I have a small orchid plant, it's maybe ten inches tall. It has three big green leaves on the base, a healthy looking stem, and then it hits where the once pretty white flowers were, and they are dead as is the top of the stem. At least I think they are. The stem is brown and icky, the flowers are dry and wilted and hanging. It's recently gotten really hot, but was being watered once a week. Is it dead? Should I cut off the flowers and "dead" stem? :( It used to be so pretty.
Thanks.
Is my orchid dead?
well dear, i was once like u - bought an orchid cos it was so beautiful and then didnt' know what to do with it. but then i learned. ocrchids are the easiest plants to take care of. forget everyhting what anybody ever told u or u read about them. so what they grow on trees. now they have to live in a pot. u buy a glass transparent pot for them, bigger than it already is. then u take whatever soil isin the pot (which is mostly tree bark) and mix it with bottle corks (made from tree, not plastic ones of course) AND SOME SOIL. it should be 3 parts bark and corks an 1 part soil. that way u do not need to fertilize it that often and it will get nutritions from soil and soil stay little longer moist. of course u should water them with fertilizer once a week or seldomer. i water mine just occasionally. then they always say do not put it under direct sun. that's bull''sh''it. mine are standing in the south window, of course cos i have a tree in front of my window it doesn't get that much and that long of direct sun. guess what - now it started really growing in spring - leaves and roots and they re so healthy looking and i saw both of them started flower buds. i have 2 orchids. good luck
ps. just read what previous wrote. NEVER EVER, ever put potted plants on a tray with pebbles filled with water. NEVER. it rottens roots - whater goes up. espeially orchids cant' stand in a water. that's why u will notice they have pots with very shallow trays - that water does not stay there
Reply:These loveley plants are grown for gifts. When you get them they are georgous.Most people cannot take care of them after they bloom,the simple fact is that they are hard to get to re-bloom. What you can do is cut the stem to the base of the plant .Make sure that it is not being overwatered, make sure that the plant is not in the sun. These plants love humidity, to inhance it you can put a small tray under the plant with pebbles on it. You fill the tray with water so that it doesn't overflow. While the plant is sitting on this tray the water will evaporate causing the air around the plant to humidify.
Thes plants are usually found on trees.The arial roots weave inbetween the bark.
A good all purpose fertilizer is key, use every two weeks.Also visit your local nursery for some good tips as well. Make sure its a straight nursery and not Home Depot, they don't always know all the perticulars....Good luck
Reply:i think your plant is still alive, but I dont know how to keep it alive.
I dont even know why im answering your question, except maybe to tell you what *not* to do. When mine got into the same situation as yours, I watered it really good and put it outside in the sun. Anyways, then it totally died. It was sad, it used to have really beautiful white flowers too. ='(
Orchids are not for me... *sigh*
Reply:You have a phalaenopsis orchid.
What you see is perfectly normal. Cut the spike off all the way.
See source for more info
Reply:the flower is dead but the plant is not
Monday, November 16, 2009
Home delivered orchid stems?
I'm just wondering if anyone out there has had any success with having orchid stems delivered to your house and could recommend someone.
I'm in the UK and want them for my wedding bouquet (for someone to then arrange them) but I am worried about the reliability of them because I don't want to be doing a last minute run to Tesco's for some flowers the day before my wedding!
Home delivered orchid stems?
I used http://www.growersbox.com for dendrobium orchids. I'm in the US and am not sure if they ship to the UK.
I can say that they orchids showed up in great shape and they were very easy to work with.
I have also used http://www.flowerbud.com and http://www.pacificcallas.com. They don't have dendrobium orchids, but they have cymbidium orchids.
Reply:try putting this question in home %26amp; garden
Reply:I had orchids from Hawaii delivered to Michigan in the U.S. They arrived in perfect condition, and were exactly as I hoped. Orchids are pretty hardy and can handle shipping. I also did all the arrangements by myself. I don't know if the place I used ships to the UK. They are also a non-profit that does mentally-handicapped job-training.
http://www.punakamaliiflowers.com/online...
Also, they just changed their website; it's not as user-friendly but you can call and find out their bulk-shipping prices. They were able to ship me large groups of sprays of specific colors (and types).
I'm in the UK and want them for my wedding bouquet (for someone to then arrange them) but I am worried about the reliability of them because I don't want to be doing a last minute run to Tesco's for some flowers the day before my wedding!
Home delivered orchid stems?
I used http://www.growersbox.com for dendrobium orchids. I'm in the US and am not sure if they ship to the UK.
I can say that they orchids showed up in great shape and they were very easy to work with.
I have also used http://www.flowerbud.com and http://www.pacificcallas.com. They don't have dendrobium orchids, but they have cymbidium orchids.
Reply:try putting this question in home %26amp; garden
Reply:I had orchids from Hawaii delivered to Michigan in the U.S. They arrived in perfect condition, and were exactly as I hoped. Orchids are pretty hardy and can handle shipping. I also did all the arrangements by myself. I don't know if the place I used ships to the UK. They are also a non-profit that does mentally-handicapped job-training.
http://www.punakamaliiflowers.com/online...
Also, they just changed their website; it's not as user-friendly but you can call and find out their bulk-shipping prices. They were able to ship me large groups of sprays of specific colors (and types).
Saturday, November 14, 2009
My phalenopsis orchid plant has yellow black spots on two of its leaves. (Big splotches) What's wrong with it?
