Orchid question?

My grandmother has an orchid, but she dosent knohow 2 take care of it.Can u help plz?

Orchid question?
The best thing i can offer you is a website: AOS.org. they have many care sheets for orchids. since that i don't know what kind of orchid it is, i'm taking a guess that it is probably the mostt common, phalenopsis. in either way, a lot of commercial orchids are wrapped in moss, which you will need to change into orchid pitting mix. this is a mixture of bark, charcoal, and other things. this allows the roots to drain and allow the roots to breath. However, it is not true that all orchids like it to be dry. Masdevallias, a kind of orchid, NEEDS their roots to be kept slightly moist, while orchids like dendrobiums and phalenopsis, will rot if kept moist for too long. SO, i would recommend trying to identify your orchid before trying to give it a commonly found general care found here. go to that website, as the have pictures to help identify the kind of orchid that you have, because general care may kill it faster than nothing at all. I've killed orchids following a general care type of thing for ususal houseplants, water when dry, diffused light, kept at 70 dgress, and i've lost plants in less than two weeks. So, go and check out that website, it's for the american orchid society.
Reply:those are very hard to take care of and expensive too, good luck
Reply:First you have to identify the type of orchid. Different types require different conditions. Do a web search and look at pictures to begin! Best of luck----
Reply:Plenty of watter stay away from Nicene.
Reply:If it is potted in moss then you will need to remove the moss and repot it in orchid bark. The moss holds water and they hate that. Orchids love to be root bound so it likes a tight container, but the containers need to breathe. You can purchase special pots made just for orchids and they are not very expensive and you can find them at Lowe's or any garden center for that matter. Also, you don't want to water an orchid more than once a week. They hate to be wet. As for light, defused or indirect sunlight is the best. Do not put it directly in the sunlight. I learned the hard way, but now my Orchids are thriving.


Good Luck