What kind are these??

[Zsophia]

I have signed up yesterday and I already learned a lot!
Here is my problem: I have rescued many of my orchids also I bought them without flower from nurseries. I would like to find out what are these.
Here is the link to all my orchids:

Picasa Web Albums - zsofia - My Orchids

I numbered the pictures. Each number is a new orchid. If you have some time, please let me know what you think and please share your ideas how to give them better care. Some of them are pretty new and not to strong yet, but they all look much better than a few days or a week ago.
Also, I live in Florida and they are outside, hanging most of them in bark. I am misting them thoroughly every single night, and they seem to like that. I even do it if it rained already that day.

I also would like to know what you think about my home made coconut holders. I cleaned the coconut cut the top, drilled bunch of holes and hang them with the orchids. It is so much cheaper than the pots with the hangers!

I appreciate your help! I am very interested of the name of#8 as you can see it's blooming. In the night it smells very good, but during the day, it's not.
I have a lot more questions, but that's for right now. Thanks.

[lance]

It is almost impossible to really identify the specific hybrid because there are so many that look the same.
#13 vanda alliance
#11 phal
#10 no idea
#9 appears to be some sort of brassia
#8 no idea
#7 looks like a dendrobium
#6 phal
#5 really healthy looking dendrobium
#4 phal (not looking too good)
#3 phal
#2 dendrobium
#1 dendrobium
Not sure if you want the ones in coconuts to be identified so I did not do them. All of your dendrobiums look healthy, but some of the phals do not.

[lance]

looking at the prices on the bottom of the pots, it appears that you got really good deals on most of those! Wish I could find some 'chids at those prices

[Zsophia]

Lance,
those are the price of the pots, not the orchids. Unfortunately.

[lance]

oh well, for a moment there was some hope that not all NOIDS were regular priced

[Zsophia]

Thanks for your help!

[sruane]

# 10 is Vanilla (planifolia probably ?)
# 8 is Brassavola of some sort (Little Stars?)

[Dendian]

The Phals may be unhappy because they don't like water in their leaves when it gets cool (at night), it can rot the middle out and kill them (crown rot). Make sure to check that the plants are dry there.

The ones with the big floppy yellow leaves all look like phals. The yellow leaves could be because they are dying or because they are getting too much light (or a little of both).

There are lots of threads on what to look for in Phal roots and how to repot.

Welcome to the forum. You will find lots of help here to take care of your plants.

Dian

[CharliesAngel51]

It might be better to mist your orchids in the morning instead of at night. This would allow them to be completely dry by night time when the temps drop. Wet plants and cool temps could lead to rot.

[Zsophia]

I will try to do so, the problem, by the time I wake up, the sun is up and I dont want to burn them. They are in half sun/ half shade. I am just afraid to hurt them with the water. What do you think?

[Zsophia]

Thank you for all the infos. Now I changed the numbers on the Picasa web album, and my Orchids have names!! Knowing what is what, I started to research what care is best for them. So, I found out, that some of my Phals were out on the sun for a few hours a day, so I moved them right back to the shade and replaced them with the more light loving dendrobium. How did I not realized this earlier??
Now I know, I will have to repot most of them. Since they live outside in South Florida, where it rains every day a lot, it is not a great idea to keep them in the moss, or even in the bark/moss mix because they will stay wet at all times. And sure enough, the one in bark only looks and grows much faster and better than the moss/bark mix.
So I went to the HD to pick up the bark to repot them. I talked to an other customer (yes I talk to strangers), he said he is growing his orchids (220 - jealous) outside as well and he is using the very inexpensive small lava rocks at the bottom of his pots and than bark around the roots. I bought what he recommended. And when I got home from the Gym, I started to repot them. I did not even want to go to the Gym - but I did.
So I am very excited about the new discoveries. I don't even want to go to vacation anymore next week...
Please let me know what you think about the lava rocks. Is anyone using it?