drooping blooms

QuestionI have had a purple dendrobium for about a week. It was in beautiful bloom when I purchased it and looks like there is going to be another bloom. A couple of the current blooms have become pale and varigated

white bugs in orchid bark

QuestionThere are small white bugs in my orchid pot and I cant seem to find any information on what kind of bugs they are. I have repotted twice, with different bags of orchid bark (thought maybe the bark was infest

I bought a Phalaenopsis, and I need help

QuestionHi Jim, In November, I bought whats known as the white orchid...I think...Phalaenopsis?! It was beautiful and it had flowers until about the end of February when one by one they died off. I have

new phal orchid blooms wilting

QuestionI just bought two potted phal (cant remember how to spell the rest of it) orchids that are beautiful, tall and have many large healthy looking flowers. Theyre in a glass pot with bark on top and some jelly l

cyms ok so far

QuestionAloha, Jim! Thank you for your response recently. I find that my little babies are still surviving, so far! Put them out in the morning sun, put them on the balcony to enjoy the fresh air and sha

Vanda-Healthy roots?

QuestionI live in SW Florida and my Vandas used to have green tipped roots, but they have turned brown. Does this mean they are having problems and if so, what could be the cause? Thank you! Lisa AnswerIf you

cymbidium flower changing colors

QuestionHi, Ive just recently gotten into cymbidiums. I have a colleague at work who told me that if you keep cymbidium plants with different colored flowers close to each other the colors of the flowers will

unhappy paphio..

QuestionI live in Tulsa, OK. I received a paphio pinocchiofor my b-day, 5 years ago. It was blooming at the time for 8 months, just one after the other. Since that time, nothing! Its growing leaves even little babie

orchid dying!

QuestionMy orchids flowers reciently fell off and the stalk dyed, most of the roots are fine and I havent lost a root. Do you think it has any hope left? AnswerOrchid flower spikes naturally and normal

Phalaenopsis culture in hot and humid climates like India

QuestionDear sir, I have recently purchased some 30 phalaenopsis plants from a dealer of Anthura, Neitherland in India. At the time of purchase almost all had 5 leaves, I planted them in a mixture of wood charcoal a

Dendrobium, phaleanopsis and cymbidium

QuestionHi Jim! Hope you made it to the Santa Barbara Orchid Show. I bought some dendrobiums, phalaenopsis and cymbidiums from the santa barbara orchid estate and at one of the booths at the orchid show. for some re

cutting stems after blooming

QuestionHi Wayne, I have a phalaenopsis orchid. All the blooms have fallen off and Im ready to cut the stem. My question is, where exactly should i cut it? On the net, i have found varying answers, from under the lo

Too cold for orchids?

QuestionHi I would really like to grow a Phalaenopsis again as I used to have them back home in Singapore and I miss them! However, the weather here in Sydney Australia is very dry and it is cold as well (early autu

cymbidium care during rainy days

Questionhi jim, i live in the philippines and i recently bought grown cyms. it usually rains from may to sept, all other months sunshine is great. is it ok for the cyms to be soaked in the rain or do i have to bring

My orchid was doing so well then it flopped.

QuestionMy orchid was doing well. I watered it regularly and switched it to a self watering pot. It had buds that were ready to bloom then the next day they were dried up and falling off. I dont un

phalaenopsis - leaves feel veiny and soggy

Questionmy orchid was not blooming and had dark green leaves. Then i moved it by the window but i think it was getting sunburn because the base of the leaves were turning red. I have since moved it a bit

what do i do??

QuestionQUESTION: Im new at this entire orchid element,so i was desiring you could possibly describe me where along with how to repot this very elegant and beautiful flower??I wouldnt fancy to injure this orchid at

dendrobium going downhill

QuestionQUESTION: I had a happy dendrobium for four or five years. Last July I went on vacation as it was sending up a new cane and left it with a friend, who watered it once a week as Id been doing (in her ow

phaleanopsis care

QuestionI recieved my very first phaleanopsis orchid plant on Valentines Day this year and I am afraid Im killing it. The flowers are beginning to wilt and Im not sure whether to repot it or cut the stem. &nbs

will the orchid survive?

QuestionQUESTION: Hi, I gave allot of thought to the purchase of a beautiful orchid to my partner on her birthday, however what I didnt do is research how to maintain and care for it. It was put outdoors, receiving