Severely damaged Phalanopsis

QuestionQUESTION: yesterday, a cherished orchid was blown over by the wind. The stalk was broken in half just above the flower spike. The portion of the plant above the break has 3 or 4, 1 inch roots on

my dying orchid

QuestionMy orchid seems to be dying... the top of the plant is drying up and turning yellow. Should I cut this part of the plant off? Also when the flowers die is there any special way of remvoing them?

Compatible with Phals?

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Jim, You once answered a question about repotting my Phals and I was wondering if you could help me again. I have acquired 3 orchids: Beallara Marfitch, Miltassia Hybred, an

ill orchid

QuestionHello Wayne! I was reading some of your feedback that has been posted and I would love to hear from you. My scenario: I live in southern California (near the coast) and I have a phalaenopsis. &

fluffy fungus

QuestionQUESTION: I have a variety of orchids which have thrived for years. Within the last 3 months a white fluffy fungus (?) has shown up on the leaves and is now spreading from plant to plant. How do I kill it?

phalaenopsis sos

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Jim, I was given a beautiful Phalaenopsis in February. It was healthy when I got it and the flowers were there for about 3 months. After the flowers fell off I continued to water it occas

to cut or not to cut?

QuestionHi Jim I was given a lovely Phalaenopsis 6 months ago. The flowers lasted for ages but finally fell off 6 weeks ago. I left the spike alone - its not gone brown or anything, in fact, the tip of the spi

dendrobiums

QuestionQUESTION: Howdy. Ive become obsessed with orchids, and living in south Florida has allowed me to explore several varieties. My question for you is in two parts. First, each dendrobium that

Deep Waters Orchid

QuestionQUESTION: This is a truly great site. I抦 so happy that I found it and hope that you can help me out with a couple of questions. I just received a Deep Waters Orchid as a gift in honor of my aunt who died. I

Holes in Petals?

QuestionQUESTION: Can anyone explain why I have tiny holes in my orchid petals. At this point there are only 3 holes. My other orcids seem to be doing fine. Why this one? Is it bugs or something along those lines?

phalaenopsis turning yellow

QuestionHello, I received a small (4 pot) phalaenopsis as a gift a year ago. When I got it, it had a spike with about 7 flowers on it. Within a week, the flowers fell off and within 4 months, the spike t

orchid cross

QuestionDO U KNOW THE NAME OF A CROSS BETWEEN LAND OF ENCHANTMENT AND TAYLOR MOORE.THIS IS AN OLD AWARDED CROSS/ ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED AnswerI have checked both the Wildcatt Data base amd the Sanders List of Orch

Orchid flower dying, but leaves Growing.

QuestionHi, I have a phalaenopsis orchid. It recently went through some colder temperatures and now the flowers and stem seem to be dying, but the leavs are still growing and in fact, growing nice new leaves. Is th

Black spot on Orchid stem

QuestionQUESTION: Hi Jim, I have a phaleanopsis since 2005 and I noticed about 6months ago a little black spot on the stem towards the bottom of the plant. I just noticed that there is now a white little line going

Phalaenopis Orchid

QuestionMy plant had flowers on it when I received it as a gift. The flowers lasted a long time. When the flowers died, I cut the stems off about half way. Im getting new leaves but no flowers. Will it flower again?

Problems with my orchid

QuestionHello Jim, I bought an orchid in September and it had been perfectly fine until two weeks ago. First, I came back from a 5 day vacation and one of the 5 main leaves had turned completely yellow, the o

bloom stalk turning black

QuestionI have an epidendrum paradise orange. Bought it last February and it has grown nicely over the summer. It sent up to bloom stalks last month and has not flowered yet. Both bloom stalks have

Paphiopedilum Orchid

QuestionHello I got a pahiopedilum from a flower show. I think it is doing fine it flowered for about 5 months and I cut the stem back. It appears to be getting a little bud thing that looks like it might be a new b

Dendrobiam Dying

QuestionMy kids got me this beautiful Orchid for my birthday last year. I have had it for 13 months now. I transplanted it, removing all the dead roots about 3 months ago. It rewarded me by sending 2 new shoots and

Wilting/Mushy Orchid leaves

QuestionI have three orchids and all of them have been doing extremely well with new leaves and plenty of blooms, but when I cam home from Thanksgiving break I found the two phalaenopsis in bad shape. The leaves are