mealybugs on my orchid

QuestionJust noticed that I had mealybugs on my plant. The plant is still blooming w/buds. I removed the bugs that I could see ( 25 or so )Should I wait until the plant is finished w/flowering before I change the po

Phal spike stopped

QuestionHi Jim, I have asked you many orchid questions over the years and you have always been very helpful. I have 3 phals total - one is new and in bloom. My questions are about the other two phals. &n

can my orchid be saved?

Questionthe stem of my vanda orchid has started turning black. Ive looked online for remedies and they all recommend cutting off the infected area. its just a seedling, will the still healthy part of the stalk grow

kieki...

QuestionI have a kieki (spelled correctly?). And I was slightly confused by a response where Jim left me wondering whether to separate the the baby orchid before it grew roots and lay it on new soil in a pot or simp

phal: big leaves, small roots

Question orchid question have had a Phaleonopsis for over 3yrs. when it was bought it had large blooms & planted in moss. when blooms finished, i re-potted phal in bark & trimmed off flower stem. this plant has had

looks like something is eating my orchids

QuestionHello, I hope you can help without a picture. We have 6 orchids 1 in brand new and one was just a stick and we got it to grow but it has flowered as of yet. The other ones have spots looks like

watering?

Question my wilting orchid Hi, my name is Christina, I live in Maine and own 2 Phals. I got the first one in july and undoubtly killed it by overwatering it. the second one I just got and am nervious Im going to ove

Vanda - leaves fell off

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Wayne, I have Vanda which was doing well, but it has not lost all its leaves; the leaves turned yellow, mustard and then simply fell off. I have treated this plant with fungicide so I dont thin

Broken Stem off orchid that is re-shooting

QuestionHi Jim, I broke off a part of an orchid from the original orchid about a year ago & re-potted it. It sort of looked like it was dead though I left it & now it has taken nearly a year for it to re-shoot leav

Black Stem

QuestionQUESTION: Hello, I am a recent cymbidium purchaser and need to know if the stem is suppose to turn black after the gradual loss of its blooms. If not, where have I gone wrong. Only one stem has d

Artificial Light

QuestionQUESTION: Wayne - I have been growing orchids under fluorescent lights and 40-50% humidity for a number of years with very mixed results. 1. I have phals,phrags,dendrobriums and a variety of cattleya hybrids

blossoms withering

Questioni have a small orchid for about 5 weeks and the blossems seem to be withering petals folding inward. when i received there were 3-4 unopened buds dried up and fell off &nb

cutting orchids

Questionthis may bea stupid question but myboyfriend bought meant potted orchid for valentines day and its the first living thing I have ever taken care of! Happy to say it is flourishing and the last bud is bloomi

Trying to save a hand-me-down orchid

QuestionHi, I would love any advice you could give me on how to salvage an orchid I was given from a friend who was moving out of country. It hadnt been flowering and she wasnt exactly sure on how to care for

Spots on cymbidium orchid blossom

QuestionHi Jim, for the second year now, one of our cymbidiums (a white) has developed black/brown spots on the blossoms...have tried to find out what to do, but with no success...can you advise? ...is there a plan

Names

QuestionHi, my name is Peggy Ruth Carpenter, and being an expert on Orchids I was wondering (hoping) if you happened to know how the Morning Joy Balleara got the name Peggy Ruth Carpenter. I was wondering because my

Miltonia orchid

QuestionQUESTION: I received the beautiful flowering Miltonia last July and have enjoyed it so much. After the flowers died I continued to water once every week or two during the winter. The green leav

Identifying Orchid

Question Orchid Species This is a species I purchased from an orchid show about 5 years ago from a South American vendor. It has bloomed for three years in a row but I have lost the tag, not doubt from the hurricane

sick cymbidium?

QuestionI bought a Cymbidium in bloom in Dec and its clear its not doing very well (no wonder as I dont know much about them and from reading several things here I now know I havent done right things. The flow

Spots on cymbidium blossoms

QuestionThese brown spots are all over the blossoms but are like stains, not raised or able to be wiped off as in the reply I read. Are they catching? Should they be quarantined? Destroyed? AnswerSena, it is likely