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"The Orchid Oasis" is a community for passionate orchid lovers to share their experiences, learn from experts and connect with other enthusiasts.

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Kelly

Are these flower stems or roots growing?

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Oatishkay

Hello! šŸ‘‹ Does anyone know how to propagate a moth orchid?

EmJabs

Ok so what’s the deal with this stem? It’s turning brown/yellowish at the top. Leaves are green and look healthy. Backstory: this was growing a shoot and it fell and broke off (the worst) it has another shoot coming from a node that stopped growing. I think I need to trim it but don’t know much about out orchids. I got this one dormant. Appreciate any advice!!

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Rebekah

hey yall! sooo this is supposed to be a teacup orchid, and her flowers all died :( the stems look like this but her pot also looks a little weird… can yall help me? cus idk what those white dots all over the plant is, and idk if she’s at the point of no return :(

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ABucketOfPlants

;-; soo idk who here has seen my original posts but here’s my orchid now idk if she’s at the point of no return

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Michaela

Hello all! My husband recently bought a dendrobium orchid for me and I’ve never had one before! We just noticed it had these dark spots on the stem and have no idea what they are. Google says black rot? Any insight or help would be greatly appreciated! It sits at a southeast facing window and we have a humidifier on that shelf.

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kyliesharpe24

is my orchid ok? about 6 blooms have started dying off in the last few days but i don't think ive over watered it

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Amanda

Please help! Is my orchid rotting?! We bought it in February it was beautiful full of flowers leaves and they repotted it for us. It’s lost almost all its flowers and now only one leaf. This window gets a good amount of light and we’ve tried adjusting the watering schedule. When the leaves fall off they look perfectly healthy :(

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Epfiffany

I’m not sure where or if I should cut my healthy green blossom stems after they’ve finished blooming? Any cutting tips out there?

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nepenthomancer

The woes of orchid rescue, amiright friends? šŸ˜‚ My phal has some roots, but not as many as I’d like and instead seems to want to grow leaves. How do I encourage it to grow roots instead. It’s in orchid bark with a leca drainage layer and a fluffy moist spagnum top dressing, and a clear orchid pot. It’s kept under a decent grow light and roots are green one is kind of yellow most of the time they don’t get too silvery I think the bark may be retaining too much moisture for my environment but surely that’s no reason for it not to grow roots right? More info: fertilized foliar-ly bi-weekly with gublers pro, and the temp is kept 60-75f.

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Jessica

A friend had a bunch of uncared for orchids that I offered to take a try to rehabilitate. Any advice for what to do with this on? I don’t know what these spots are! They were all taken out of severely drenched potting materials and given a good root trim yesterday and I’ve quarantined them from my others. Would love some advice from more experienced orchid growers! Thanks!

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S.R

I have two moth orchids that I want to plant together in the same planter … anything I should consider before doing it? Any different needs to consider for 2 in 1 pot?

Henryyayyyy

Hi! I’ve been thinking about planting some orchids from seed, does anyone know what type of agar you need to have, also, does anyone have any beginner resources on growing orchids from seed

Jade

Planta told me my orchids were under watered which I find hard to believe because I soak them for a couple of hours once a week and I thought orchids didn’t like water that much. Any advice for the poor ladies? Not sure if you can see it in the picture but some leaves look like they’re rotting and the. Some are really soft, droopy and wrinkly

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KillowPillow

My stelis tricostoma orchid isn’t doing to well,it didn’t like being in orchid bark so I switched to sphagnum moss and it’s still not doing well, the leaves are going to keep dying and I might loose this onešŸ˜•All my orchids are doing great except for this one.

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DƔja

Why dose it look like its dying Āæ someone please help

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Emmerson

Just repotted my orchid. Initially it was drowning in the last pot with no drainage (I had no idea). Bought proper orchid mix and a pot with lots of holes. It’s now looking worse and I don’t know if it’s under or over watered or if there’s something I’m missing. Please help!

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Mia

Hey, I have just put Sphagnum moss just on the top of my orchid that's in bark. I thought it would look nicer than bark when/if it starts growing. I am wondering if anyone else has done this before or if anyone knows if it will work? Thanks!

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Jen

All right you brilliant knowledgeable community, I need your help. This is my incredibly vigorous zygopetalum- the newest leaf from the (blooming) immature growth has all these black spots on it. I suspected they were caused by water trapped in the tight layers of the pseudobulb as it was growing and watered haphazardly in the nursery. The leaf with only a few of these spots had them when I bought the plant- it was then the most recent growth. Then there is the newest growth that *seems* problem free so far. So… for any of you that have dealt with this type of orchid, or these spots before… are they bacterial or fungal? Are they caused from water droplets trapped in the growths? I don’t *think* they are active infections, nor do they seem to be spreading or increasing… but ARE they active? Do I have to treat with a fungicide? 😬 Is it something that’s going to spread to the healthy new growth, or now that I’m caring for it properly, will the new leaves be less unsightly?

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Delani

What do I do once my orchard flowers die?

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