New orchid and need advice for my FDK After Dark Black Pearl

[Belsera]

Originally Posted by Roberta

(Any chance it is in a plastic pot or liner inside the decorative pot? If so, it would be easy to take the inner pot out for watering. )

Unfortunately it seems like the supplier forgot the slotted plastic pot. It was placed directly into the decorative ceramic pot. I was really surprised. This hasn't happened to me before so I never thought to check before I bought it.

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by Belsera

Unfortunately it seems like the supplier forgot the slotted plastic pot. It was placed directly into the decorative ceramic pot. I was really surprised. This hasn't happened to me before so I never thought to check before I bought it.

Well, that just means that it also hasn't had a chance to get intimate with its environment, since it clearly wasn't grown that way, no doubt potted just before sale. That being the case, it also probably would do no harm for you to just pull it out and pot into a proper orchid pot now.