Nani Caro
Hi! I’m new here and also new at plants. I need help, my boyfriend gifted me an orchid. Can anyone help me ? I want to keep her beautiful and healthy but I fear it’s not starting out great 😭.
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Jen
Went to the Chicago Botanic Gardens today for their orchid show, India Blooms. I’ll have to add more photos to the comments. It was a stunning display this year. If you are anywhere near the Midwest, it’s worth a trip.
rae
is there any saving her? her leaves looked so gorgeous and healthy so i didn’t even notice that they were rotten till today :(
H
Love it when the flowers start to open. The one on the right for the first time since I’ve had her has multiple stems coming from one flower stem. Excited to see her fully flower
Ama the plant Mama.
About to make a garlic bath for my orchids! I don’t boil them. I take hot boiling water and pour it over the garlic (skin and all). I let it cool off for about 30-40 mins, strain and let my orchids sit and soak in the water for about 20 mins each. 😁
Peter
Hi all. I went to bed last night excited because my first phrag was about to have a second flower but when I looked this morning, the first flower was on the floor. It's a healthy looking flower. I hate to think that the new flower assassinated the old one but maybe this is just how phrags do?
Laïlou
Hello! I have had this jumellea confusa for the past 2 years and it is not doing well right now. For the past 2 months it’s been getting yellowing/brown leaves that eventually just come right off when I touch them. Its health has never really thrived (no flowering or big amounts of growth) since I got it but it hasn’t ever gone downhill like this. It was seeming underwatered for a while and now I’m concerned it’s overwatered? I have it in the spot with the most light in the house (with no direct sun). I’m not sure how to help it right now. If anyone has ANY info on how to take for this type of orchid, it would be very helpful. Thank you!
Katelyn
Got this for Valentine’s Day! Any tips and tricks to keep the baby happy and healthy?
Katelyn
Ahhhhhh so excited
Dana
My husband bought me this orchid about 6 months ago. I feel like I'm doing something wrong, but not sure what I need to do. Appreciate some advice.
Sharon
New blooms!
CandyTC🪷
New blooms ‼️ I’m so excited to share that after one year, my orchid has flowers again. I had posted about it in this group, asking for advice on how to revive my flowerless orchid that had dead roots. This group has been amazing, gave me tips on how to bring her back. Seeing the Before and After pictures gives me so much joy! 🤩
Peter
Hi all. I have a dendrobium hawaiian royal that’s been losing leaves to what I assume from reading is phyllosticta. I’ve cut off leaves with any spots and have been spraying and soaking with physan 20. Based on these pics, does it look like I’m taking the right actions for the right pathogen? TIA!
Ana
I recently rescued this orchid from root rot, trimming off the bad roots and repotting it into new potting mix (but the same size pot, since so many of the roots needed cutting) But now the leaves are yellowing and falling off…did I do something wrong? Should I have used more bark than spagnum for repotting? I lifted off the top layer and the roots themselves look fine, so I’m wondering if maybe I repotted it too tightly…thanks for any help!
Peter
My DIY orchid basement grow rack featuring three silent fans, two timed barrina t8s per rack and auto-adjusted humidity. For orchids out of bloom.
Becca
Saved this orchid 3 yrs ago at a plant shop sidewalk sale and this is the first ever flower sprout. Excited to see what the flower looks like!
izzy
this is so embarrassing but i’m SO DESPERATE PLEASE HELP ME. I have a gut feeling these are far passed any reviving, but is there any slight chance of saving these orchids I have? 😢😢 EDIT FOR BACKGROUND: I’ve had these plants for about 8 months, and a few months back I started to let them go… but now I have time to focus on them! I was great with the care - it was easy and low maintenance, and I could usually get flowers back on them, but they’ve never gotten this bad!
Peter
Hi all. I have a large phal with what I suspect is stem rot. I trimmed the dead roots, cleaned with hydrogen peroxide, applied cinnamon to the blackish areas and repotted in bark and sphagnum making sure the base of the stem is not covered. Is there anything more to do? Is she heading for the big orchidarium in the sky? Any insight appreciated. TIA!
Ama the plant Mama.
It’s the day after Valentine’s Day! Now Is the time to stay laser beam focused on any orchids from cvs, Walgreens, etc for orchids. Give it about a week and these stores will be tossing them because the blooms are going to fall off and the staff will think that they are dead and no good. If you ask nicely they will give the to you for a discount (or free!) Don’t try to take them all, they will say no. Instead go from store to store and collect. 2024 I got around 8 phalaenopsis orchids for about $2.00 in total! Good luck!
Angelfire
I was moving plants rotating them and adjusting the lighting and noticed that I completely missed that I have a second flower spike on my orchid.
