Ithink i am killing my orchids, idk if its to much heat, to much cold!!!!! PLEASE HELP ME SAVE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!

Questionokay, so i went on an orchid spree and i have five now. idk what there names are they are all different i believe. i have one purple orchid, one white orchid with spots, one that is like lime green and has p

spots on leaves

Questionspotted leaves QUESTION: my plectrelminthus caudatus, about 5 high in 3 pot started getting these dark spots then leaf yellows than falls off. they are in a 6x8 gh 2 small fans, thank you ANSWER: Bi

yellow leaves!

QuestionQUESTION: Hello! Im new to orchids and bought my first two in mid-December. Both looked fantastic - in flower, healthy looking green leaves. Since then, I have cared for both in exactly the

double stem on orchid

QuestionHi Wayne! I have an orchid thats about 3 years old, it has bloomed about once every year. And this time it is growing 2 stems! They havent started blooming yet but the buds are growing quickly on each. One

Color variation within the same orchid plant

QuestionHello Wayne, Recently, a second flower spike grew on one of my Phalaenopsis and to my surprise, the color of the flowers on the second spike differs slightly from the color of the flowers on the first spik

Toomuch sun for cymbidium orchard

QuestionWhat should I do with my orchards now? I went to Melbourne for the weekend and my orchards were outside in the full sun in 40 degree Centigrade heat. The leaves are burn and I would like to know

Dry Orchid Roots Below

QuestionDear Mr. King, My husband has an orchid that he used to keep in a glass vase. Despite the nonvented container, the orchid did relatively well. We recently moved and repotted the orchid into a

Orchid rebloom and prunning

QuestionHello! I have a Phalaenopsis and a Dendrobium Orchid, both have been growing new leaves since their flowers withered; the pha since May last year and the Den since 09. Im afraid I did something wrong pruning

cambria orchid

QuestionMy plant is about two yrs old and has now got light brown on the ends of almost all the older leaves, as if they are dieing off, which appears to be spreading down the leaves. Any ideas please. AnswerTony,

Orchid Help(1)

Question orchid Hi Sir, I found some black spots and yellowing on my orchid. Is it fungal infection? I would mist the potting medium and plant in the early morning daily. Will attach your pictures for your examinat

Orchid Help(2)

Questionorchid QUESTION: Sir, Your advice please. ANSWER: The yellowing area of the leaf plus water droplets on the leaf suggests here that water has gotten into the crown at that leaf and generated

Fertilizer Enquiry

QuestionHi Sir, I read that fertilizers will only work if the plant is healthy. However, I bought an Orchid NRV Hormone Fertilizer(NPK 30:15:20) that is, as claimed by the manufacturer, formulated to treat leaf/bu

Phal growing slowly

Question Phal Hi Wayne King, My phals which are repotted two months ago, have a lot of new roots with green tips & some small new leaves. But,in my opinion, these leaves are growing very slowly or like stop at the

Broken Stem

QuestionI just purchased a Phalaenopsis Orchid and I bought it because of the direction the Stems? were going. The main was one going to the left with about 5 buds and 5 flowers and the other came off the main

half my new buds have turned yellow

Questionhelp pic 1 QUESTION: I got an orchid about two weeks ago and i pulled one of what i found out was an aerial root off. This is like my first real plant so forgive me. i looked online for hours and coul

yellow buds broken areial root#2

Question yellow buds This is the second pic and the buds have turned yellow and dried out. i have a third pic (let me know if u need to see it) and it just show a brand where all the little buds fell off. never even

Re: Dendrobrium Care(2)

Question orchid Sir, Judging from the overall condition(refer to picture), is lack of light an issue? I thought dendrobriums need alot of sunlight to grow well? AnswerAlfredo, if you flowered it, I wouldnt

Phalaenopsis repotting

QuestionWayne: I picked up a Phalaenopsis from Walmart today, as it was on the clearance table after Valentines day and looked in need of some love. When I removed it from the decorative pot, I discovered that

Orchid with drooping leaves

QuestionPhalaenopsis QUESTION: My Phalaenopsis has drooping leaves (please see attached image). Can you please advise me how to take care of this problem when it will has blooming the flowers soon. I pu

Orchid Shoot

QuestionI have an orchid shoot with about seven leaves on it. Roots are green and healthy. when potting this shoot do I bury the roots? some of them are about 10 inches long and do not bend easily. thank