Alex

about 3 years ago

Hey everyone, quick question about this orchid that I got for my birthday (it has a long name as it’s a hybrid). The flowers that it had (and it had a lot of them!) have dried out and I had to cut them off but now I noticed that it has a lot of white roots coming out of the moss at the base and some leaves have started to yellow. Should I repot and if yes any tips on what to repot it in (I have never repotted orchids 🫣) or should I just remove the top moss?? Any suggestions highly appreciated as I would very much like to keep this plant alive (it’s a gift from my mother-in-law and if it doesn’t survive it would be the second one - she already gifted me 2 y ago a rose of the tiny variety that didn’t make it)

Hi everyone! Any advice on what to do with this orchid? I was gifted this on mid-September and all was well: I was waiting for flower drops (eventually) before reporting into clear vase and orchid medium, avoided overwatering/watering frequently as well (I think that’s what killed my older orchids)… last watering and leave misting was 6 days ago, then left for vacation over the weekend and came back to this yellow leaves, limpy/soft flowers, and one of the flowers had dropped. Panta scheduled misting for today (I made sure to list the leaves only) and next watering scheduled 5 days from now, I wouldn’t think this is under watering…. Or is it? Any advice? I’d like to keep this orchid alive and get it healthy for its next bloom! Appreciate this community and your feedback!

These are all of my orchids at the moment (minus my two jewels) my partner says we’re done for the year. (I just got into orchids this year lol)

Update! Apparently it takes about 10-12 days for a paph bud to adjust to my environment and then open. 🤭 Worth the wait.

Victor

about 3 years ago

Anyone know why the orchid leaves starts to look droopy?

zara ⭑

about 3 years ago

Does anyone know if these greyish/white roots are suppose to be growing out of my orchid and this many?!

SueB

about 3 years ago

I found this on my Angraecum didieri this morning. It’s a lot going on…a new root on the right (it’s knobby thats how I figured that out,) and on the left what looks like a stem growth and an unidentified object with 3 tiny leaves which I can’t tell if it’s part of the stem or not. Does anyone know if my assumptions are correct? I’ve never grown this type of orchid before. 😊

Hi everyone I’m very new to houseplants but an learning all the tine… I have these beautiful orchids which have finished flowering and would like advice about how to repot. Also can they do well in glass vases ? I have bought orchid potting bark, perlite etc but really want to try my best not to kill it-

I purchased this stunning Maudiae purposely with the bud still closed, thinking it would give me more time to enjoy the full life of the bloom- vs buying one open and not knowing how much time is left to enjoy the flower. However, it’s been a few days and it’s not opening. 😬 I’m worried that the change in environment is going to cause it to stale or (yikes) full on bud blast. Can anyone with more experience with paphiopedilums tell me how long these guys generally take to open? Should I be concerned or just be patient? Anything you might suggest to help her along, (other than good old general terrestrial orchid care?)

arijuana

about 3 years ago

i received this orchid as a gift towards the end of july and my cats have put it through a lot of trauma since then, its been knocked over twice ive had to repot it both times. i’m not very knowledgeable but all the blooms have fallen and im not sure if the roots are okay. is this plant okay and how can i try to help it rebloom or get better.

Mikala

about 3 years ago

Hello! First time orchid owner here. Mine just dropped her last flower and now I should cut off the entire stem right? I have faith it’ll bloom again, it’s putting out a new leaf right now so I think it’s happy. Any help or advice is appreciated!

Cattleya Jairak ‘Cosmos’ that I picked up today (among others in a small haul) at Chicagoland Orchid Fest. This one was from Natt’s Orchids. I fell in love with it on the website- (see pic of flowers-omg) but didn’t realize it would be potted in one of these baskets. Ugh! I just know I’m going to completely set it back when I repot. Any advice other than soaking it really well and just being meticulously gentle? 😬

MeasomerPi

about 3 years ago

Fredclarkeara After Dark "Black Pearl" Oooooooooo, one of the plants from a recent buying bender just arrived. Tres excited! It’s my first time diving into the Catasetinae Alliance. We’ll see just how black the flowers are… They sound wild. Short but dramatic growing season where they are thirsty and hungry. Then they drop all the leaves they just grew, flower and then go dormant spending the rest of the year as random green sticks in a pot. Oh and pretty much every resource I looked at warned of spider mites and I still bought it. Evidently I hate myself. But sooooo excited! Wish us luck

Dee

about 3 years ago

My orchid has a yellow leaf 😕 why is this happening?

Does anyone know what is my orchid’s problem? Please help!

Bigredamazon

about 3 years ago

My phalaenopsis, Franklin, has had this wee tiny leaf since I got him from Lowe’s. It hasn’t gotten any bigger, just stays like that. I’ve repotted, got the good stuff to pot it in, scoured all of MissOrchidGirl’s videos and can’t find anything on it. Now I did have to cut off a lot of root rot down to where it’s got only a tiny new nub growing. I’m starting to wonder if this pot is just a bad orchid pot since this would be the third one I’ve repotted into it and… (yes I cleaned it thoroughly after each passing)

I’m always requesting follow up updates from other posters, and I realized I’ve neglected to update on some of my questions in the past! I was having trouble with a paphiopedilum that kept growing roots way too high above the media. They would sprout and immediately dry out, regardless of every attempt to keep moisture around them. The new growth was running out of nodes, and I was worried that both the mother fan, and the new fan would just slowly die off. I decided to clip the new fan below one of the nodes where roots had yet to dry out. I put it in a little pot of sphagnum moss that I keep damp all the time. This is the result… Roots sprouted, and have continued to grow longer than any other attempt while still attached to the mother fan. I know it’s going to be a very long time before I can pop this in terrestrial medium, and an even longer time until it’s strong enough to create a new growth and eventually bloom. But I think I saved it. Which was the best I could hope for in this scenario.

Madderdebs

about 3 years ago

Orchid novice here..is all this moss stuff supposed to stay or remove it?!!

Mendez Home

about 3 years ago

PEOPLE KEEP BRINGING ME ORCHIDS!! I’m not asking for these lol. So much responsibility. But anyways, I just got a bunch of dendrobium babies from a client at work!

Eimi

about 3 years ago

Meet Ophelia the Orchid! I got her in the beginning of this May with a total of 8 buds. I've pruned the stem in mid June, when the flowers have finished blooming. In August, a new stem grew from the node & have been flourishing throughout September. I'm excited to finally seeing my first ever new blooms! 🌺