You need to give the readers more information. Where are you growing your moth orchid and is the other orchid also a moth orchid?

Can you provide a photo?

More information is needed as Arthur mentioned:

How long have you had this orchid?

Where in the world do you live?

How is it potted?

What do you feed it?

Can you post a photo?

okay so, I have it for about a year and a half, I'm in the UK. I tried feeding it orchid food, anyway, I'll post a picture

normally its stays in a decorative pot, but I feel like it doesn't get enough airflow, especially after watering. I placed it on a shelf in the living room, it doesn't get direct light but the room is very bright.

Orchid looks to be in good condition. Perhaps the growing conditions where you have the plant are too stable, most but not all of them need a slight cooling down in Autumn to initiate a flowering stem.

Here is the link to the RHS cultivation notes that may help.

RHS Notes

I'm not seeing recent root growth, which is a good sign (if it were present). Maybe it needs a little more light, I tended to give a few hours of early morning or late afternoon sun to my phals.

Is it sitting in water? It looks like it has a flower spike if I am not mistaken. This is generally the bloom season for phals (I have three in bloom and fourth has buds). None of them are growing new leaves or roots at this time, which is to be expected. Once they are done blooming and the weather gets warmer and days longer, they will likely start growing new leaves and roots. I generally do not worry about that and they will resume growth on their own schedule. I give them as much light as possible and am more concerned about making sure to give them a cooler night during fall/winter so they will set buds...

Your plant looks healthy. I would increase the amount of light.

The bark looks dry, try to wet the bark enough to get it to hold some moisture. But work on the light and increase it.

Jane

thank you for all the comments, I'll try everything you guys suggested. hopefully, I can get some more flowers or at least see my orchid grow. thanks again. I'll update if anything changes.

Phalaenopsis grow very slowly if at all during the cooler winter months. Mine don't really start to grow until late spring early summer. They go outside hanging from a tree. Once warmth and humidity kick in, then they start to put out roots and new leaves. Otherwise, don't overwater or they might rot.

Of course it all depends on where you live and what conditions you're growing it in.

Sharon, one more thing about the watering. I think that may be the culprit. When you water, submerge the plant up to the rim and let it soak for quite awhile. The actual bark it is potted in is very slow to absorb water so a regular water with a watering can til it runs out the bottom will guarantee inadequate watering. Boy did I learn that the hard way.

I believe a couple people above mentioned the soaking method. I think you will notice a difference when your plant gets "soaked" for a couple months. When you fertilize the method is no different. Still use the soak method. You will be glad you did. Good luck! Any questions? Rosie

yeah, I do submerge the plant, I'm going to try leaving the plant in water for longer. I watered yesterday and the top 2/3 cm are almost all the way dry already.

When you repot it try mixing a slight handful of shredded sphagnum moss very well into the bark and repot and soak for a few hours. Maybe in your enviornment you need something to hold a little moisture. Let us know. Rosie

thanks a lot, I'll keep that in mind!

I had to figure that one out on my own. Hope it works for you. Good Luck!!! Rosie

Listen to Rosie! She knows what she speaks.

In your climate, give your Phal some sphag when you repot. It helps hold some moisture around the roots.

Jane

Yeah when I mixed up my potting mix for phals, I always included about 20% unmilled spagnum, it made much more growth that way.

I'm finally here with some updates. I tried to include all the suggestions I had, so I placed the pot in a brighter area with more direct sunlight, I also water more ofter or at least keep the top always a bit wet. I will eventually ad moss but I will do that once I'm ready to repot. at first, the only change I saw was the leaves getting a bit yellow probably adjusting to the new light, but now I see a tiny new root coming out.

(i was watering the plant, that's why it appears very wet)

and its also growing a neeeew leaf

I also implemented some of the changes to my other orchid (in the pic.) this was already in a bright spot

Congratulations. I would be careful with the watering. It's easy to overwater phals and the roots readily rot..

However, roots are the basis for phalaenopsis, root growth is good.

