dieing orchid

QuestionI have an orchid that isnt looking too great. During the summer my mother was still caring for it and severly burnt 1 of its 4 leaves. After removing the burnt leaf I repotted it and took it back and it now

Watering & Fertilization orchids

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Wayne King, Im new to orchids. I live in tropic region. I grow a few of phalaenopsis pots in my high-rise north-facing balcony. Now, their new leaves are much smaller compared to old leaves. A

Why are my phalaenopsis leaves splitting from the middle or at the edge?

QuestionHi Wayne King, Now, my phalaenopsis leaves on splits on it either at the edge or staring from middle? Is it a disease? Why does this happen? This is mounted on tree chunk. Any remedy? Secondly, Ive heard u

Getting new spikes on orchid plants

QuestionQUESTION: I have two Phalaenopsis orchid plants that were repotted in April of 2009. They are hearty plants and only produce new leaves and healthy roots. I cannot get new spikes which were cut off when the

keiki roots

QuestionI have a keiki hormone,so I decided to use it on the flower stems of my phalaenopsis orchids.I cut the stems after flowering , prepared the nodes,spread the paste on the nodes and I put the stems in an orchi

dancing lady

Question dancing lady Hi Sir, I found some funny spots on my dancing lady. Is it sunburn? I will attach few more pictures for your examination. AnswerIt is more l.ikely to be a fungus infection so sp

Orchid hybridization

QuestionHi Wayne King, Id like to know how to hybridize orchids. I know it will be complicated. I dont know where to learn from. Could you please advise me any websites? From your experience, what is the easiest t

Unknown Orchid

Question orchid Hi Sir, May I know what is the name of this orchid and how to care for it? AnswerAlfredo, it looks like a member of the cattleya alliance. If it is, it should have pseudobulbs from wh

A new orchid shoot growing out the flower spike

QuestionMystery orchid QUESTION: Hi: Im trying to find out what to do with what it appears to be a new orchid growth, about 2 leaves and a tiny root spike that is growing out of the old flower spike. It

milky subtance

QuestionMy Philanopsis has a sticky, milky colored drainage coming from the flowers. Can you tell me what it is? AnswerRo, you are observing plant sap leaking from the tissue. Plant sap serves the same purpos

phal in real trouble!

QuestionQUESTION: I have a Phal I bought this last summer and it was blooming. It has looked healthy until recently, now all leaves are wilted. I suspect it was overwatered as all the bottom roots were dead. I

Found Orchid

Question Hybrid Vanda Orchid I live in SE Florida and I found 2 orchids in hanging baskets that our former tenant left behind. The only reason I know they are orchids is because I found a tag in one of them id

Phalenopsis Orchid

QuestionThe stem, holding about 10 blooms turned from green to pinkish brown and the blooms withered all at one time and fell. What happened? I have about 15 plants and this has never happened before. AnswerMary, y

orchid problemC

QuestionThe buds at the end of the spray of orchids keep turning brown, and then shrivel up and die. The plant looks healthy apart from that, the flowers at the beginning of the sprays flower ok, but towards the end

flower buds not opening

QuestionMy orchid plant has grown two new spikes with a lot of buds, but the buds are drying out and not opening, I have had orchids now for over twelve months and not had this problem before. I water once weekly.wh

Maxillaria tenuifoli Help(1)

Question orchid Hi, My Maxillaria Orchid is experiencing shrivelling and stunted growth since I repotted it with new charcoal few months ago. I would mist it once every 2 days in the morning. May I know how to reme

How to save my Cambria Orchid

QuestionI recently fell in love with and brought about a month and a half ago, a 3 spike Cambria Orchid, which I have only been watering. One by one the flowers are drying up and falling of.Only 7 left in bloom. The

oncidium alliance

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Wayne, Im experiencing problems with my oncidium hybrid: Wilsonara Tigersette Wild Court. I purchased it last July while in bloom and now the pseudo bulbs have all shriveled up and the roots a

Cymbidium Orchard Care When Blooms Die

QuestionThis is my first attempt at trying to keep an orchard after the blossoms have died. All the blossoms are on one stem. Do I cute the stem to the very bottom? I live in Florida and have the p

Phalaenopsis lost all leaves

QuestionOne of my orchids became infested with false red spidermite. I was able to wash off the pest,however, the plant lost all its leaves before a new growth matured(the new leaf seems to have withered before it g