fungus

QuestionWayne-I live in the tropics and grow orchids outside 12 months a year. Lately I seem to be battling fungus. I have been treating them with several different fungicides, both preventative and syst

orchid leaves dying

Question orchid I am new to orchids, and have owned a small phalaenopsis orchid for 2 weeks and have not repotted it yet. I water it twice weekly (pour water into the top of the pot and let it drain out into the sin

new leaf growth and repot

QuestionHello! I have rescued a new phalenopsis orchid and it badly needed to be repotted. It had lots of very long yellow and dry roots and not many roots that looked healthy. I went ahead and cut most of the roots

new growth on old plant

QuestionQUESTION: Hello again, I also have another phalanopsis orchid I have had for years and after its last bloom, it has started to grow green leaves at the top where the old blooms once were. SHould I leave thos

Orchid Bark

QuestionQUESTION: Wayne, I just purchased some blooming-size cattleyas that will be coming in about a week. Having said that, I need to purchase some pots and bark to plant them in. I am planning on getting 5-6 po

dying plants

QuestionI grow under lights. The light set-up is under a window. The window was open when the gardners came and I suspect that when they put down a chemical for the grass the wind blew and it affected the plants. I

white eggs on roots

QuestionHi Wayne, I am in Melbourne Australia and were given two orchids when I had my third baby 19 months. Unfortunately I have already lost one as I think I killed it with kindness and the second one which is no

Lycaste

QuestionI have a Lycaste Koolena x Sunrise x cruenta, which I have had for several years. It flowered for the first time last January (I live near Sydney Australia). I has always been very healthy, with

gro-lite burn on orchids leaves

QuestionIve realized,through trial and error,that the only place I can put my beloved orchids and plants(due to my beloved kids %26 dog)is a spot with insufficient light.So I went ahead and bought a gro-lite that wa

Cymbidium spots

Question Spots I have a cymbidium that I have had for a year. I repotted it this fall. It was packed with roots but maybe 50-60% were dried out. I tried to do what I could to separate them but it was hard to do didn

What to do with cattleya while on vacation?

QuestionHi Wayne! You were so helpful with a question I asked recently that when I realized that I had another orchid problem, I was hoping I could ask you another one. That said,a couple of weeks ago,I put a Laelio

Repotting Orchids

QuestionCan our orchid be repotted into a glass container that does not have a drainage hole? AnswerJulian, I would not advise repotting your orchid into a glass container. Orchids differ from most other plan

phal baby

QuestionI have a phal that is getting what looks like a baby between two leaves.What do I do with it?I also have a couple other kinds that are getting keikis all over them.Should I remove them?Are they slowing or st

New to orchids... Needing some pointers

QuestionIve been a grower of carnivorous plants for 3 1/2 years now, and finally decided to round out my collection by buying an orchid plant for my window. The only store in town that carried orchids was a Lowes, a

flowers and buds fall off

QuestionI have a new phalaenopsis and about a week after I got it the buds started withering and falling off. Is this something Im doing wrong? AnswerVicky, I doubt that you are doing anything wrong. There are seve

Lamp

QuestionI have a 15x15 sun room which is facing north.I have about 150 orchids there. I have 2 son agrow 430 W lamps, high pressure sodium,mercury lamp made by Philips.Light intensity at orchid high is average 400 f

an overwatered orchid

QuestionMY mother put her orchid outside because it wasnt growing inside . The rain got to it and it has to much water, the leaves have turned a dark green and Im not sure how to save it. AnswerTearske, let me assu

HELP! Is my phaleanopsis ok?

QuestionA friend had this beautiful white phaleanopsis in his dressing room for at least 8 weeks and it was doing beautifully. I have now inherited it and just 3 weeks later in my home, one of the bottom leave

Orchid stem brown

QuestionHi there, My phalaenopsis has bloomed beautifully for 4 years. This last time the stem turned brown. There is no other stem on the plant. Will another one grow at some point? How lon

two 20-yr old outdoor orchid plants

QuestionMy plants have flourished for years: each giving 6-9 blossoms more than once during the season. Now, it has been cold and their leaves are disappearing or turning yellow. Should I have them