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Cameron_407

My sister in law knows I’m good with plants, but I’m not sure where to start with these ones. Both of these are dry but still green. The stems are dry, practically dead. If you have any advice please help!!

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  1. °☆♡~Tayz~♡☆°

    Chop off the stems so they can regrow when it's ready, they don't usually regrow flowers on an old stem. Make sure to cut it quite short, and then make sure to water it with 3 ice cubes once a week. And maybe repot it if it seems to be getting crammed.

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    • Waspinator

      No! No ice cubes! Orchids are tropical plants and freezing temperatures will harm them. I'm not sure why, but some companies have been spreading that terrible care suggestion on the tags.

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  2. Kaitlin

    I would soak the roots in luke warm water for about 20 minutes to loosen up the spagnum moss, remove all of it and cut off any roots are not plump and firm. Repot in an orchid bark mix and water when the roots are white/silvery (they turn green after watering) I use room temperature rain water I’ve collected with diluted fertilizer while it’s not blooming. Cut the brown flower stalks off at the base and enjoy!

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  3. Waspinator

    Leaves: reasonably healthy, keep them looking like that. The bottom dry crispy leaf on the right picture can be pulled or trimmed off. Flower spikes: dry and dead, so go ahead and trim them off. Roots: visibly dessicated. Soak for 20 minutes (or more if needed) to make any live roots flexible, remove the compacted sphagnum, trim away dead roots, and repot (small pot, possibly even a downsize) with a mix of orchid bark (main substrate, you want chunky and airy) and sphagnum (helps when you need more moisture retention, useful in this case since it's already used to sphag and dehydrated.) When watering, make sure water gets directly on the roots, and never gets in the crown (where all the leaves meet). Water about once or twice a week. Here is a root comparison to help you learn how to assess their health:

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    • Cameron_407

      Thanks for the visual aid- I’ve taken all of this and used it to help revive these plants

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