Stem propagation of Phals

QuestionQUESTION: Hi... Im going to start the stem propagation of phals... I have access to a good lab and greenhouse... I wanted to know how long does it take for a regular phal stem to reach flowering size (in nor

DYING ? PHAELANOPSIS

QuestionQUESTION: MY GIFT PHALO PLANT STILL HAS SOME FLOWERS ON IT BUT THEY LOOK KIND OF SHRIVELLED AND SOME OF THE BUDS ARE GETTING WRINKLY AS WELL/ THE TWO LOWEVER LEAVES JUST FELL OFF AND IM LEFT WITH

new growth on old stem

QuestionI have a phal and it quit blloming a few months ago. the stem never died down. then last month, it started growing roots. We now have 5 roots about three inches long. There are also 2 leave

i think that my orchid is dying

Questioni have had a phalaenopsis orchid for 2 months, it was full of flowers since the moment i got it and coninued to bloom until suddenly one day all the flowers faded at once and the leaves became yellow and the

re-bloom black lady slipper

QuestionI have a black lady slipper hybrid orchid which has lost its flower. What care do you recommend to help it re-bloom? How often do they re-bloom? How long is their rest session between blooming? Please help

my taisuco firebird

QuestionMy orchid has stopped blooming, but the leaves are healthy looking and there seems to be a new sprout on the stem...I have it in indirect lighting in the bathroom with a skylight....lately I noticed there se

New potted orchid, stem mushy

QuestionQUESTION: Hi - I just received an orchid as a present, and am not sure if I am caring for it properly. The stem and a couple of the leaves are mushy, and not firm. They are turning a dark

Help!!

QuestionI have an oncidium that i saved from the top shelf at a convenience store but now i feel helpless cause i dont know how to make her better. She is potted in regular potting soil with lots of vermiculite whic

orchid fungus ?

QuestionHello I am visiting family in France and their many orchids (they do not know which type, but it looks like the single stem with ( 5 or 6 large leaves are covered in a white cotton like in some areas and pow

Phalaenopsis Pollination

QuestionQUESTION: Dear Wayne, removing the pollinia from a Phalaenopsis flower being pollinated with the pollinia from a different flower influences the success of the pollination? Thank you very much! ANSWER: Lu

Pruning Orchid Stalks and Stems

QuestionHi Jim, I didnt see an answer to a part of the question that Hanna answered. Can you please tell me how to prune the stalks. I am defining stalk as the part that is attached to the leaves, not the part that

Phal orchid leaves falling off

QuestionI just received an orchid bouquet from a friend. It came with about 7 orchids together in this huge pot. I noticed about a week after I received it that some of the leaves were falling off from the stem. No

Drooping leaves on Miltoniosis

QuestionWe have a Miltoniosis that we bought from a reputable nursery in late May or early June. It had beautiful flowers, and developed several more blossoms after we brought it home. After it quit flowering, I rep

Dyeing orchid

QuestionHi, I have an phal. orchid with 13 flowers on it. The back three flowers started to fold so I cut them off. (I thought this was the right thing to do). Now the other flowers are starting to fold. There are 4

Orchid flowers are drooping, please help

QuestionIve been plant sitting for my bosss orchid. I watered it and noticed that when I returned from the weekend, all the flowers were drooping. Is there any way this plant can be revived? AnswerHello

moss orchid

QuestionThe multiple flowers have dried and been removed leaving the bare spike. When I bought the plant I was given some instruction on how to care and encourage blooming. Is the spike to be cut back? H

Dendrobium New Spikes

QuestionI am in Hawaii. My giant white dendrobiums are sending out new flower spikes that are not maturing into blooming spikes. The new spikes are turning brown along the edges where the new flowers are just starti

Dendrobiums turning white?

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Jim! Hope all is good with you! As usual, I have a problem {{{grin}}}. Theres something going on with my dens especially the new growth. It seems to be turning white...

my mini orchid

QuestionHiya i wonder if you could help, I was bought a mini orchid last year and it only had a couple of flowers on it which fell off within a week i repotted it and this year it has atleast 8 flowers out three st

Phalaenopsis Orchid.

QuestionHi Wayne, I was given my orchid as a gift and had wanted one for a while. It has three stems and is in a 1.3qt pot. One of the stems has grown another branch. All of the stems have bloomed and the whole plan