i don't even know what species/type of orchid i have

[surfertink143]

the title pretty much says it all. i've found lots of information on orchid, but only species specific. it didn't say what type it was on the pot i bought it in, so i'd like to know what it is. if someone could give me basic descriptions, has photos, or knows of a good helpful website for someone who has no idea like me, i'd really appreciate it.

[MSPProductions]

Welcome! Someone could probably get you in the right direction with a photo.

[mayres]

If you can post a pic or describe the appearance of what kind you have we "might" be able to tell you the general type. If it had or has flowers that could help immensely too. The most common types are phalaenopsis (or moth orchid) which has large wide leaves coming out of a central section, dendrobium which has generally long cane-like growths coming up from the surface of the media, cattleya which has thick semi-oval shaped leaves, oncidium and oncidium intergenerics with large grass-like leaves and swellings at the base called pseudobulbs, and paphiopedelums (slipper orchids). There are literally thousands of types - but these are "some" of the more common.

[kmarch]

If you can't post a pic, look in the orchid identification section or the orchid picture section of this forum and see which it looks most like.

[janet_a]

see this thread:

Orchid Photo Identification Guide

[fred]

here is another link to look at

http://www.orchidgeeks.com/forum/gen...chid-list.html

I hope this helps you