You are on the right path! Lookin' good!!!!! Rosie

Sharon, you can gradually adjust your Phals to stronger light slowly to prevent burning. I live in So. Florida and the sun is very strong. I have a bunch of Phals that live outside in my screened lanai getting strong East sun with an hour of West sun. I was concerned they would burn and not tolerate the high light. Over time they have all adjusted and flower profusely with little care. I also have a white Phal growing under a tree facing West which gets blasted with afternoon sun. I did not expect it to survive and it has and blooms its head off.

What I've noticed is, if done gradually, Phals can take much higher light levels than most people try. Try getting your plants outdoors as soon as the weather warms up. Find a bright-shady spot and leave them out until Fall. I think you'll be pleasantly suprised over the growth. roots and flowers.

Here's a few photos of some of my Phals out on my patio. Phals were never a favorite plant for me but I wind up with them by snowbirds who buy them in the winter and leave them with me when they head back north. Some were gifts.

These have been blooming for months:

Jane

Sharon It looks like your plant is happier! That’s great! Here’s another suggestion. Many orchidists, myself included, grow phals in straight sphagnum - I only use AAA New Zealand. I find it easier to keep them moist - not soaking wet - which phals like. I’ve been growing them that way for some 20 years.

Here are some of my 30+ phals blooming this summer.

you girls have beautiful orchids, I wish to get this skilled. I wasn't a fan of orchids but somehow found myself with 2 and to be honest, they are easier to care for than expected, when initially researching how to care for them they looked very picky plants, but they resulted to be my favourite out of all my other plants and also the easiest. I'm happy I made some adjustments because it is visible how happy they are now, even tho one was already flourishing full of flowers and roots, I can see the difference. I'm also going to purchase sphagnum moss, as I notice the top layer of bark gets dry superfast. The only thing I can't do is get them outside, I live in a flat and have no garden or balcony, I can only open the window and get them some fresh air that way.

Sharon, your orchids look great. They have nice fat roots, new ones are peeking out, they are oh so slightly blushing (reddish hue, meaning light is at or close to max, maybe a bit too much, but only a bit), and new leaf growth. That bark mix actually looks great as long as you are willing to water frequently, since it is very well draining. I live in Seattle, which actually has similar climate to UK, and grow my Phalaenopsis orchids in 70%Bark+30%sphagnum. This is to make it so that I don't have to water it more than once/week, since sphagnum keeps moisture well. But fear not, in the past I have forgotten to water my orchids for 2-3 weeks, and they were fine due to water stored in their roots. After I had soaked them for 1-2h. I don't think you need to re-pot for a while unless you really want to. Otherwise, just consider adding sphagnum when you are ready to repot in 1-2yrs, or if orchids start looking shriveled.

hi Nina, thanks for the suggestions. I do mist the top layer whenever is dry, which is almost every day. I also did repot this orchid last august as it didn't give me any sign of growth and I thought repotting was going to help. The roots are not very developed so I don't think I will be going to repot any time soon. do you think I can just get some moss on the top layer without taking everything out?

Sharon, just a suggestion. I am of the school that when you water, water thoroughly. Partial watering just doesn't do the plant any good and you end up with growth problems. Dampening the top with a mist every day gets no water down into the pot where it is also needed for good growth especially if the mist falls on bark.

Re-read my potting recommendation for mixing sphagnum with bark and repot your orchid. Submerge it to the rim with water for a while. Only then will the entire plant be watered. THEN you can wait about a week or two before having to water again.

You can still mist in between waterings, but the important thing is the THOROUGH watering. That is the lifesaver.

I repot when the plant needs something, and I think (IMO) you should gently unpot now, add the damp sphagnum to the bark, mix well and repot. Won't hurt the plant or the roots one bit. And don't forget to soak thoroughly when you are done. This way you won't be a slave to watering.

If you want to fertilize, just mix it in with the water when you do your deep watering once every couple weeks. Rosie