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There was a small accident and something fell on my orchid. The new baby leaf was broken and the topmost leaf is now loose. I have tied it back together and fingers crossed it survives- has anyone else had a plant come back from something like this?
Does this look healthy? If I need to cut it where should I make the cut?
How can I help these roots? Should I cut them off? I don't want to kill this beauty.
What is this. It was my flowering stem should I cut it?
CVS was tossing orchids in the trash. I asked to have them. They thought I was crazy. I bought them home, cleaned, cut and replanted. Let’s see what happens!
This is a very old orchid - it was my husband’s grandmother’s! Other than these black spots, I believe it looks healthy. I repotted it about a month ago after 2 yrs in the same pot. (I’m new to orchids). I had to cut away all of the roots. Now they’re beginning to pop out everywhere - whew! The orchids are watered 1x/wk and the spits aren’t getting worse or better. ???
Some of the older canes on my den have been turning smaller and wrinkled, is this part of the regular aging process or am I not providing enough water? The growths from this year seem fine, and I think a flower spike is starting to grow, if that makes any difference
Hello, my orchid was given to me and it's got very healthy leaves and a long branch the tip was brown so I trimmed it down to a couple of the bulbs that stick out was that the right thing to do? If not what should I do for it to start growing Flowers?
Oops… I may have purchased 5 new orchids…
Orchid lost all its flowers and the ends of the spikes are drying up. Do I need to cut the spikes off for the next season?
I was gifted this orchid about three weeks ago. Recently, I’ve noticed that some of its roots have started to turn purple/blue. Does anybody know what might be causing this and how I can fix it?
Phrag. Bouley Bay. This is an old plant that finally flowered after way too many years.
Have you guys ever seen this happen on a phalaenopsis root? I have tips growing normally, and then this weirdo. It’s like it’s dividing into three.
Hi! I recently got these two moth orchids that need rescuing from my mother in law and they are in really bad shape. One of them is growing a keiki! I haven’t gotten a chance to repot so I’m not sure if the roots have rotted or dried out. Any tips on how to get these back to life would be so helpful! Also this window gives them direct sunlight only after 4-5 pm, is that okay?
Check out my keiki. :)
Is this guy salvageable? Dropping yellow leaves and not really any roots 😕
So, I went away for a few days and the roots on this rhynchostylis caerulea completely shriveled. I was hoping it would put out new roots into the mix, but it looks like it’s putting out a new root between the leaves! It’s hard to see in the picture but if you look right next to the stem on the left, you’ll see it sliding out right in the crease of the second leaf from the top! Any advice here? If it insists on putting out roots nowhere near the bark, it’s gonna be hard to keep it happy!
I wrote in previously about this poor cymbidium sinense, which was suffering from…something: cat teeth, dryness, who knew. After listening to your wise counsel, here’s what I did: - I cut the most frayed leaves and dusted the cut with cinnamon. - I bought bitter apple spray - I put the pot on a sheet of tin foil This way, I am *mostly* sure the cat will keep off it at least for now. If the leaves stay okay, then the cat was the problem and I know vigilance is the solution. If they start to brown and split again where I cut them, I’ll know the problem is cultural and I’ll try to deal with that! I really adore this orchid and I am desperate to save it!
I had obtained a Bulbophyllum and started noticing about a month ago that portions of a leaf or two had elevated off the soil with the roots exposed, and the body of the bulb formed a black sheath-like structure. Emerging from each of them is a green shoot. What am I seeing?
