Hello,


I got a Phalapeonis (unsure how to spell) Orchid for my girlfriend for our anniversary (I got it so the number of flowers was the number of years we have been together). She has always wanted one but we could never stummble upon them. I finally got one from a local floral shop. They said that it could be potted in regular potting soil. So upon getting home, I repotted it in normal potting soil. As the days progressed I noticed that a few of the flowers were beginning to wilt.
As a researched orchids more, I have come to find out DO NOT POT IN POTTING SOIL. So I am guessing this is the problem. So today I went out and got a bag of orchid bark.
Currently, it is in a thin transparent plastic container, within a wood pot. The plastic container didnt have holes, so I cut a few.

So a few pedals are wilting and also, the roots that are visible on the top of the soil are dry and cracked. What is my next step? This orchid is very, very meaningful to us and we do not want to lose it.