Janakhi
Hiii :) Are these flower spikes? Or just roots? Lol
Flowering plants
The Orchid Oasis
"The Orchid Oasis" is a community for passionate orchid lovers to share their experiences, learn from experts and connect with other enthusiasts.
12021 members 1493 posts
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
Amy
Something bad is happening to my paph leaves. Ten days ago the leaves were fine and the other day I noticed brown spots and weird leaf deformation- seems like the leaf is sunken in and depressed (circled). What’s happening? Watering and light conditions haven’t changed and I checked for pests and didn’t find anything anything. Just in case I wiped the leaves down with alcohol and a cotton ball yesterday. I might’ve also lightly sprayed with hydrogen peroxide. Last pic is the plant 10 days ago and the leaves are ok. Please help!
MeasomerPi
Miltassia Shelob 'Okika' I have been waiting ages for this one to bloom. When I first got it, it was in PACKED sphagnum. I didn’t repot soon enough, lost all the roots and have been dealing with setback ever since. It’s been a long road with this one but worth it 👯♀️👯♀️👯♀️
Bella
My orchid plant looks like the leaves have mold underneath. Any suggestions what that might be?
Caroline W
First time orchid parent. Any advice for a beginner?
Waspinator
New plant! I ordered a psychopsis orchid and it arrived this morning. He's already working on a flower spike 🤩
selene
hii peoplee ive got more orchid questions! i got this orchid a very long time ago and it was left forgotten in a bedroom window unfortunately. i started fixing it up a few months ago and i changed out the bark and watered it as much as i water my bigger moth orchid because i BELIEVE that’s what this is, it hasn’t had flowers in a very long time so its hard to be sure. I’ve checked the roots quite recently, they seemed healthy and i cut the dead one out so im not sure what the issue is but this plant just wont grow anything but leaves. 😞 the leaves have grown a lot, theyre a lot brighter and a lot bigger but i just cant get it to grow a little plantlet or flower. someone please help so i can grow this little baby again.
Snowstorm
How strange! My orchids had been in bloom for months and the blooms are already starting to fall off. But now! I’ve got 3 more blooms growing and it looks like the stem is continuing to grow! I didn’t know they could do that!
Amy
I just discovered a couple of small mealy bugs on my orchid - one on the flower and another on a leaf. I wiped the bug off with a q tip, but I bet there’s more that I can’t see. How do I get rid of mealy bugs on my orchid that’s in bloom? I haven’t had mealy bug problems before and the orchid lives next to other orchids and indoor plants on a bookshelf. Should I repot ALL the plants on the shelf? I’m worried about repotting while the orchid is in bloom. What percentage of isopropyl alcohol do you use to spray the bugs? Will hydrogen peroxide kill the bugs that could be in the potting media?
Jazzy
Adopted this sweet baby from CVS for $6! very new to gardening and having house plants. I believe she needs to be repotted, but any other advice is welcome
Annie-LI
I’ve had my beautiful orchid my kids gave me for about 6yrs now, it has bloomed 4-5 times. It’s always been indoors. It went dormant for 2 years and just finished blooming for its 2nd time this year. What do I do now, it currently looks like this-(I watered it today and brought it outside to enjoy the humidity and indirect light here today. Any help greatly appreciated!
Lilyinbloom
Tips for rescuing a clearance shelf orchid who is looking sad ??? I put it in a north east facing window that just gets direct sunlight in the morning, gave it orchid food spray, and plan to change the pot and soil to a larger one with orchid substrate. Any tips are greatly appreciated, I’m new to the orchid community :)
