Updates and Chill - Vanilla Orchid, Dimorphorchis lowii, Tiny flowered Phalaenopsis and more!

[@bluesash10]

Now that I can see your face, your channel is SO much more animated and interesting! Love your sense of humor. You are a gem! Thank you for sharing your expertise!

[@kristina6087]

Love seeing vanilla updates! 💕 I hope you’ll show the variegated one too! ☺️🌱

[@orchidfancy]

I live in an ideal place to grow vanilla. My plant is about 3 years old and huge! I hung a tree branch across my patio. It's about 12 feet long and 4 inches in diameter. I use mono-filament fishing line to train the vanilla vine to follow along the branch, horizontal. It wants to grow up but forcing it to go sideways has not slowed down the growth at all. It sometimes chooses to make a u-turn so there are layers of it going back and forth across the branch. It finally bloomed for the first time a few months ago. The blooms last one day only so I missed most of them but managed to pollinate the last flower. Now I wait for the vanilla bean to mature.

[@Ric-Roze]

Love that vanilla orchid

[@nadiaandrusca8479]

We wish to see more often updates on your orchids. Definitely we will watch the repoting !!!

[@jamieschriver4813]

I love that little phal 😍

[@heatherrohde6541]

Yes, would like to see a repotting video.

[@p4ul1010]

I saw “Dimorphorchis lowii” in the notification and it got me so happy 😭😭

[@Sutsamadori97]

Just loooove your updates. It just seems like your orchids grow big so fast❤

[@rachelshaferly5524]

Mealy bugs are the bane of my existence they are so hard to get rid of in my climate and environment. So far my orchids haven't had them but I only just started collecting orchids in October of 2023 it is now January 2024. Your videos help me so much thank you so much.

[@aliebubba3728]

Hi!! I have an Equestris and a hybrid that looks very similar to this one that has Equestris as a parent, and the flowers are indeed that tiny!! I’m willing to bet it’s an Equestris hybrid!

[@jhndr0nia]

Equestris is supposed to have larger flowers than 1cm in diameter, tho

[@reddragon4211]

​@@jhndr0nia int his case evidently not. must be bc if the phal they got crossed with

[@reddragon4211]

@@jhndr0nia the flowers have clear similarities to it. it is clear the flowers are influenced by it. not the size, but definitely the shape. like I said; it has to do with the other parent. so the conclusion is correct BC I never said the size was BC if the equestris' it's the otjer parent, like i said. I see you being dismissive to everyone in the comments. stop doing this.

[@jhndr0nia]

@@reddragon4211 I was only referring to the original comment that also mentioned equestris possible influence on the flower size. I absolutely agree that the flowers look very similar to equestris's

[@reyamazona9075]

That phalaenopsis is stunning ❤❤ the flower looks like cherry blossom ❤

[@andreelauzier3276]

Of course I like to see the repoting!

[@denisedavis5267]

I found a rare miltoniopsis in my local Trader Joe’s! I’m on the central coast of California and the one I have is doing great in the master bath. The newer one is super fragrant and oh-so-lovely!!

[@davegrimstead8289]

I'm with you. I don't like slipper orchids for the reasons you state, as well as i just do not like the way they look. Catts, etc. much better for me also.

[@m3msilva]

I love your sweater!

[@heathersgoinnuts]

That is one of her own designs that she sells in her merch shop, the link is in the description.

[@lindabaker6034]

Your paph is not doing well. It is probably the mealey bugs. Your lucky that they haven't spread. It's great to see your face. 🥰

[@fabioisidoro5375]

Yesterday I have seen the same kind of phalaenopsis in a shop in Brindisi ( Italy ), realy special 😊

[@DianeLaTurner]

I just bought some a lot like this & it’s so pretty!

[@denisedavis5267]

I’ve never heard of this one!

[@milanorhideje]

Tiniest I have ever seen was from Tzu Chiang Balm,but these are incredibly small! Great video!🌸

[@Miles_Hoffman]

Thank you for sharing your orchid journey with us, sure do pick up a lot of tips from you 💚😎💚

[@agreenerview]

When you said your Paphiopedilum moquetteanum was not growing well and it has mealybugs that reminded me that there are a few species of mealybugs and of aphids that like plant roots. You may want to check out the plant for underground insects. You may not want to unpot it while it is in bloom but you might want to try your hydrogen peroxide treatment that you have used on snails. Your baby vanilla orchid looks like it is doing well but as I am sure you know they can grow to over 50 meters long.

