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title: "This is my sad sad orchid. I’ve kept her alive for 3 years now and…"
description: "This is my sad sad orchid. I’ve kept her alive for 3 years now and has rebloomed twice. I noticed one of the bottom leaves turning yellow and I panicked. Took…"
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community: "The Orchid Oasis"
author: "KM"
published: "2025-05-04T01:44:30.814623Z"
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# This is my sad sad orchid. I’ve kept her alive for 3 years now and…

_Posted by KM on 2025-05-04_

This is my sad sad orchid. I’ve kept her alive for 3 years now and has rebloomed twice. I noticed one of the bottom leaves turning yellow and I panicked. Took her out of her medium and it didn’t look good. I immediately removed the medium and trimmed dead roots. I threw her in some water to rehydrate some of the silvery roots. Where should I go from here? More orchid bark? Moss? Her spike is still viable, I can see a tiny keiki at the top of the spike so I know she’s not dead dead yet.

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## 4 comments

### 🪴R😍BIN🪴 commented on 2025-05-04

I’m no expert but I would repot with bark and styrofoam. You can clip off the dead roots and stems, so the plant can put all his energy towards recovering. I would watch a bunch of YouTube videos if I were in your situation.

#### KM replied on 2025-05-04

That’s exactly what I’m doing now :)

### Jen commented on 2025-05-04

It’s totally normal for a bottom leaf to turn yellow and wither off. It was probably time for a repot since you’ve had it for 3 years- just repot into bark or bark/moss mix, and care for it as you’ve been. It doesn’t look dehydrated- I’d take it out of standing water to prevent any additional issues since you’ve cut away the dead roots.

### KM commented on 2025-05-04

She’s drying out. She has some healthy looking silver roots that are now green from the soak. I’ll be repotting today.

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