SO Fantastic!

awww pretty

My Dancing Lady, that Treefrog gave me, is also in full bloom. So pretty and such an easy orchid to grow! Mine is wedged in a Palmetto. It made it through cold, drought and drenching rains.

Lovely plant! Yours is very nice,with its multiple sprays of flowers!

Lisa

OMG. What is that thing? I want one. I wonder how well they dry. I make potpourri and I'm interested cool colors and nice shape.

Phyllie

WOW... what a beauty.. certainly a jaw-dropper...

Izhar

So beautiful !

That is one gorgeous orchid.... can you tell us what the name or variety is, I would sure like to find one and hang it under my guava tree.... thanx... sally

oncidium orchid......

Amazing. Looks like two pots, did you have to split it?

Tom

two pots, split about two years ago. need to upgrade or split them every couple years.

I was given one that needs to be divided, it's 2'x2'. I'm not sure how to divided it. Sure wish it would bloom.

Is that one spike all the way to the ground? Awesome.
OK teach me Obi wan.
My Mom had this pop up in her Pompano sandy yard courtesy of Wilma and the next door neighbor. It rooted in the soil and bloomed as beautifully as yours. Last year she passed it on to me. I split the plant and put it in a fiber basket and hung it in an oak tree. Today it has only 1 flower spike and you can see the roots thru the basket.
Should I split it again and put it in a pot? Thanks in advance.

bump....please help!

Gorgeous!

Coffeemom, wish I could help, but I'm not very good with orchids.

I lost my dancing ladies...they never came back. They were very small when I received them so they didn't survive.
They should be up by now.
So, wallisadi, if you split them, I would give them a nice home. Or anyone else wanting to trade. Thanks.

mrs. wallisadi orchids.....she will get back to ya....i just put them out front of the house to show them off.

Orchids aren't as hard as people think. Dancing ladies bloom best when root bound, when the roots are growing on the outside of the pot it's time to upgrade or split. Soak pot in water for about an hour,it's the only way to loosen the roots to avoid damage. Remove all old medium, dead and damaged roots with sharp, clean nippers. Trim all diseased looking leaves. Use a spray bottle with staight alcohol, spray it down making sure you get any bugs off. Now sprinkle cinamon on all parts that you cut, that seals it and keeps disease from getting in. Allow it to totally dry out before repotting it. I use Better Grow-all purpose orchid mix, soak mix first(the medium takes a long time before it holds water. Use clay, orchid pots only. Attach to pot with orchid clip, add medium. That's it. Mrs.wallisadi

Mrs Wallisadi

That is the best and simple info that I have ever heard about orchids! Sometimes I get orchid gifts and don't know what to do with them. Thank you for sharing.

By the way, I think you have the magic touch for flowers.

Silvia

Thanks, I had joined the American Orchid Society a few years ago. It's been very helpfull. I just took a few more pictures of more blooming orchids. They loved the rain today, will download in a little while.

Thank you Mrs Wallisadi! (((((Big Hug!))))

I WANT a 'wild dancing lady'!! So lovely!!

Ginny I thought you were a 'Wild Dancing Lady'!! LOL When I figure out how to divide my monster I'll pot one up for you.

Wow. That is fantastic.

Oh Marion, I haven't been a wild dancing lady since ......... well, never. lol.

If you are able to pot me one, that would be great!! Maybe I can find something on my poor neglected shelf for you when I take a day and divide/repot.

Mrs. Wallisadi, thank you for posting the information. I'm going to use that when I do repot.

Ginny

Good tips, Mrs W. I didn't know about the cinnamon. Thanks. And what a lovely flower it is. I'll have to get one too. :o)

Katkin I can pot one up for you too. This plant is huge.

Oh Marion, that would be great, thanks so much. :o)

Oh wow!!! Thanks so much for sharing the photo of your beautiful orchid. I love, love, love it! You must be giving it perfect conditions, because your ladies are dancing for joy, lol. Oh, and did I say I love it?!
girlsaylor