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title: "Have no clue why my orchid is doing this. It was growing very very…"
description: "Have no clue why my orchid is doing this. It was growing very very well and all of a sudden the bulbs are turning yellow and dying. What do I do?"
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community: "The Orchid Oasis"
author: "Gromit"
published: "2025-06-26T02:06:18.811645Z"
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# Have no clue why my orchid is doing this. It was growing very very…

_Posted by Gromit on 2025-06-26_

Have no clue why my orchid is doing this. It was growing very very well and all of a sudden the bulbs are turning yellow and dying. What do I do?

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## 4 comments

### Waspinator commented on 2025-06-26

Looks like underwatering. Both roots and leaves are shriveled

### Victoria Maddison commented on 2025-06-26

It looks severely dehydrated

#### Gromit replied on 2025-06-27

I watered it two days ago. I submerge it into a little pot of water so the roots are almost completely underwater. I let it sit for 20 minutes then i pull it out. I feel like medium isn’t retaining water like it should

#### KC replied on 2025-06-29

Any time ALL the roots get silvery it needs water. When they are still green, the roots are hydrated.

You need to increase watering. I personally have only 1 orchid in a pot because it’s in my office under a grow light.

The rest are outside attached to trees and I have to water them a few times a day because they aren’t in any media and I live in South Florida so it’s HOT.

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