Orchid needs help

QuestionI inherited a phalaenopsis after the flowers died. They are still on the stalk. She had the plant about 3 months. The roots appear shriveled. One of the 6 leaves is turning yellow the others are dark g

Phals

QuestionQUESTION: I have several Phals which 3 are doing great, all have put out new spikes off the old stem or a new flower spike completely and are in bloom now. One other looks healthy, has 3 old spikes which I l

Why roots tip turn black?

QuestionHi Wayne King, How are you? Today, I noticed that some of my phalaenopsis orchid roots tip turn black. Why does it happen? Any prevention or remedy? Thanks in advance, Nwe Lay AnswerI am fine, tha

Io

QuestionHi Wayne King, Could you tell me the growing culture of Ionopsis & Psygmorchis Pusilla? Is the growing condition same as Tolumnia? Are they easy to grow? I heard Psygmorchis Pusilla has short live. I

alcra lillan oka

Questionwe bought one the these orchids at a flower show in full bloom about a year ago. Since the flowers died we have not gotten any new blooms, the plant has spread in the pot but no blooms. We dont know w

Pruning dead Dendrobium Orchid canes

QuestionIs it safe to cut what appear to be dead dendrobium orchid canes? I have several new shoots coming up, but I have three or four very dead canes also. AnswerSue, dendrobium canes can be very deceptive.  

dried leaves..

Questioni bought my phal about 5 months ago. it was bloomed already. after all the flowers are dead. i cut off the spike (which i leant from youtube and other info from the Internet) thinking it will regrow fr

Leggy Phal

Question Leggy Phal Hello Wayne, I have a few phals that have have grown quite leggy (too the point that they are not aesthetically appealing). What should I do? Can I cut some bottom roots off (most bottom

Phal w/ offshoots

Question mini plants H Wayne, This phal has put out many mini plants for me. Ive already snapped off two mini plants (they are both flourishing in their own pots). However, as you can see, there are 3 more m

Grammathophyllum leaves

Question Grammathophyllum leave Hi Wyne King, How are you? My Grammathophyllum leaves has yellow & black spot as shown in pic. Why does it happen? Ive cut down all these leaves. In future, how to prevent it from

cymbidium spike branching

Questionwayne, i have a cymbidium that put out about 10 spikes, a few of which have a kink in them. most of the spikes have a branching out about half way up, with side spikes coming out, much like an oncidium

phal orchid, droopy leaves

Questionmy phal orchid flowers ok but it only had 3 leaves. All 3 were droopy and soft, then one yellowed and browned and came off completely, the other two dont look good either green but one is also going ye

separation of keikis

QuestionDear Mr. King, How are you? I am a novice when in comes to the caring of orchids but somehow my plants are still thriving and have treated us with many blossoms. Ive noticed that the keikis ne

Dendrobrium Care(1)

Questionorchid QUESTION: Hi Sir, I encountered some problems with my Antelope Dendrobium, of which Ive grown for about 3 years. Few of bulbs are quite soft and almost all the leaves are yellowi

How to rescue severely dehydrated phal

QuestionHi Wayne King, How to rescue severely dehydrated phalaenopsis? Its leaves are floppy now. Thanks, Nwe Lay AnswerNwe, usually dehydration is either the result of root loss or a potting mix that remains too

Flasking room tempature

QuestionHi I have a mate who is an invalid pensioner and grows a few Orchids, his father help him set a decent home lab so he could hopefully get in doing flasking for a business. I sent 2 lots of Phallies pods d

Color/spot on different places of orchid

Question Phal Speciosa Hi Wayne King, I saw some orchids which flowers are having exact flower color & spot. Each flower carries different color in different places. Ive attached the photo of Phal Speciosa which ha

Cymbidium orchid leaf spots/tip necrosis

QuestionCymbidium spots QUESTION: Wayne: See attached image. Small black spots (1-3mm long)appeared about 1 month ago on the older foliage. New growth looks healthy. These spots extend 3-4 inches from t

Dendrobium Id

Question orchid Hi Sir, May I know whats the name of this mini dendrobium of which Ive grown for about 4 years? AnswerAlfredo, all I can tell you is that it is a mini-dendrobium phalaenopsis type. Th

white phaelenopsis orchid

Questionthere are some roots starting to grow over the edge of the pot. does that mean it needs to be repotted or watered more? AnswerAleza, usually, it means that the potting mix is staying too wet. Im