Strange Oncidium shoot

QuestionQUESTION: When the largest bulb on my Oncidium neared the end of its flowering it sent out a leafy shoot on the same side as the spike, but from the base of the bulb. This shoot is a lighter green, very slig

Phalaenopsis I-Hsin Snow Bear - leaves shrivel snd spots

QuestionHelp! My Phal. I-Hsin Snow bear has not bloomed since I acquired it two -three yrs ago. I have three leaves, all pretty limp and one is shriveled and has brown spots under the leaves. It is

rotting pseudobulbs

Questionthis posting may followup some of the earlier ones since its mostly about overwatering. i received this beautiful orchid - i am not sure of its name - but its a pseudobulb type with three gigantic pseudobu

orchid buds

Questionwhy do the buds fall off my orchid plant and not flower AnswerLeslie, there are many factors that influence bud drop. You might help me to help you by giving me some further information. Is this

Bloom Booster

QuestionWayne, As you may recall, I live in Orlando where the temperature has been between 75 (high) and 50 (low) degrees. I have my orchids in the garage where they have been getting plenty of indirect sun light

what age do they bloom?

QuestionMy son sent me a flask of orchids for Christmas. I have put most of them in their own own pots. How long will it be before the are old enough to bloom? AnswerCalesta, you certainly have un

Saving a mature phalaenopsis

QuestionHi, Ive been waiting for you to return from vacation! Welcome back! Thanks for the help. I have a wonderfu orchid that has bloomed proficiently for several years even after a transplant. I have a won

Cutting Moth Orchid Roots

QuestionHello, Ive got a moth orchid with roots that seem to growing out of control! Theyre not a bright green but more of a white and shriveled like root system. It appears the roots have joints in them - al

Strange spot on orchid leaf

QuestionOrchid leaf QUESTION: Hi Wayne, I have a Phalaenopsis orchid and there is a dry looking spot with black in the middle on the leaf. I attached a photo. I have spayed it with fungicide (white spots), b

Is my orchid dying? Brown stem

QuestionI bought several orchids during christmas, I have noticed that one of them ( a dendrobium corssed witht something) the base where the roots are attached is turning brown and a little shriveled,there are no n

Water and Orchid food

QuestionWayne: Great site.... In the series of questions, I didnt see much in the way of water, and orchid foods. In my area, tap water is out as its very hard! So I use distilled water on all orchids at room temp.

orchi buds yellowing

QuestionHi, I bought a Phalaenopsis orchid (the mini kind) not even a week ago. It had one open flower and a bunch of buds. One of the buds opened a day or two after I bought it. Now some of the buds are yellowing a

flowers turning yellow

QuestionI have a phalaenopsis already four years and every year it gets many flower bulb but nearly non get to open. They turn yellow and then fall off the stem. I like to know why and what to do so that the flowers

saving a broken stem

QuestionI bought a Den. Dawn Maree x tobaense orchid from a show a few months ago. Loved the hot orange throat. However, recently a new stem has broken and I would like to save it or repot if possible. How do I do t

Broken emergent flower spike

QuestionGreetings Mr. King Was gifted what I was told was a Golden Urchin early last summer. I am a complete nube who has grown everything but orchids. The orchid went through the bloom cycle with no difficulties

green spikes with no flower buds

QuestionI have a phalaenopsis orchid that bloomed about 2 years ago. The flower spike then died back. Since then it has grown 2 light greeen spikes but the spikes do not have any nodes. Last week I

cymbidium orchid plant

Question cymbidium orchid brown Hello wayne. Thank you for taking the time to help me. I have a new cymbidium orchid plant with tons of flowers that is rather large. Since receiving it Ive noticed that the leaves

Forever in bud

Question My Orchid I have a dendrobrium Phalenpenopis (sorry if my spelling is attrocious) I have two large flower buds on the second spike that seem to be taking forever to bloom. It seems to be getting enough ligh

Re-potting my orchids

QuestionHi! I have a phal orchid that has never been re-potted since I got it about 2.5 yrs ago. The plant gets plenty of light, water and food, and seems to be doing alright for the most part. In the last few weeks

yellow leaves on phalaenopsis

QuestionIve read other q&as regarding yellowing leaves, and think may be my situation may be different(but maybe not!). I have 2 phals whose leaves have suddenly turned yellow. The oddity is that they bo