Rob & Joey
Hey fellow Orchid Obsessors. Recently just went to groom the roots and do a repot and my boyfriend bought terracotta as he thought that was what a lot of growers use. Reaching out to see what your thoughts are on this?
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Ericha
These are my three orchids. We have had them for about 6 years just potted as shown. Not sure if I should repot them or just leave them how they are! Any advice is helpful! Thank you!
Sam
Help! A coworker put those orchid in my office to help it but it is getting worse. I don't know anything about orchids. It sits near a humidifier and is about 6ft from a south facing window. I know she told me it was recently repotted but I don't know the soil type used. I follow Plantas watering suggestions. Is this able to be saved?
Tortia
I thought my orchid had spider mites….turns out it might be thrips :’) First time dealing with indoor plant pests so any help or advice would be greatly appreciated😭🥲
Lor
Is it time to throw away my rootless orchid? 😭
Charlie
My Venus Slipper surprised me this evening with 2 new blooms, one on the way, and a teeny tiny baby spike popping up 🥹
Madderdebs
Orchid mavens…. Is the little nugget in the center something I can be excited about or not???
Thomas
Looking for advice on my orchid’s new flower spike! This one has finally started growing a flower spike. However, it is bending severely (naturally, toward the window). I have some clips and a stake that I could use to gently coerce it upright. Any tips for how I might do this? Would it be possible to redirect the spike behind this leaf, like I’ve shown in the photo? Thanks!!
Lindsey Blair
Help! The bottom leaves are turning yellow but the flowers are still blooming… Any advice? TIA 🤍🤍
Oplamo
Hi I was wondering if anyone had tips for returning fungus and mold. I have repotted two of my orchids twice already and changed the pots and all of the soils each time. I’ve tried fungicides and cutting off all infected roots but they keep coming back. I first noticed the mold about two months ago. I was thinking of potentially moving to water culture to get rid of the mold. Is this a good solution or should I try something else?
ABucketOfPlants
Could these white dots appearing be a clue to as what is causing my orchid to die?
victoria
could someone help me please, my mom has had this orchid for 2 years, it’s been alive and thriving for all of this time. it is also planted next to a bonsai and an olive tree indoors by the window. they all started dying at the same time about the month ago. (right when we started using ac) i’m trying to figure out how to bring this plant back to life if it’s possible. she’s never given it fertilizer either. it is also right above of a vent
LearningPlantMom
Is it normal for my orchid to have its older leaf yellow and get kinda wrinkly? I couldn’t remember if my older leaf did this last year, but is it usual for this to happen?
Planta member
I’ve just noticed the roots of my orchid have grown through the bottom of the pot, should I repot now, although I might end up breaking those roots? It is also flowering at the moment. Any ideas?
Tia
Looking for advice on repotting my orchid. I received my orchid as a gift last year, however hadn’t quite known how to care for it until I got this app! Because of this - it’s never been repotted and the roots look desperate for more space. Does anyone have any recommendations for best pots for orchids? Also best way to repot without shocking or damaging the orchid? I only have my windowsills to store my plants at the moment so I can’t size up too much. Thank you!
Mayflower
These photos don’t show it as much as in person, but I received these two small orchids for my birthday last week and their leaves are a different color. I attached a photo of my yellow orchid that is doing great and it has dark green leaves that are very healthy. The two little one have leaves that are a very light lime color. They are a bit flimsy also. Any thoughts on how to help them?
EmJabs
I moved my orchid to water after hearing others’ success stories with this. I cut off what I believe are the dead roots and am changing the water daily while the rest of the soil comes off. But I’m not sure if there are other roots that need to go. Some are pale yellow and/or have black spots. Any advice what should stay and what should go?
Sarah
The flowers on my mini moth haven’t opened and I’m starting to think that they won’t now. Any ideas why this might happen and is there anything I can do? She’s been in this limbo for a couple of months now which is worrying as my regular moth orchid has opened up just fine x
Swamp Witch
Long story short I snapped off the flower spike to this orchid a couple months ago flowers and all (you can see the break at the apex). It said, “I don’t care if you’re a dummy, have two spikes instead.” When you mess up it doesn’t always end up being a tragedy.
Victoria
I wanted to know if my orchid is doing fine, since last week the flowers have been falling off and drying up. I also don’t know if the leaves look fine.
