Blooms prematurely dying

QuestionI have several different orchid plants in my garden. They are growing well, and I have needed to repot many that were getting too large. In the last several months, all (dendrobiums - oncidiums - phylanopsis

Phal stem worries

QuestionQUESTION: My phal bloomed, dropped the leaves and all was okay until the stem started to yellow. I cut off the stem under the yellow after the next node. However the yellow is continuing down the

Babysitting orchid - flowers are falling off

QuestionHello. A close friend has a much loved orchid and asked me to care for it at her home during July. The orchid has 2 vines that wind around 2 stakes and then the vines go out to each side. I

Orchid help please!

Question Orchid1 I am currently growing an orchid that my grandmother gave me, in my room by the window. I dont know if its growing right, but it bloomed four flowers at the end of it. Ive attached a picture to this

Unhealthy leaves

QuestionQUESTION: I recently purchased a couple orchids, both of which have been re-potted in wire baskets with glass pebbles as a potting medium. My theory for this potting technique is that the wire basket w

whithered leaves

QuestionHelp-- I am killing my first orchid! the leaves are lightening and whithering. I havent moved it, or changed its watering habits, it was doing great until recently. AnswerBeckie, it is likely that your orch

What do you do when flowers fall off an orchid

QuestionHi, I have had an orchid for about 8mths and until recently it has had a lot of flowers with new blooms. Now all the flowers are falling off and just would like to know what I need to do now with it. Thanks

No flowers

QuestionI read your answer on when there are no flowers on a plant you should re-pot it. Should I also cut the branch back? Bless you! AnswerSuzi, if the old flower spike remains green cut it above a no

Orchid Nodes and Rebloom

QuestionHi Wayne, I purchased a Phalaenopsis orchid at Lowes garden center 9 days ago with six full blooms along the upper part of the one main orchid stem. The blooms began to fade 4 days ago and was told by a nur

Is my orchid salvagable?

Question dying orchid Please help...I just received an orchid from my grandmother. She got it as a gift last holiday season and it was a very large, healthy plant then. About 32 flowers on it, just gorgeous. I have

repotting phalinopsis

QuestionI just repotted a small phalinopsis into small bark . When I removed the plant from the old pot, I found it had been in sphagnum moss which seems to have retained the moisture . The roots were very healthy.

moth orchid

QuestionI received a moth orchid for Mothers Day. It was from Home Depot or Lowes. It is planted in bark and flowered beautiful for about 8 weeks. It dropped its flowers and I cut the flower spike back to about 6 in

rejuvenating a plant

QuestionI received an orchid mothers day, no name. It had a long branch with purple blooms and fleshy large leaves, three that seemed to have a division in half. I looked up orchid care and tried to keep the soil ju

Weird orchid problem

QuestionIve been growing orchids as a hobby for over 20 years and have seen most of the standard problems, but this one has me stumped. I have a small greenhouse (12x12) in the San Fernando Valley in Californi

Rotting orchid

QuestionWayne, I have had a couple of Phals which have started losing their leaves, the leaves are green for the most part, but then have started turning yellow at the stem/trunk and has continued turning yellow all

backbulbs cymbidium

Questioncymbidiums QUESTION: I have 4 backbulbs in individual 4pots, that have grown new growth. Each is 6-8 tall, has roots and is beginning to form bulb at base. One of the backbulbs is turning

Dendrobium blooming

QuestionLast January I bought a Dendrobium Banana in full bloom from three shoots but also had many side shoots not in bloom. After the blooms dropped off I have had a lot of new growth from side shoots but no

Planting keikis

QuestionHello, I live in London and I have a Phalaenopsis that made me 5 offshoots or keikis, almost two years ago. I am totally inexperienced with orchids and I was afraid I would hurt them if I intervened, so I l

Cymbidium Orchid Fungal Recommendation

QuestionGood Afternoon Wayne, I just added a cymbidium orchid to my collection and nothing seems to be working! I tried your q-tip and alcohol trick but the black spots did not come off. Am I to assume this m

phalinopsis

QuestionWhen my phal finished its second bloom in a row, I cut the stalk off at its base. Should I have removed the faded blooms and left the stalk? Would it have eventually bloomed again from the old stalk? Thank