Planta
Retour à The Orchid Oasis

This is my first orchid. Do I trim off the brown part of the stem?… | The Orchid Oasis | Communauté Planta

Christi

This is my first orchid. Do I trim off the brown part of the stem? What about the new growth with the bloom? Will I need to somehow support this? Thank you

Pièce jointe 1 sur 1
0 J'aime 7 commentaires

7 commentaires

  1. GreenLeaf

    It looks fine. You could cut the brown off if you wanted but I would leave it as its blooming. I’d be a bit more concerned about the possible mealy bug infestation it looks like it has. I’d worry about addressing the pests and if you lose blooms in the process so be it. It will regrow a spike when it’s healthy again vs loosing the whole plant.

    3 J'aime
    • Christi

      Oh yikes!! I wondered what that white stuff was! I am new to all of this! What do I do if they’re in the soil??

      0 J'aime
    • Jen

      You should repot as soon as you have a good orchid bark mix. Also, clean the pot really well with hot soapy water, and treat the plant with the recommendations below.

      0 J'aime
  2. nepenthomancer

    Most important thing you can do right now is gently wipe off every single white fluffy thing you see on the plant with isopropyl alcohol, wipe off the plant with just plain water after. You may want to check the soil for them as well.

    4 J'aime
  3. Jen

    Isolate that orchid from any others in your house as well- as mealy bugs absolutely can travel from plant to plant.

    2 J'aime
    • Christi

      This is my only plant, as you can see I know nothing 🤣

      0 J'aime
    • Jen

      It’s totally fine! How are you going to know what you don’t know?! Be aware that treating the mealy bugs with rubbing alcohol on or near the flower buds may cause them to dry out and fall off. But you really don’t have much choice, as the mealy bugs are going to do a number on them anyway. I would highly recommend a very thorough treatment, and a repotting. I battled them for months on one single plant in my collection, and they kept reappearing weeks after my last ‘just in case’ treatment, because there were some hiding in the roots and medium. You’ll have to keep re-treating the plant, every week or so. Remove anything that looks remotely white and fuzzy- they like to hide in the nooks and crannies of the leaf joints, and on the underside of leaves too. Use a q-tip to really get in there.

      0 J'aime