Hello -- new to orchids

[greyhounder]

Hi All!

My name is Becky (but everyone just calls me Bec). I've always thought orchids were beautiful, but never was adventurous enough to bring them into my home. A couple months ago I attended an orchid show and brought a couple home. One is (and please excuse me, as I don't really know much about orchids at all) the common orchid that most people think of, and I can't think of the name for it at the moment. The other is something like Lucidia discolor. I seem to be having relative success at the moment, but am glad to have found a forum so that I can learn more.

I did give my plants names (it's something silly that I do), so please again excuse me if this is just not "proper". It's so hard to remember all those fancy names.

Beyond my orchids, I don't do much with plants (horrors, I know! ). I have a love of day lillies and have numerous ones in my yard. But I may really come to love orchids!

Can't wait to learn!!

Bec

edited to add that the other orchid is Palaenopsis, I think....

[Maba]

Welcome Bec. Nice to have you here; we can all learn together. There are folks here who are real experts and generous with their time.

[chickita]

Welcome Bec,

Hi yur gonna luv forum & learn lots like wright now the common orchid that yur talkin 'bout is e phalaenopsis or moth orchid either name works & personnaly naming yur orchids isn't weird becaus I name my orchids 2, i had a orchid named Elizabeth but she died, then i got a new orchid & named it Isabell

[solay]

Is it a Phalanopsis? That's the most common orchid you see being sold. I grow day lilies too. Nice to have on the forum and I wish you the best with your new orchids. Welcome!