about a cattleya

Questionmy plant is 4 years old a flower bud started and tried up there seam to be several would be places where it could bloom is that possible for this year AnswerBarbara, most cattleyas bloom from the loca

Phal orchid

QuestionShould the bud shoot be cut off after the flowers fall off. I did not cut off last years shoot and the shoot this year grew out of last years. Please tell me if I should cut the old shoots off. Thanks

White stuff on leaves

QuestionHi Wayne, I am writing to you given that I have found some white stuff on all my orchids which I am not sure what it is; it looks like residue left behind from the watering, but I thought I would write to yo

Orchid prunning and/or transplanting

QuestionI have some orchids, white and sometimes pink, other smaller varieties, do not know names. The stocks are getting very long on some, as long as almost a yard, would like to know if I could prune them and per

Phal reblooming with withered leaves

QuestionI have one phal and I am not very familiar with caring for orchids. I have lived in Chicago my whole life and am used to extremely dry air during the winter, but in our new unit, I was startled to have

Transplanting Cymbidiums

QuestionHi! I have 5 beautiful cymbidiums and I am transplanting them. But one of them has white spore-like spots that rub right off. Even the psydobulbs have it. I am hesitant to plant it in the new pot, ..and fres

repotting moth orchid

QuestionFirst, I must say thank you so much for answering all my previous questions so throughly. I am trying to repot my moth orchid and I was told to use medium size bark and possibly try to replant in a slightly

phalaenopsis leaf damage

QuestionDear Expert, my beautiful Phalaenopsis was hit in a boisterous game the kids played and fell off a table. Pot broken and 2 leaves split in half, one of which a very recent one. Do I cut the leaves off or lea

Paph with yellowing then browning on lower leaves

QuestionI recently purchased a paph of some sort from Trader Joes. I brought it home and put it above my shower in my bathroom so it will get the highest humidity possible in So. Cal. and the light source is a small

Phalaenopsis Orchid Cutting??

QuestionHello there, I am a new orchid owner, and I bought this Orchid about 8 mos ago. After researching via internet, I heard that I was supposed to cut the stem after the first bloom, to start another blooming se

Orchid roots growing in the middle of the stem

QuestionHi Wayne, I have had this orchid for a little over a year now. I bought while it was in bloom and it appeared to be perfectly normal. It lost its flowers about after about two months, but the stem was still

Phalenopsis sprout?

QuestionI saw a previous question, and have had many air roots, however, there is what Ill call a sprout? a slender stalk w/a leaf at the end. Its not a spike, Ive seen those before. Any guess/knowledge what t

oncidium orchid

QuestionI purchased a gorgeous oncidium (dancing lady orchid) last February totally in bloom. After the blooms were spent, I cut off the stems and it continues to grow but almost a year and a half later, no si

regarding Phalaenopsis plants

QuestionHI I just bought a Phalaenopsis, but I heard they were hard to take care of. What are the importants things i should know to take care of it so it wont die. Also I just bought it bout the soil is at the bot

spikes on phaleanopsis

QuestionMy year old phaleo has had five beautiful blossoms for months. Now it has several spikes, which at first I thought were roots as they point downward, but they are green and one has the beginnings of buds. Wh

milt. andrea west #2

Question milt. andrea I wrote you a couple of weeks ago about my plant and how it was blooming. I am sending pictures to you so you can see what my plant is doing as it flowers. This has been going on for 2mos

orchid potting

QuestionQUESTION: We received an orchid as a get well gift. Never had one before. From looking online, it is white and the name starts with a p, although I dont have the spelling right now. It came

Orchid still struggling

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, Wayne -- I e-mailed you a couple of months ago regarding an orchid I inherited from a friend. It only had aerial roots and dark green leaves, and started improving somewhat after I moved

wilting orchid flower stem

QuestionHi - I have two orchid plants, that I bought a year ago in bloom, sitting on opposite ends of my kitchen sink, at the edges of a northwest-facing window. The smaller of the two put out four nice bloo

Putting Cymbidium outside.

QuestionI want to place my plant outside but the tab states not to get wet. AnswerMinnie, as long as your plant has recently been potted in a properly draining orchid potting mix, there should be no problem.