.

The best thing to do is to find some complete culture instructions on the net that relate to where you are.

Good luck with your first orchids

Here is a link that might be useful: Just add Ice

Sorry I thought I had put it on there. I live in zone 5. I will check your link.

All of this info is elsewhere on the boards, but a few quick things about this kind of orchid:
-Don't water this or any other plant with ice cubes. Just use water.
-Roots sticking out is not necessarily a bad thing; phals will often grow aerial roots, and it's okay; they also like to be a little bit rootbound.
-The plant should be potted in something that can drain and dry out fairly quickly. Your plants seems to be in bark, and that's good.

If your pot has a hole in the bottom, put it in the sink every 5-7 days and let the water run through it for a minute or two, then let it drain for a few minutes, and you're good to go. If your pot has no drainage, get it out of that pot. There should never be water sitting in the bottom of the pot ... the plant will rot.

The orchid below is in a plastic pot with holes that sits in a ceramic pot. Once a week I lift the plant out of the ceramic pot, soak it in the sink, drain it well, and back in it goes. It takes 5-6 days for the bark to dry out. I mist it extra in the winter because it's dry here; the roots look wrinkly after 3-4 days, so I spritz. This guys has just finished flowering and is probably ready for a new pot ... but you get an idea of what the roots look like on a happy plant.

Edited to add: that list sounded pretty stern, that's not the tone I was going for! I just wanted to get some quick bullet points out there for you to help keep your plant happy. I think you have enough bright light there, but the closer you can get it to a window, the better! Enjoy your orchid, and good luck with it! :)

This post was edited by Danielle317 on Mon, Dec 9, 13 at 18:01

I am fairly new to orchids too and have been doing a lot of reading. But I completely agree with Danielle, I've seen people put ice cubes in the orchids to which they died soon after. Once a week I gather up my six put them in the kitchen sink and water them with lukewarm water. I have had crazy growth right now on my Dens and Epis. I also spray them when the house feels warm. My next challenge is to repot! Now that I'm worried about because my large Den needs a little baby cut off and potted on its own because it continues to topple the pot from the weight.

Don't use ice cubes. Water the top of the mix all around. do NOT pour water into the center of the leaves. That's it. About a cup or so is all you need. Bright, indirect light.