[@jhndr0nia]

Great video as always. Phalaenopsis, Vanda and Dimorphorchis as well as many others belong to the subtribe Aeridinae, so yes they are more or less closely related

[@MattManch]

I have the 3-lip peloric variety of Phalaenopsis equestris, and the flowers of yours look to be the exact same size as mine, about 1 cm. Different varieties of this species have different flower sizes, ranging from super tiny to just small 😋 and there are TONS of varieties of this species! Varieties that have the same colouration as each other can still have different flower sizes. I'm not sure what yours is, but I suspect that it's mostly Phal equestris. Maybe something like Phal. Venus back-crossed to Phal. equestris a few times to the point that the leaves don't show the mottling inherited from P. lindenii anymore? I doubt Phal. lobbii or parishii make up much (or any) of its genetics since those tend to pass on a very specific wide lip shape, and the lip of yours just looks SO much like equestris. Could it be yours is actually just a pure equestris? It really really looks like it... that would be cool!

[@anndwandner3664]

Thank you for your videos. Happy holidays 💝

[@katiehopkins8018]

Its freezin today..

[@patriciad333]

I can't believe it! I found what I thought was some kind of Vanda at a garden center this summer. No ID of course and no one knew what it was or where it came from and it was mixed in with other house plants. I knew it was some type of orchid so I bought it. Very slow growing and it looks exactly like your Dimorphorchis Lowii. I am hoping that is what it is, but I will probably have to wait until it blooms to know for sure. Thanks for helping identify my mystery orchid!

[@jhndr0nia]

Would be a very unlikely find in a garden centre. It more likely another type of a Vandaceous orchid like a Rhynchostylis

[@patriciad333]

Time will tell, but thanks!@@jhndr0nia

[@thomashorton8302]

I'd love to see a repot as I bet those roots will make a satisfying repot. I'd love to see more update videos more often as they're the most interesting to me. I'd also enjoy seeing more chiloschista content/updates (if you've still got it).

[@Damien-hr4gz]

looks like a Phalaenopsis equestris and Phalaenopsis pulcherrima cross

[@leslierobertson385]

I have a Phal. Sogo red star that has tiny little flowers. So cute. And they are quite fragranced though they smell like soap to me.

[@deniseschichner6876]

I got my vanilla a week or two after you showed us yours. I can not believe how quickly it grows! I want to do a pole for it to attach to but not quite sure how to go about it. The nursery I got mine from has amazing vanilla vines! The leaves are 5-6 inches long.

[@wandafel6403]

Are congratulations 🎉 in order? Did I hear you say your new place? That's exciting news if you are.. please take us along. 😊

[@yukikonagahata3968]

Hi Danii. I live in New Zealand, and spring is here! I love your videos so much. I learned almost everything about orchid from you. Now it's time to repot my orchid. What would you do if your cattleya has full of good roots and no space to get rid of old medium? Would you just put it in a bigger pot? Or would you take old medium out and clean the roots even you damage some good roots? I can't decide what to do😵‍💫

[@heathersgoinnuts]

I have a Phal also with really small flowers. I am too lazy to look and see what it is lol I think it is an esquestris though. UPDATE ( I found the name and you had one as well in the past ' Liu's Cute Angel ') Might be a hybrid I am not sure. I just know it branches and has a lot of flowers. The lip is neon orange and the flower is a darker pink. Then I have this one that is white and really dark purple and has a light lavender baby powder scent. This one is new it is called : phal tzu chiang sapphire

[@onegreenev]

Have you ever successfully pollinated and produced viable orchid seed to plant and have you ever started orchid's from seed? My one orchid (with your help in repotting) has bounced back from near death. Totally dead in the root medium and loads of roots above and all four leaves so dried out they felt like thin paper. I trimmed the bottom off and repotted with new potting mix for orchids and now that I know how to water properly this has recovered. The two bottom leaves will not survive but the top two have but they do have a little damage. It even has new roots that are looking real good. I have great hope for this one. My others are happy now after repotting with better potting mix.

[@natashafurman2489]

Hello Danny. Love you videos. That is how i foud you when you were using hydro ponik pebbles and I was hooked. Still use some for my phalaenopsis orchids. You nention that you have meanly bugs.please tell us how do you deal with then and if you coud suggest anything for spider mites I will reallly appreciate Thank you so much for everything you do for us. Thank you again

[@epicsushi5817]

Have you tried using a makeup brush to remove the mealie bugs? Glad to see the Dimorchis lowii! Do you have any updates on the tolumnia seedlings?

