Am about to receive a Phalaenopsis (Pink Cloud). I don't know what to do when it arrives or how to care for it. Can you help?

Thanks,
Kim

Hi Kim, and welcome to ATP

Here's a link to the culture sheets from the American Orchid Society for Phals.
http://www.aos.org/Default.asp...

But we also have a whole forum on ATP specifically for orchids, so when your plant comes, please do join us over there for lots of chat, and all sorts of advice on your new plant.

Btw, there is already a thread about this here

The thread "Orchids" in Ask a Question forum

( Kim, I took the liberty of deleting the third thread about this at the Orchid forum, )

Kim, I hope we didn't confuse you too much. I gave you a plan for your new plant. Elaine sent you to a website - I hope the info I gave you is the same, (or least close) as the website. Still trying not to confuse you...

I invited you to the Orchid Forum because there are a lot of people there that are orchid crazy. A fun bunch to get to know. But a warning... They will have you wanting more and more with their lovely plants.

Send a photo of your new plant when you get it. We would love to see it. Add it to one of the existing Orchid Forums (I suggest Our Orchid Blooms in ______ 2016. Then everyone will see it and everyone will add their (kindly) two cents.

You haven't said if you bought this plant bare root or budded in a pot. If it comes potless, get back to us as soon as possible so we can guide you through the potting process.

Daisy

That's the risk of asking your question on three different threads, I guess. You might get three different answers.

If I had seen Daisy's nice recommendations, I wouldn't have worried about sending you to the AOS page.

Same for me, info on Phals. I think we have gotten you covered.

I received the Phalaenopsis yesterday. It has five leafs; two large and three a little smaller. The "skin" at the bottom of the two leafs are brown. Is the plant dying? (Can't take pictures)

Buttons

We really would need to see a picture, to figure out what you mean by the "skin". The whole beauty of this site is the ability to show other gardeners pictures of your plants (and especially their anomalies). Now I'm consumed with curiosity!

If the leaves themselves are a nice green, shiny and leathery, sort of stiff in appearance, I don't think you have much to worry about though.

You received an Orchid! Is it perhaps possible to simply enjoy the plant without panicking? Forget the word Orchid and simply look at this one as a pretty houseplant. My friendly advice would be to relax a bit!
😊

Thanks everyone. I'll settle down.