orchid trouble

QuestionI have a purple Phalaenopsis that is pretty small, bloom spike about 10 from the top of the pot, leaves have a 6 diameter and the root ball is about the size of a baseball. It is in bloom and potted in

orchid health

QuestionI have an orchid that I purchased two months ago. Im dealnig with a fungal spot issue, but my leaves are also very dry and shriveled. I plan on repotting Nero this weekend, but Im worried that he may suffer

yellow tip

QuestionQUESTION: After my flowers fell and the tip turned a little brown I cut the stem down so that the plant might re-bloom. Ive watered it once a week since then but now the new tip, is turning yellow and a lo

dendrobium burana pink No.2

QuestionQUESTION: My orchid bloomed twice since I got it two years ago. Now on the end of an old cane a new plant is growing with roots coming down on the side of the old cane. This old cane now starts to loose its

orchis cut or not

Question i read that you should cut the flower stem off before the last flower dies so it will reflower again, is this true? thanks ka AnswerKa, no it is not true. Phalaenopsis orchids can rebloom

My orchids have wiltered

QuestionHi there, I received an orchid plant as a gift a month ago. I was told to water it once a week, which i have done. I also placed it near a window, out of direct sun light. Since i received the plant the flow

oth orchid roots

QuestionHi, I bought a moth orchid two weeks ago. It didnt say what kind it is but it has yellow flowers with bright pink spots radiating out from the center. It had one slightly shriveled aerial root wh

Feeding Phalaenopsis?

QuestionHi Mr. Jim Kawasaki; This website is very informative, I am glad I found it. I need your expert advice. Could you please advise me if I should feed my blooming Phalaenopsis orchids and how often? It currentl

phalaenopsis orchid lost all leaves?

QuestionMy Phalaenopsis orchid began to loose its leaves pretty much right after I got it. Now 1 month later they have now all turned yellowish/brown and floppy and have fallen off. The flowers are still

Trimming my Orchid

QuestionHi Jim, I bought my orchid (I believe its the Phal), December 2007. A few weeks later the blossoms fell off. I did not cut the branches because I dont know anything about orchids. My orchid

How to revive my orchid?

QuestionI have an orchid that i received in october. I also left it in the pot that it came in. The leafs have fallen off now, and when they did, they got really soggy where the leaf connects to the root. However, t

New Roots

QuestionAfter the flowers on my phalaenopsis orchid fell off, I cut back the stem a few inches. It is now growing long roots and large leaves in two sections of the stem. Can these be cut off and replant

Orchid - Phalaenopsis

QuestionI have just bought my first orchids. I have noticed that on one of them the leaves are splitting along their length. One was split when I bought it but now another one has started to split. I ha

new owner

QuestionQUESTION: well not sure if I have killed it or not; this is the first orchid I have owned so when I brought it home I repotted it in dirt. I also pot the roots on the inside of the pot, I have since took the

Oncidium intergeneric/Alliance Wildcat

QuestionQUESTION: hello, the last time I used all experts I talked with Wayne King. My orchid has not bloomed since I got it at my sisters funeral two years ago. He suggested I put it out side on my porc

Size of the pot

QuestionHello Jim. I am concerned about my Phalaenopsis orchid. It is a healthy plant and I have so far taken care of it well. And it has faithfully flowered every year for the last 3 years. When I took out t

reliable books on orchids

QuestionQUESTION: What are some good reference books on growing orchids? I just returned from Malaysia with several bottles of different varieties of orchid seedlings, and thought I would try my hand at potting them

Help - my Phal is turning yellow

QuestionQUESTION: Dear Jim, I wrote to you recently about my orchid. I found it in a bin of flowers to be discarded. I brought it home last year, nursed it back to health and it recently bloomed for me.

Vanda Hanging Basket (Cymbidium)

QuestionI live on the East TN/KY border. Lowes had their Orchids on sale. The Vanda hanging basket is in a metal basket with no dirt! How in the world can I care for this. I hung it up outdoo

Is my Phalaenopsis amabilis Orchid dying?

QuestionI got my orchid from my boyfriend on valentines day last year. later the flowers got a few spots on them and eventually dried up and fell off. I didnt know what to do after that, so i just left it the the