Terryn
Hi guys! My orchid is finally done blooming/dying off. What do I do now? How far do I cut down? Do I keep watering and fertilizing? Keep it in the same amount of sun that it was in before?
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Casafras
This little beauty is Francesca, an orchid we rescued from the side of the road several years ago, who’s finally coming into her own! Her blooms are finally dropping and I’m not sure how to proceed next… she has never had her pot changed 🫣 I’m open to the ideas I’ve seen about moss and fish line to attach to logs, but I’m unsure how to proceed without hurting her, would love some guidance from a more experienced phal friend 😊
Jen
This sweet little patootie was given to us as a gift when my Father-in-Law passed away. It skipped a blooming season, as I believe it was set back and adjusting to my environment. I forgot how vibrant the contrast was with this gorgeous deep purple lip. I have so few standard phalaenopsis in my collection, but this one is definitely a keeper.
Bella
My Bella has a yellow leaf. Not sure why. I snoozed the water schedule last week. Any ideas?
LittleMorningLatte
Why is my dendombrium so sad (root pic might help diagnosis for my child) :[
LittleMorningLatte
I don't wanna get my hopes up... BUT I THINK MY PHAL IS A MOTHER 😭✊
Ali
I think my Phal has root rot? The lower leaves have fallen off and there is a visible blackness creeping up the stem system. I repotted it a couple of months ago. It had been cared for by someone who watered it every Friday and did not drain it but left it inside an outer, almost exact same size as inner “orchid” pot. In other words constant standing water. When repotting I removed the dead roots. This left 1 lower root about .5 inches in length and one reaching above ground. Poor thing had been struggling and my attempts to help it appear to have done the opposite. Ideas on what to do going forward? It’s already lost the two biggest leaves at the base. Thank you!
S.R
One of my phal’s is blooming late in the season … what a nice surprise!!
Gabby
Does anyone know what this is on my orchid?
Shaq
Hi Orchid Lovers. Any tips on how to nourish the new spike? A leaf is resting on it.
happysoxdonkey
My mom was complaining about having fungal gnats in the kitchen. She has several orchids there so this morning I checked them out. It was pretty bad. At least three of them were sitting in a pool of water and had such bad root rot that I had to throw them away. I tried to save the other four by cleaning off the roots, cutting off any black roots that looked rotten and then repotting. I didn’t have any orchid mix and honestly since roots are in pretty bad condition already I didn’t feel like going out and getting an orchid mix for potting them. Instead I used a chunky mix I already have. Do orchids need to just be in bark? If so I’ll go get some this week and transfer them to it. Do you think they can be OK in a chunky potting mix?
Janakhi
Hiii :) Are these flower spikes? Or just roots? Lol
C versicolor
My new jewel orchid. Does anyone know what type it is?
Ophelia
Hello, I was just wondering if anyone had advice as to why my orchid kaki's root is starting to rot? There are two others and they both appear to be fine. Delilah (my orchid mother) is placed 120cm from my window, because when she was on the windowsill it was too bright for her, yet now Planta is stating this is too far away, could this be to do with it? Thank you in advance.
Marc75
Bought this Inca orchid in the clearance corner and wondering if anyone knows what type it could be. It did have white and purple dried flowers on it. Thank you in advance
Lilyinbloom
Orchid experts !!! I got this orchid about a month ago off a clearance shelf- she wasn’t looking too happy so I repotted her and cut the old drooping blooms, a new leaf has sprouted through the center ! But - I am still concerned and would love if anyone could take a look at these leaves and tell me anything they know about what it could mean for the plant. The roots are all healthy.
Mateja
Two blooms are fading at the top, one bloom faded in the bare spot near the bottom, at the same time new blooms are still coming in. Is this normal for orchid bloom cycles?
Petals n pothos
At the beginning of the week I was cleaning up underneath the giant monstera in my yard and I found a random orchid, half dead and stuck to a painted ceramic pot. I have 100+ houseplants, but have never owned an orchid, nor is the pot familiar, so I can only assume that she's been there since my ex moved in with me in 2019. I assume he set it there thinking it was dead. Well, that orchid has outlasted the relationship, so now I feel duty bound to care for it. I wet her thoroughly, then removed the roots from the pot as carefully as I could. I gave her a root trim, soaked her in aloe vera juice for a while and repotted her in some bark and moss. Hopefully now she'll thrive rather than just surviving (that DEFINITELY feels like a metaphor for the relationship. 😂🤣)
Gabby <3
can anyone tell me if my orchid is healthy or not?
Holly
I was just gifted an orchid. I’ve never have one before so I’d appreciate any advice
