QuestionI have had this orchid for about a month. The flowers got darker in color and wilted. I have not removed them yet. Now the stem to where the first flower starts is turning brown. The base of the plan and lea
QuestionQUESTION: Dear Jim, After many years of wanting to grow orchids, my daughter bought me one. It was a double stem and my grandaughter walked past it with a balloon and knocked it on the floor and broke
QuestionSome orchids have flowers that stem from the top of the pseudobulbs (eg. Encyclia). Other have the flowers on spikes that come from the base of the bulbs. Can you tell me which orchids belong to one or the o
Spider Mites/Insecticidal Soap
QuestionI am new to orchids and have an infestation of spider mites. Some of my orchids are in bloom. I asked the SaferBrand people if their insecticidal soap was okay for orchids and they said no.
QuestionMy 3-month old orchid just lost its last flowers yesterday, so Im left with the stems. Will the flowers grow back next season? Should I trim back the stems? There seems to be new leaves gro
Black Tips On Cymbidium Orchid leaves
QuestionQUESTION: I have a number of cymbidium orchids and have a recurring problem with black leaf tips. I have tried more and less often watering, with no significant change in these occurrences. I was you n
QuestionQUESTION: Hi, I recently bought a Dendrobium New Century Happiness at the Pacific Orchid Expo earlier this year. I was told this type of dendrobium is deciduous, but I cannot find any specific culture info
QuestionHow do I tell the difference between an air root and a new flower sprout? My phal has a sprout between two leaves above where the last flower spike was, so I think its a flower, and its heading upward, but i
QuestionHi Wayne - I was given a phal as a gift and the directions from the store were to water from the bottom for about a half-hour once a week. The plant had one open flower and 4-5 buds. All but two
Little blotches on the flowers
QuestionHi Jim, i am very new to Orchids, i have had a couple given to me for presents and have fallen in love with them. One is doing really well but the other one although seems to be ok has little grayish blotche
QuestionWe received a beautiful orchid arrangement as a housewarming gift. If is about 18 inches tall, 6 stalks. purple and white flowers. It was doing great for a few weeks but is now losing many
QuestionI recently moved my orchids outside, and (not thinking) I put my phalaenopsis orchids where theres more sun- probaly one or two hours in the sfternoon. And I noticed when I went to water them that after two
QuestionI have written to you before, you are the orchid guru! I recently took a trip to Florida where my friend had orchids growing in his yard. I put one in a baggie to bring home to my 85 year old dad who l
Not sure if my phalaenopsis is in trouble!
QuestionQUESTION: Hi, I just purchased my first phalaenopsis orchid a few weeks ago, very healthy with many blooms and two stems! I left for 10 days on vacation leaving it in the care of my mother and when I came ba
QuestionQUESTION: we are growing cut cymbidium in holland and now we started with potplant sarah jean ice cascade. I like pendula cymbidiums very much but i dont know what is the best way to get flowers. our website
QuestionQUESTION: Hi, My husband presented me with a beautiful orchid yesterday. Though the label mentions the name of the orchid (Phal Amabilis), it has no instructions on how to care for the beautiful plant. Can
Damaged roots and flower spikes
QuestionHello Jim. I sent out a SOS in March about a phal with very bad root rot damage. I had had to cut away most of the root system and asked whether I should cut the spike (which was trying to bloom). Wayne (on
root rot/care for root regrowth
Questionhello, I went to Asia for two months. While I was traveling I left my orchids with my mother in law, she with good intention re potted my cattleya. As a result I found my plant soaking wet in regular pott
QuestionHi Jim, I was wondering if you could advise how I should go about cleaning the leaves of my Phalaenopsis. Being indoors it gathered some dust on the leaves and if I wipe it softly with a wet cloth it g
QuestionI received this orchid from a friend and have no idea how to care for it. After it is finished blooming, I understand I should repot it. Do I need to cut any part of it for it to rebloom? Answer
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