pollination

QuestionHi Wayne King, Could you explain to me what is meant by self-pollination & cross-pollination? What are pros & cons of each? Thanks in advance, Nwe Lay AnswerSelf-pollination is pollination involving both

systemic vs. non-systemic fungicides

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Wayne King, What are the differences between systemic vs. non-systemic pesticides? Thanks, Nwe Lay ANSWER: A systemic pesticide is one that is absorbed into the tissues of the plant and kills

supporting orchids

QuestionQUESTION: Im becoming increasingly frustrated with trying to stake my orchids, that have had beautiful blooms for some time now. CANT I PLEASE just let them grow, perhaps from a hanging basket, WITHOUT

Orchid repotting

QuestionDoes one go up a pot size when re-potting? My orchids finished flowering about a month ago. They have now three new leaves on each plant. Quite a few nodes appearing on each stem. Just read I should ha

Phalaenopsis Roots

QuestionWhen I received my orchid the florist had covered the abundant roots with moss and decorative rocks. I read that the roots prefer to breathe so should I remove these materials to promote the plants hea

Orchid Help

QuestionHello, I have a phalaenopsis and the flowers were gone 3-4 weeks ago. I cut the spikes back and everything has been going fine until the last couple of days. I noticed first one of the leaves started to spli

vanda leaves turning yellow after i repotted

Questionhi. I repotted the vanda in a wooden box and the leaves have started to fall and tun yellow. even the bottom roots have turned brown and some have dried but i feel the other upper roots are not doing bad. pl

Orchid black dots

QuestionI have eight phalaenopsis orchids and i have noticed black dots that look and feel like poppy seeds on the sides of the pot and a few on the leaves. There also seems to be small bugs that are flying ar

Is this virused?

Question psychopsis leaves Hi Wayne King, I saw some pale yellow pattern on my psychopsis leaves. Ive attached the photo. Is this virused? I love this plant so much as it flower is very big & showy. Thank

Dendrobium Flower Spikes Not Producing Budsuds

QuestionI have a dendrobium orchid that has put out several flower spikes over the past couple of months, but most of the spikes are drying up without producing any buds. There were 2 spikes that did have buds

Wilted Phalaenopsis flowers

QuestionPlease Help! I have 6 Phals which are in full flower & were looking absolutely amazing until we lit our Rayburn!! Within a couple of days living in the hotter room seemed too much - ALL of the pl

orchid strange growth

Question orchid Hi, I like to grow orchids and get them to re shoot after the first flowers are finished. Recently I cut down a finished one and after a few weeks Of light watering I

palaenopsis orchids

QuestionI would like to know the right way to water these orchids as 3 of my friends who all have lovely orchids water them in a different way either standing them in water to let them soak it up or pouring water th

Dendrobium root tips black

QuestionIve grown many healthy orchids but a couple weeks ago I noticed the roots of my dendrobiums are turning black (they look burnt) and the leaves are turning yellow and falling off. This is also happening to th

Is there any hope?

QuestionIve had a phalaenopsis orchid for about four months or so. Everything was fine or at least I thought so but since two or three weeks ago my orchid started to lose its roots I had to cut most of them since th

Fragrant Orchid Dieing

QuestionFragrant Orchid 2 Fragrant Orchid 1 QUESTION: Hello, I received this orchid wrapped in a wet paper towel and plastic. It was taken from the mother plant. I soaked the bark for

cracked leaves

QuestionI have a new orchid- phal. I came with healthy looking green leaves, but some were split down the center. What should I do? AnswerKristina, while this may be seen as unsightly, it will not affect the growth

phal leaf problem

QuestionWayne, thanks for offering this service. have been growing phal for 30 yrs. new problem last 2 years 1. surface of lower leaves show light and dark green areas 2. under side of leaf shows dark, blackish, n

flies

QuestionDear Wayne, My wife loves orchids and takes them outside for the summer. They always do well. We live in CT on the shore. Last year we had what looked like fruit flies all winter. This year when she took th

Orchid Plant

QuestionHi, My Phalaenopsis Orchid, has bloomed and the flowers have now all dropped off. My question is, so far up the main stem, it looks like there is a mini orchid growing, it has long leaves just like at the ba