new to orchids

[freedk1]

hay all my name is krista

im new here i was givin an orchid as a gift and would like to know what kind it is? i took these two shots with a new camera this evening.

[Vivienne]

Welcome Krista. Great name!! I named my daughter Krista.
I'm not able to see your picture... you may have to wait until you have 5 posts before you can upload pics.
Where are you located?

[jay]

Welcome to the forum. Look forward to seeing pictures of your orchid.

Jay

[jbigio]

Hi welcome to the forum

[arleneg]

Hi & welcome to the forum, Krista.

When you get your pics up, we'll be able to tell you what genus type it is.

[freedk1]

hay guys thanks for the help so far I'm from Missouri St. Louis actualy god i cant spell anyways i hope to have many more orchids in the future.

[Vivienne]

well... being here could certainly help with that. We all sort of feed our addiction. And there's no excuse that hasn't been used to justify a new plant or two or three. LOL

[fred]

welcome to the forum krista
I hope that you enjoy your stay here with us
yes once you are able to get some pics posted we can help you
with information.

[Tobi]

Krista,
Hi and welcome. Great people here with lots of helpful information.

[Sharyn]

Welcome Krista. You'll find plenty of great information and lots of friendly members here. You should update your profile to insert St Louis, MO so it appears on all of your posts and you get proper information for your climate. If you need help, let us know. Nice to have you with us.

[orchid_girl]

Welcome to the forum!! Any questions you have I am sure someone will be able to answer

[freedk1]

hay guys my sig pic is a picture of the orchid that i recived as a gift it has lost three of its flowers alredy what am i doing wrong is it just time for it to wilt for the winter ? do i continue to water her every week through the winter? i hope that you all like my picture i took it with my new camera.

[Fabolusus]

I would hazard to guess that it's a dendrobium, of some sorts? Post a few more times and I guarantee that you'll get a concrete ID. Also, did you buy it in bloom? And if so, how long have you had it, and in what kind of conditions?

[freedk1]

the plant was givin to me in bloom and it was in a cup of water with no visable roots she said that it had started to grow roots though . it now is in a clay pot in potting soil and i water it twice a week .

[mayres]

Something is not quite adding up here. Orchids are not commonly rooted in water. Very few orchids can successfully be grown in "potting soil". They are usually grown in a host of other medias and mixes - such as sphagnum moss, bark, coconut husk, and MANY others and combinations thereof. Can you post a picture of the entire plant? I agree with Fabolusus, from what I can see it looks suspiciously like a dendrobium. Just because the flowers are wilting doesn't mean that you are doing anything wrong at all. As with all plants, the flowers only last for a period - and many times you don't know how long they were blooming before acquired. mike

[Fabolusus]

It looks to me that what you have is not an orchid plant, it's just a cut orchid. I have seen those blue dyed dendrobiums at several florists.

[Vivienne]

Right now, I'd have to agree with Fabolusus... a cut orchid... most probably a spike of Dendrobium.