advice on orchids please

[lilacben]

I have just bought myself a beautiful orchid. It has two flower stems with a lot of flowers on.I have a 36inch high glas vase that I want to keep it in. I understand the roots like light so should I take it out of the flowerpot that it is in a just put into the glass vase.?

[shylock73]

No, and dont give it any feed. Didn`t you have any info when you bought it. Orchids are not for beginners, as they like to be mollycoddled a bit .

[Robinia]

No don't remove it.....it should be in orchid 'compost' which looks like small bark chippings. It depends which variety it is I suppose but I have to disagree with shylock, sorry, about mollycoddling.
I'm not very good with indoor plants, outdoor ones are my thing, but I've had a moth orchid for 5 years like this. It's on a west facing windowsill, unless it's a very hot summer when it's moved back, watered lightly once a week (if it's lucky) with a couple of drops of plant food in & has always flowered for 5 - 6 months at a time, with a 2 - 3 month rest in between.

[Hawkwalk]

Most Orchids you will find in retailers are easy to keep and not specialist at all. I would guess you have a 2 stemmed moth orchid which are easy to keep. You dont really have to do too much with them and they will flower for many months. Do as Robinia says and you should be fine.

[shylock73]

I stand corrected, I asked Google just by clicking on orchids and got a whole page of info. Most questions can be answered with Google.