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    Slipper ID and help please

    That's a great suggestion! I will definitely try that. Thanks so much! Is there anyway to slow the process of elongation, for example, high light?
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    Slipper ID and help please

    Oh my... Thank you so much! It does look like "Phrag" and "Eric"! My friend has lost the tag a long time ago. But the flower, the leaves and the climbing nature all like "Eric Young". Do you happen to grow this phrag before? I wonder what are the tips that I should pay attention to. Also, this...
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    Slipper ID and help please

    Thanks so much! I found a tall and thin plastic pot, perfect for this long phrag :) I drilled several holes on the bottom and side to keep air flow. Hope this is a good choice :)
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    Slipper ID and help please

    Hi Frank, thank you so much for your detailed suggestions! I will definitely follow those. I have changed the potting mix to bark/perlite/charcoal with about 10% moss. I put the pot at a close position to my cattleya, so they can share bright shaded light together. So if it is a longifolium...
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    Slipper ID and help please

    I think that's a great idea! I am afraid of splitting the new one since it has no roots coming out yet. What you suggested is a very safe and reasonable way. Thank you so much! I will try it later.
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    Slipper ID and help please

    Hi Paphluvr, thank you so much for your insightful suggestion! I guess I would change the potting mix to bark/moss/perlite. I took it out to look at the root. It seems like the roots have some white points -- that is a good sign right? However, just like you mentioned, the new growth is too...
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    Slipper ID and help please

    Hello, I got a slipper orchid from a friend. She has been growing this orchid for a few years, but it never bloomed. The first picture is the orchid when she purchased it. Could anyone let me know which orchid it might be? The other three images are the ones I just took. My friend recently...
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