[@andreelauzier3276]

When you say “cold temperature “ in Cyprus, how cold is it?

[@LizE2654]

I have an equestris and they do have very tiny flowers. I would like to see you repot the first orchid. One question, how do you know when a cattleya grows growth is mature?

[@sallyrigsby2354]

My daughter got me a vanilla orchid. It has tripled in size in my sunroof. Can you recommend something to wrap it around and up? It would probably be to my ceiling if I had a large pole fixed somehow.

[@rifattarkyararbas4058]

I have two Phalaenopsis equestris plant. One from Burleigh Park Orchid Nursery - Australia and the other from Miki Orchid - Taiwan. Austalian equestris is bigger (~2.8cm) than Taiwan equestris (~1.8cm).

[@tracystrombotne2855]

Is that your dimorphorchis lowii from OrchiddudeBCN? I remember when you got that!

[@lisadussault8314]

Myrmecattevola Frances Fox updates, please! :)

[@salamanafurahi1978]

I also have a soft spot for teeny phal blooms! The phal might be a deliciosa hybrid. Deliciosa flowers are around 1cm.

[@jhndr0nia]

I assume that‘s rather unlikely because P. deliciosa is commonly not used in hybridisation. At least for flower shop Phals

[@salamanafurahi1978]

True - even finding just deliciosa itself is difficult. But with so many plants (not just orchids) that used to be rare becoming more readily available, even in flower shops and garden centers (the selection at Lowe's in the U.S. is ridiculous now), might be possible🤷‍♀ The size of the blooms and the lightly "mottled-ish" leaves seemed to fit.

[@jhndr0nia]

@@salamanafurahi1978 Where did you get the information from that deliciosa has mottled leaves?

[@salamanafurahi1978]

I own one. The leaves aren't completely solid.

[@jhndr0nia]

@@salamanafurahi1978 Oh okay. Never noticed that on the pictures i saw so far

[@carolrutland5516]

What do you do orchid root hanging out of pot

[@jessicabey275]

My husband bought me a mature cattleya for my birthday last month and all the roots I see visible are all dead. It's in bloom right now (it came with buds) so I haven't been able to repot it. It's huge and I am so nervous

[@oliviadrake9980]

can we get a repot & chill?!

[@TammyWorley-p8x]

Hi Danni😊 Is something wrong w the dimo orchid? I noticed the leaf yellow/black tips and yellowing on the trunk?? Is it something to be concerned about?

[@jhndr0nia]

No, otherwise she would have mentioned it :)

[@alllbw]

I've seen phalaenopsis with tiny tiny (for phal. standards) flowers in flower shops. Also no idea what their parentage is, but I wanted to buy one sooo bad 🥺

[@nancyedgerton6291]

My equestris has tiny, tiny flowers!

[@rifattarkyararbas4058]

Just an idea: Why dont you set up a paludarium with Vanilla orchid?

[@sontungle278]

Hi Danny, may i ask a question?Are all orchids capable of making keikis? I have an oncidium that refused to make new growth but grew 4 giant keikis with healthy roots and their own new growths.

[@jhndr0nia]

There are monopodial orchids (e. g. Vanda, Phalaenopsis and Angraecum) and sympodials (e. g. Oncidium, Cattleya or Zygopetalum). Monopodials produce new plants (fans of leaves at the bottom of the plant or on flower spikes) while sympodials don‘t really produce keikis rather pseudobulbs what is not a new plant just a leaf with a thick petiole connected to the rest of the plant via a rhizome

[@sontungle278]

@@jhndr0nia Actually, mine has pseudobulbs growing on top of older pseudobulbs, not through the rhizome. The mother plant has only three pseudobulbs, with each creating its own keiki directly at the very top, instead of through the rhizome.

[@jhndr0nia]

@@sontungle278 Oh okay. I don't have much experience with Oncidiums

[@EzEzEz369]

Where is your accent from? It's lovely.

[@epicsushi5817]

She is romanian

[@jhndr0nia]

@@epicsushi5817It not a Romanian accent tho

[@epicsushi5817]

@@jhndr0nia Well she’s born and raised in Romania (possibly) and then moved to Cyprus.

[@jhndr0nia]

@@epicsushi5817 Yes, but it's not a typical Romanian accent

[@EzEzEz369]

@@epicsushi5817 cool. Thanks

[@jhjecko6446]

Hey Danni, I have a picture that may help you identify your tiny flowered orchid. However I don't know how to show it to you. Is there an email I can use? Mine is an equestris hybrid.

[@bibicheknauf4163]

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[@orchidquest]

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