After losing the flowers, this orchid has been losing leaves and has a terrible condition now. I don’t know why, but can it be revived?!

Today I noticed that one of my orchids is getting a yellow leaf on the bottom of the plant. I’m not sure why, but I transferred it into orchid bark well over a month ago, so I don’t think it is shock, and it’s in the same place as my other orchid, who looks like it’s doing okay. Is it just an old leaf or what?

2 weeks later… this speciosa will never stop being interesting to me… 🤭 12 buds open on 5 spikes, (and most are different configurations of purple and white petals- one all purple guy,) with 4-5 other spikes still developing! Highly recommend this type if you can get your hands on a similar polychilos hybrid.

Rum

3 months ago

Experimented with water culture… it was ugly at first lost one big stem but one of them grew a new one and is giving me buds!!! So excited. Roots are actively growing can’t wait for them to reestablish themselves

clairabotanica

3 months ago

all the blooms are open 🌸💕

Emily

3 months ago

Can my orchid be saved? I don’t know where to start, any help would be greatly appreciated. :)

Jen

4 months ago

I inherited this batch from my sister-in-law because she moved. My husband brought them home and they were outside in a cardboard box for a couple days. I brought them in and they have been sitting waiting for the weekend to be repotted. Unsure what to do about all these yellow leaves… Help please! I already took off a bunch of yellow leaves; my question is should I take these off? Are the plants that are super yellow worth saving? Again, guidance is appreciated!

Hello there, this is my first ever post. I would love some advice for my mini orchid. I don’t know if it’s worth saving. I can’t even remember how long I have it but it’s been a few years and it’s not growing anymore so I thought I could try to repot it. The leaves have turned reddish brown and some of the roots are greyish. I water it using the planta app schedule. Yesterday I soaked it. I ordered a 5.5 in pot but it may be too big. Any advice would be appreciated!

Ana

4 months ago

Hi all! Is this fungus or sunburn? And what should I do to help? Thank you!

Hi all I’m not really an orchid person however my grandma has two orchids that she’s been caring for for some time now. She’s looking to repot the orchids into water, do yall have any recommendations, tip, and or warnings about doing this? Any advice would be appreciated!

tija

4 months ago

HELP ME PLEASE SOMEONE ALL MY ORCHIDS FLOWERS HAVE FALLEN OFF I FONT KNOW WHAT TO DO WHAT HAVE I DONE OMG

Finally starting to open! It’s always a surprise when this Speciosa hybrid blooms- the color combos on each flower is so variable, you never know what you’ll get. I’ll put a pic in the comments to show off all the other spikes on this baby. I think there are like 15 buds total- the most I’ve ever seen on this orchid. 😍

Nikki

4 months ago

Newest addition!

My orchid still hasnt bloomed!! It's been multiple months since I got it and it was so n bloom when I got it... Any idea what happened?? 🥲

MeasomerPi

4 months ago

It’s been a lovely Sunday!

KL

4 months ago

My moth orchard is around 1yr old. She was delicately flowering when I bought her and I've tried to care for her with Planta's assistance. My concern is her leaves don't look as strong as they have been - at least the lower ones. I use a growlight with her indoors. Now I confess, we had a power failure with some storms that rolled through and I didn't realize the light was not set right. It took 2days for me to set it correctly. It had a waterbath with orchid fertilizer yesterday. Is she ok? Is she sick? What can I help her with?

Amy

4 months ago

Friends, do you recommend I wait until the flower stalks are dried and brown before cutting them off or is it OK to remove it after the last flower drops? The stalk is a pencil diameter thick at the base. My thought is if I leave it, the plant will continue to “feed” the old flower stalk. But maybe if I leave it and wait until it’s dried the plant could also “recycle” the nutrients in the stalk. Maybe this is all crazy talk 🤪 What do you recommend?

Amy

4 months ago

I need repotting advice for my Oncidium. The newest bulbs are “elevated” or growing above the old bulbs (wrinkled ones) and I’m not sure how to repot the plant. I want to make sure the new bulb roots are in the bark mix, but I don’t want to bury the old bulbs. I’ve been using moss to keep the newer roots covered. Any suggestions for how to repot would be appreciated. Thanks 🙏

Hello everyone. I would like know if this is a kiki.

Bri

4 months ago

So, I’ve always been a “leafy greens” kind of girl and not so much a flowers girl, but my partner gifted me an orchid for mother’s day and I’m officially humbled. The care is different from what I’m used to and the potting medium and roots definitely made me work when I repotted it — but I’m worried I botched it lol. Can someone please tell me if this plant needs correcting before I end up accidentally committing plant murder? 😭