starting an orchid

QuestionI have an orchid stem with flowers and buds in a bouquet. Can I do something to start a plant with this stem ? AnswerJanet, Im assuming that you are referring to the flower spike of a phalaenopsis orc

phalaenopis

QuestionI received this plant 2 yrs. ago with beautiful blooms then last yr. as well as this Im getting buds, however they dry up and fall off. HELP!!! I have it in my bedroom in a south window. Mary A

Wrinkled Cat leaves

QuestionHi Wayne, I have several cats ( the name tag has blc at the end) they were doing beautifully, nice light green leaves, lots of new roots and even new shoots on all of them. Recently I noticed that the leaves

Beautiful orchid with super chubby stems...what is it?!

Question Mystery Orchid I just got a beautiful orchid but have no idea what type it is. It produces tons of lovely frilly white flowers with pink tips that grow up the super chubby stems at each leaf point. I want t

My phals spike looks like its dying, what will happen to the budded spike???

QuestionOrchid stem dying QUESTION: Hi there, Ive asked you a question regarding this very orchid about repotting it from sphagnum to a sphagnum fir bark mix and youve advised me to wait as it was in spike. J

Orchid Blooms fell off

QuestionI bought a Phalaenopsis Orchid with a purple center for a friend for Valentines Day. It sits on the kitchen table for morning sunlight, the thermostat is set on 68 degrees. After about two weeks,

Problem with my den eima impact

QuestionI feed the plant on a regular basis. It has not bloomed in two years, but all my others have. Your comments please AnswerRichard, dendrobiums require a rest period during which watering is greatly res

Two flowers of mini phal dying

Question Mini Phal While two of my mini phals flowers have shrivelled/wilted and died, there is still one unopened bud that is taking forever to bloom. Do you still believe it is time for repotting? If s

Raisin-looking baby bud

Question White Phal On my white phal orchid, one of the spike had a developing new bud. Now it has dried up and died before growing any bigger. What does this mean? This orchid also has a leaf at the ba

Reblooming

QuestionMy first Phal orchid has just re-bloomed for the first time. I have taken photos of each as they bloomed and #ed them, so I compared it to the photo of the first bloom and it has the same colors but a

SOS! Orchid underwatered, dying :(

QuestionHi Wayne, I am trying desperately to save my Phael. I must have been under watering it for a long time because when I went to re-pot it today, I saw that almost all of the roots are shriveled, dry, an

Sick Cats

QuestionOk Wayne, I took your advice and looked at my cats roots, 1, the roots are doing fine,I repotted in charcoal and coconut husk, the 2nd one is holding on it dosent look worse, the third one looks real bad, al

Multiple Spikes on Phalenopsis?

QuestionHello Wayne, Last week I did a somewhat spur of the moment thing and bought a beautiful phalenopsis orchid from a local nursery. I have the plant in between my 2 due south facing windows. It receives a

Orchid re-blooming

Questioni have a healthy orchid several years old, but has never bloomed since i first bought it. it has always been just a stick with several fat leaves at the bottom. how can i stimulate new blooms? A

Measuring foot candles

QuestionWayne, Ive been reading a book on orchids and it talks about foot candles in regards to the amount of light an orchid requires. I currently have some Cattleyas, Phals, and Vandas. I read that the cattleyas

question about health of Phalaenopsis

QuestionHi, I have had an orchid from the phalaenopsis genus for one year now. I am a college student and have been away from home, where my orchid was, since Christmas time. I just came home for spring

Rebudding buds turning yellow

QuestionI have a Phala which is 3 yrs old and bloomed for 18 mos then finished up, We cut it back and it the new spike came out and many buds. Recently the new buds stopped growing turned yellow and one has dropped

One of my orchids leaf is limp

QuestionHello! Our family is raising a orchid that produces white flowers.We barely give it water twice a week,or even once in three or four weeks,and if we watered it, we watered it soaking wet,but didnt mind becau

My Phal has MANY dead/rotted roots; will it survive?

QuestionOrchid roots QUESTION: Ive asked you about my Phalaenopsis recently with concern about its offshoot with buds because the original spike was dying away, so I wanted to know if the buds would bloom or

Roots vs Bloom Stock

QuestionQUESTION: I have a year old plant that is doing quite well in my shower. I water once a week and mist with fertilizer about every other. When I bought the plant it had two Bloom Stocks. After flo