Flowers blooming, leaves dying

QuestionQUESTION: Hi. A few weeks ago, I got a beautiful phalaenopsis orchid as a gift. At the time, there were only about three or four open flowers (on one of three branches from the single stem), and eight heal

Orchid grows new leaves each year but no spike!

QuestionQUESTION: I have a moth orchid that I have been taking care of for about 3 years. When I first got it, there were buds on the spike which bloomed, and once those blooms died and fell off, the spike turned br

drooping leaves

QuestionHello, My phalaenopsis leaves have drooped and are wrinkled. I recently repotted it in a well drained pot with moss. I will admit that I neglected this plant by not watering it enough, but I am trying to br

growing cymbidium from a backbulb

Question Cymbidium Backbulb pro Hello, I am a new orchid freak. I love them. I was given a half dead cymbidium and thought of it as a fun project since I know nothing about them. While I was cleaning it

2-inch Mini Phalaenopsis

QuestionHi Wayne, I have another question(s) for you :) I just bought two of these mini orchids as a present for my mom, each are potted in 2-inch clay pots with no drainage hole at the bottom. The potting medium i

Den. Chrysotoxum

QuestionThis den. has been losing leaves since I bought it,it now has 2 leaves left and the psuedobulbs are still fat and healthy not shriveled up. Could you tell me the proper way to care for this orchid, I grow al

Over watered

QuestionQUESTION: I recently bought a phal from Wal-Mart. (I know, bad place to purchase one) It had 2 flowering spikes that were beautiful. I didnt check the pot and it had no drain hole so the poor thi

a victim of walmart

QuestionI was at Walmart and I took a glance at their orchid section, and they were not looking so good, they have ridges on the leaves and are hanging instead of fully living. and of course being me i had sympathy

Orchid stem cutting

QuestionI have a tall phalaenopsis orchid (one 3-foot stem, several 4 to 7 inch leaves) that bloomed for 2+ months and has now dropped all of its flowers. The stem is now drying up and turning brown from the tip. It

Has the cold killed my orchid?

QuestionI was away over Christmas and my heating broke - this left my orchid in sub-zero temperatures for two weeks. My neighbour watered it at the half way point, but left it standing in water. It is no

orangeish stem

QuestionQUESTION: I Have An Orchard My Boyfriend But For me Over The Summer. Thought It Was Doing Good it started gowing another stem and looks like its ready to bloom, but the original stem that was there when i go

no blooms?

QuestionQUESTION: Hello Wayne, I have a phalenopsis and i bought it a year ago and it was full of blooms. It has never rebloomed and about a month ago some new buds started coming out of the spike and they started t

i think i broke the stalk!!

QuestionI was trying to stake the flowering limb of my orchid because it has become so heavy it is curved right down to the floor. I guess I lifted it up a bit too far and i heard a snap. the limb is still att

Re: Cymbidium Orchid flowers on a plant

QuestionI purchased a healthy cymbidium orchid plant from Trader Joes about a month ago, and I am know noticing that some of the flowers are turning black on the edges and show signs of wilting. Is the plant getting

orchid yellow leaves.

QuestionMy Phalenopsis orchid flowered beautifully last in July 2008. This year they have all put up flower spikes but the leaves on 2 have gone yellowish, and droped off - the spike still there though.

Seperating a new baby plant from it mother

QuestionI have a Mother plant that has a baby plant growing off one of her stocks. It is now big enough and has large roots and a bloom coming out. Im just not sure how to separate the baby from the mother and if I

orchids freezed. Leaves are frozen

QuestionWhat should I do. I gave the orchid potting soil. The leaves are dark and mushy. Should I cut them back. I am not watering them. AnswerMary, try to cut the leaves back to a healthy part off the leaf.

Orchid Stem

QuestionQUESTION: Hello- Lately I have been taking care of a phalaenopsis orchid and it has been doing pretty well. Just a month ago, I repotted it because its roots were getting a little large for the pot. After th

orchid will not produce new growth or spike

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, I bought a phal for my parents about 3 years ago. Although my parents havent taken good care of it, it managed to at least spike a few times and produced new growth. I decided to bring it to

withering leaves with flower spike

Question sick orchid After years of no flowers, my phalaenopsis orchid has finally grown a spike with multiple flower buds on the end. But, today, I noticed that parts of the leaves are limp, withery and a bit