withering leaves on moth orchids

Questionwhy is my orchids leaves going all soft and withering ? i dont over water. AnswerJane, it is likely that your orchid has root rot. You will need to repot it in fresh orchid potting mix in a pot that h

is it an orchid ?

Question what is it small flower appeared in garden is it an orchid AnswerCant absolutely rule it out Alan. Need a closeup of the center of the flower to see the sexual parts of the flower and also a c

Cymbidium Dying

QuestionI Purchased a huge pink and white Cymbidium about 8 weeks ago . i placed it in my living room which is not the warmest room in the the house but it certainely isnt cold. I did not place it in direct sunlight

Please help my dying cymbidium!!!!!

QuestionI got a gorgeous cymbidium orchid beginning Feb this year. It had three big beautiful mature bulbs with Blooms that lasted till begining April and 5 or 6 pre-teen to baby bulbs. Ive followed all lighting and

Phalaenopsis problem

QuestionHi One of my Phalaenopsis keeps getting what I can only describe as very small brown risen spots on its leaves (mainly the underside). When you remove them they have a very sticky liquid that comes ou

Purple leaves

QuestionWayne, I have moved my orchids to my pool area and have built a home-made shading area to that they dont get that much direct sun. The shading area faces EAST thus the plants get the morning sunrise rays wh

the stem & leaves are green and healthy, but all the flowers withered and fell off!!

QuestionPlease, would you give me some advice?? About a month a go I received a beautiful Phalaenopsis orchid plant from a colleague, and it抯 the very first time I ever have a living plant, and I have no experience

Flowering problem

Question blc. cornerstone flowe Hi! Last summer I bought a cattleya in green (blc. Cornerstone) and when it bloomed one of the petals didnt place itself properly. I thought that it would eventually get

new growth on stem

QuestionI have new growth on stem that also has what look like roots growing. I am fairly sure it is reproducing but am not sure what to do with it. How do i go about cutting these off and at what time because plant

dry roots

QuestionI inherited a phalaenopsis orchid. Half of the roots are dry and withered, the other half are dry and green. There is no spike, but there has been some new leaf growth. Im planning on cutti

Phalaenopsis Orchid Broken off stem

Question Broken off orchid stem Dear Wayne: Thanks for the answers you have given me. However I was not able to ask another question regarding my first question where you told me I could add place the cut end of the

How to make my orchids spike?

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, I have two orchids that had flowers before, but they seem to have been dormant for some time and have only within the past few months started sprouting new leaves and roots. Spikes havent been

Orchid type

QuestionWayne, I purchased a couple of orchids this weekend. One of them did not have any name tags with it thus I would like to have you take a look to see if we can figure it out. I do know it is a cattleya whose

Why is my orchid dying?

QuestionI bought a Phal orchid about a month ago. Its in bark. Ive been watering with filtered, room-temperature water once a week, letting it drain out of the bottom-- 3 out of every 4 weeks Ive been using a very d

Sick Phal?

QuestionI bought a beautiful White and purple Phal from the grocery store about a month and a half ago. It was potted in a clear plastic pot with a teracotta pot on the outside. Lately I noticed that there were a fe

phalaenopsis orchid flowers

QuestionHello. Im very new to orchid culture and need help.I bought a moth orchid in November 2009. It was in two pots, and when I removed it from the outer pot, to my horror the inner pot was sitting in 1/2 inch of

Yellowing leaves & roting root system

Question Sick Cymbidium Orchid Hi, I have purchased a Cymbidium orchid today. This plant is about 3ft tall & has been planted in a 12 inch pot with 5 bulbs. I have determined that the medium is old. This plant has v

Leaving dendrobiums outside during summer

QuestionQUESTION: Wayne, This is Theo again=) It seems like dendrobiums are much more difficult to maintain than phals. You mentioned that it was a good idea to summer it out, do you mean by leaving it outside, exp

Orchid looking dead

QuestionI bought an orchid a couple weeks ago. It said on the label that it was a just add ice orchid and to only water with ice. I kept watering it with three ice cubes once a week as instructed. Now all four flowe

My Leopard Prince Orchid

QuestionI think this guy has some root rot or something not good. I bought this orchid in December and the flowers have been in bloom until this month. then the black dot on the top leaf has grown dramatically