hello orchid lovers

[tabcat]

a neighbour kindly gave me a pink orchid two days ago and i am hooked. however, there is no tag and i think i should start by getting an identification of my lovely pink orchid before i start asking for advice from others. i live in Bonnie Scotland and at the moment the orchid is in my bright bathroom - i believe they like moist conditions? i look forward to learning from anyone who has time to answer. thanks in advance

[fred]

hi tabcat
Welcome to the forum

I hope that you enjoy your stay here with us

You are the proud owner of a Phalaenopsis Orchid

here is an AOS culture link for you to download
Phalaenopsis
http://www.aos.org/aos/orchids/page01.aspx

happy chatting

[mayres]

Welcome Tabcat!
Looks like you have ra phalaenopsis (or at least similar hybrid - might have doritaenopsis in it) type orchid - also called moth orchid. Lots of people grow them on the forum so we have tons of free words of wisdom. There are culture sheets on this forum and you can also check the ones on the American Orchid Society - http://www.aos.org/aos/orchids/page01.aspx - and other places on the internet as well. For starters - no direct sunlight and careful not to over water - better to under than over(water). Enjoy! mike

[Tobi]

Hi and welcome Tabcat. Love the pink color of your Phalaenopsis!! Great
people here who will take good care of you.

[Vivienne]

Welcome Tabcat! Enjoy yourself here at OrchidGeeks. Friendly and helpful people here.

[Sharyn]

Welcom Tabcat. Looks like you've already been given some excellent starter information. I love Phals. They're easy to grow and put out such a nice display. You'll get great advice here and have fun too.

[PhalPal]

Welcome Tabcat from Scotland! You have a beautiful flower there and we can all help you to get it to thrive. Really not that hard. Does the bathroom where your phal lives have a lot of light????

[brookn]

Hi, welcome to the forum. That's a lovely plant, I have one that looked very similar in bloom. Mine is a Dtps. (Doritanopsis) so I am inclined to agree with mike. There are a lot of new Dtps. hybrids that look like that these days, I think they are very beautiful.
What a nice neighbor, I want some like that. My neighbors are grumpy and very concerned about their landscape (I saw one cut their grass with scissors the other day lol), they are currently trying to get ME to share my orchids cause they don't have any and some of mine are outside in my outdoor space. They are drooling, but I can't bring myself to share just yet, I need to see some more of the orchid doctor first.

[prisana]

Welcome to the forum and to a whole new but wonderful addiction Tabcat. You've come to the right place..lots of expert help here. Love your blooms..
This orchid is your first, but there will be MANY MANY more , I can guarantee you that.

Happy growing..

[tizzycat]

Hi Tabcat,

Lovely to "meet" you. I'm also in the UK - Yorkshire.

[tabcat]

thank you all who replied to me - what nice people you are! my bathroom is very bright but not a lot of direct sunlight falls on the orchid.
brookn: neighbours cutting grass with scissors - now that is a worry!!!
no doubt i will be back bugging you all for more assistance.
happy orchid loving, tabcat