New Phalaenopsis Orchid

Question Phalaenopsis Orchid1 I got this Phalaenopsis orchid about one month ago as a gift, and now its dying... Im guessing I should have caught on earlier, and I hope its not too late, heres the deal... The instr

one brown leaf

Questioni bought a young phalaenopsis from a nursery maybe 2 months ago. since i bought it, i water it once a day with diluted orchid food in the early morning and it has been out of direct sunlight- it has be

Orchid plant dying?

Question yellowing phalaneopsis I have a phalaneopsis plant that looks like its dying. I treated it with Physan 20 when I noticed one leaf was turning black and rotting. I cut off that leaf with sterile shears and t

Orchids - Eliminating critters

QuestionWayne, I have my orchids in my screened-in patio (pool area) on a couple of nice wooden benches I built. I live in Orlando, Florida so when the winter comes around I put them in my garage; wooden stands an

Vandas Stand

QuestionWayne, I bought my first 3 Vandas yesterday, they are currently hanging off a long metal hook (2-3 feet long). I am fairly handy with building stuff so I am thinking that I can build something to hang them

Water system

QuestionQUESTION: Wayne, I will be going on vacation in the near future and would like to come up with a misting system which can mist my vandas once per day for 5 minutes. I am wondering if you have seen anything

phaleonopsis (sp?) sick??

QuestionQUESTION: My phaleonopsis that Ive had for several years has developed black mushy spot on the base of the plant near the bark. I recently moved it to a large bathroom with an east window. Two le

vanda orchids

Questioni have many vandas one of which is about 8 years old. I has 3 blooms stems ready to open. It appears the are two new plants growing off the main stem in the center where leaves as attached just a

keiki potting up

QuestionI have a white phalaenopsis orchid which has now produced two keiki, both have considerable root development, one has bigger leaves than the other. I would like to pot them up to make new plants, but e

Vanda - Name?

QuestionWayne, I am writing to you because I have a Vanda whose name I dont know, I was hoping that perhaps you would know it OR would know where I can get it. You can take a look at it by clicking on http://71.

Vandas - Types?

QuestionWayne, I bought three (3) Vandas over the weekend, two (2) of them have name tags; I am trying to validate they are what the vendor labeled them as, (1) The first one is labeled as ASCDA Butterfly Chavanan

New to orchids

QuestionHi Wayne, I recieved an orchid and have been trying to figure out how to best care for it. I dont have any info on what kind or anything. The blooms were about the size of a quarter, and they were in multip

bark fungus

QuestionI use clear plastic pots for my lady slippers and phals. There is a white sugary looking substance that grows in some of the pots. When I repot, there are some webby growths also. The bark smells somewhat li

Phalenopis Orchid dosent seem to be doing well

QuestionI reciently repoted my 6 month old Phanenopis orchid after it seemed to have a near death experiance. My husband left it on a covered deck (got just enough light) all summer long and forgot to water it while

orchid transplanting

QuestionI have an cymbidium orchid that is about 50 years old. It was in a large wooden planter box. It suddenly dying leaves turning brown and wilted. Many of the bulbus base is spongey. There is still

flower stalk so long

QuestionHi, My question is about a phalaenopsis. Ive had it at least four years and it blooms often. Right now the flower stalk is 36 inches long, about 17 flowers have bloomed and died and now I see at least 6 more

Cymbidium black spots, mottling leaves

QuestionCymbidium Chung Ruby w QUESTION: Hi Wayne, I have a Cymbidium Chung Ruby orchid and recently noticed it had a few larger black spots near the base of one of the new developing shoots. I then noticed

Cattleya sick

QuestionI have a Cattleya orchid. After giving too much attention, it is dying. I believed that I watered too much because the leaves turned yellow and the bottom of the new young stems turned dark and soft. I took

orchid root ball is gone

QuestionMy dog got to my Den. inagaki Pink orchid and destroyed the root ball and part of the plants. Is there a way to encourage new root growth? Thank you AnswerDebbie, most dendrobium orchids have a rest period

Orchid Flower Wilt from top of flowers

QuestionHello, I have a question regarding a wilting orchid flower on a stem...only its the top flower on the flower stem, not the closest to the stem. From reading, that seems to be backwards from a normal wilt. Th