Blooming Dawn
My orchids crown is yellowing more and more now I cut off some leaves a while back does someone know what this is?
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Jen
This is my first double keiki, I’m going to call them the twins. 🌱🌱
chamywak
Hi all, I’m a complete novice when it comes to looking after orchids. What should I do when my orchid stops flowering? I’ve read that I need to trip the stem? Please help :)
Mendez Home
Hi all! I know this is technically a pest question but it’s very orchid-specific, so I thought I’d ask here. I have mealy bugs IN THE CROWN of my orchid. I have wiped out what I can with a dry q-tip but I am TERRIFIED to get any sort of moisture including pest treatment (I usually use neem oil). Any thoughts or advice on what to do about this? Thank you in advance!
Carrie
Hi I have just ordered a new orchid. Does an orchid need to be in a window. My house is south facing so there’s a lot of light in the room but I was hoping to put her on my desk
MattL
I think my cymbidium sinense is on the rebound, thanks to you all! I cut some of the splitting leaf tips and dusted with cinnamon, put it under a grow light and on top of a humidity tray. The cut leaves have not re-browned or split, so I think the cat may be innocent (WHAT DO YOU MEAN OF COURSE SHE’S INNOCENT, she says). In any case, here’s hoping I can keep her going. Don’t tell the other plants, but she’s one of my favorites.
Ezzeldin Yaqoub
I recycled a used Cotten candy bucket into a multi holed container for my orchid to be repotted in and used fresh new wood chunks with a small amount of rocks mixed in on the surface.
Orchi
Spot(s) on orchids? I always thought maybe it was just a sunburn but I want to make sure in case I’m wrong. - Orchid with multiple round dots is an Enc. Nursery Rhyme hybrid - Orchid with one giant spot is a Mps. Renee Komada Any ideas what it could be?
SueB
Can anyone tell me if this is very bad as in disease or simply a case of overwatering or too much light. It’s on a new cane. The roots seem healthy and the new cane seems very healthy but for that discoloration.
Alexandra
I know it’s normal for orchids to go dormant but I can’t help but feel sad seeing her poor flower all dead. How long should I expect before another bloom? Also is it too early for her to loose her flowers? Just a worried plant mom
c.cat
hi! where do you guys get your orchids from? all the ones ive had under my care have died to root rot - but then again i have only gotten them from trader joes and those have all pretty much come in bad condition any fav sellers? TIA
Zach
Hey, what should I do? I repotted this guy around 5 months ago, after doing so the roots did not look great, so I took extra care of him. He started growing quite a lot and now his roots are coming out of his pot, I have another like him, should I trim It or repot?
Surfside Seedling
Moth orchids outdoors in FL heat (even under a tarp) is pure plant abuse. 😔💔 Should I keep them & attempt to rehabilitate or just set them free?
Lindsay
My moth orchid is about to drop his last flower from April!!!! When can I expect her to bloom again?
Jen
My poor mangled blooms on my Cattleya that came with thrips. Showing the group mostly as an example of what these little sh!ts can do to new growth on orchids. I have treated this plant, as well as the few that are in its immediate vicinity with another group member’s recommended granules. I’ll repot when the blooms drop and then treat it again. I haven’t seen any pests for the last few days, but I’m keeping a close eye on it. Fingers crossed that one, we’re done with the thrips, and they didn’t spread to any other of my collection, and two, that she’s not so set back that I don’t see a rebloom for a few years. Sigh. Always learning.
Ezzeldin Yaqoub
My first orchid and it seems to be doing fine in its pure wood chunk orchid mix.
Sharon
Does anyone know if this is a flower spike? The end is purplish, I thought it was a dead leaf or something and almost pinched it off 😭 it’s a tolumnia
Tay🧚🏽
I was gifted this orchid with absolutely zero knowledge or prior experience with orchids. Any tips/recommendations? I want to give her a good life 🥺 Should I change out the moss? Should I repot? I basically just need a little “orchids for dummies” rundown 😭
SueB
This is my Phalaenopsis “Chiada Fiona” #3. Potted in 12/21. I bought her last year from Cloud’s nursery as a NB and this it’s first blooming. It’s a very pretty magenta bloom, with a deep labellum which is white and tinged with yellow. I was surprised at the size of the blooms! These are the other 2 Phals I have in bloom at the moment. Maybe they will get smaller and more plentiful as it ages.
Matilda
Update on my orchid that got smashed after a shelf fell on it- it’s growing a flower spike and still alive? I’m not quite sure how it’s managed to do that but I’m happy for it