I tried cutting off one of the leaves and it seemed okay until the yellow, black splotchy stuff came back again. The splotches are really dark and shrivels up part of the leaf and is surrounded by a ring of yellow. It's not sunburnt because it doesn't get any direct sunlight. Is it fungul, bacteria problems? How do I get rid of it? Also, how do I get it to bloom again?
Any orchid advice will do. Thanks!
My phalenopsis orchid plant has yellow black spots on two of its leaves. (Big splotches) What's wrong with it?
The description of the symptoms sounds like a bacteria, not a fungus. Bacteria are a little more difficult to control because they spread so easily. One thing I would suggest is that you stop watering from overhead. Try to get the water only on the roots and soil. Bacteria are spread very easily by water, so keep an eye on this.
Here's a link to a page that can help, but I also suggest that you take a sample to your local cooperative extension office where they can give you a diagnosis and offer some other control measures.
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vine...
http://www.orchids.com/support/supportFA...
Hope this heps!
Reply:Orchids ... can be a lil tricky... they need good drainage it sounds like to me it is either getting to much water or not enough... I know that sounds pretty crazy... but is is true... they like to be misted or to be grown in a very humid place like a bathroom... they are tropical... hope that helps
Reply:It sounds like too much water to me. Orchid pots are traditionally clay or ceramic pots with holes or slashes through the sides. This is to allow air circulation and to keep water from accumulating. Orchid planting mix is generally pretty coarse bark, for the same reason.
When mine get too much water, the leaves also get a leathery texture to them. Orchids should be watered more like cactus than traditional houseplants.
Moth Orchid (Phalenopsis) is triggered to bloom by the amount of sunlight it gets, seasonally. I think, that they are short day bloomers. Which means you have to cut back the amount of light they get, so they set their flowers. This means they typically bloom in the early spring, and maybe the fall (if you're lucky). Mine have bloomed without any real efforts on my part in February-March (in Michigan).
While the plants are in bloom fertilize them with a nitrogen (first number on the fert. package) rich fertilizer. While they are without flowers, use something higher in phosphorus (second number).
I hope that this helps
Good luck-
Reply:Orchids are very hard to grow
Reply:My husband likes orchids but I didn't think we had room for them in the house so we put them out on our front porch where it is sheltered from the rain but not from the cold and wind. They all started developing black spots. I told the nurseryman about it and he suggested a spray which I used deligently. That really didn't help. I read someplace that the plants could have caught a cold. So I brought them indoors and made sure they were near windows where some sunlight would be available. They get filtered sunlight at least a few hrs a day. No new black spots and the two pots of orchids on a table near the west window that gets more hours of filtered sunlight and warmth is doing the best. Other pots on tables getting filtered sun from the south and east are doing OK too.
I don't know anything about orchids, that was only my experience. Good luck with your orchid.
Reply:well, some discoloration of the leaves is normal, but it sounds like it could be fungal. orchids are pretty tricky plants to raise. does it have an adequate drainage system so that the roots are not staying wet all the time? you need to make sure, also that your orchid gets the proper plant food....i'm not an expert on orchids...my daughter got one last year and she left it with me when she went back to college..i have managed to keep the thing alive and looking fairly healthy in the last several months...it has a stalk coming up that looks like it will be a bloom (i hope)
also, i forgot to add, when i had her plant out on the porch, it was getting too much sunlight and it was turning yellow on the leaves, until i moved it inside to less sunlight
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Any orchid advice will do. Thanks!
My phalenopsis orchid plant has yellow black spots on two of its leaves. (Big splotches) What's wrong with it?
The description of the symptoms sounds like a bacteria, not a fungus. Bacteria are a little more difficult to control because they spread so easily. One thing I would suggest is that you stop watering from overhead. Try to get the water only on the roots and soil. Bacteria are spread very easily by water, so keep an eye on this.
Here's a link to a page that can help, but I also suggest that you take a sample to your local cooperative extension office where they can give you a diagnosis and offer some other control measures.
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vine...
http://www.orchids.com/support/supportFA...
Hope this heps!
Reply:Orchids ... can be a lil tricky... they need good drainage it sounds like to me it is either getting to much water or not enough... I know that sounds pretty crazy... but is is true... they like to be misted or to be grown in a very humid place like a bathroom... they are tropical... hope that helps
Reply:It sounds like too much water to me. Orchid pots are traditionally clay or ceramic pots with holes or slashes through the sides. This is to allow air circulation and to keep water from accumulating. Orchid planting mix is generally pretty coarse bark, for the same reason.
When mine get too much water, the leaves also get a leathery texture to them. Orchids should be watered more like cactus than traditional houseplants.
Moth Orchid (Phalenopsis) is triggered to bloom by the amount of sunlight it gets, seasonally. I think, that they are short day bloomers. Which means you have to cut back the amount of light they get, so they set their flowers. This means they typically bloom in the early spring, and maybe the fall (if you're lucky). Mine have bloomed without any real efforts on my part in February-March (in Michigan).
While the plants are in bloom fertilize them with a nitrogen (first number on the fert. package) rich fertilizer. While they are without flowers, use something higher in phosphorus (second number).
I hope that this helps
Good luck-
Reply:Orchids are very hard to grow
Reply:My husband likes orchids but I didn't think we had room for them in the house so we put them out on our front porch where it is sheltered from the rain but not from the cold and wind. They all started developing black spots. I told the nurseryman about it and he suggested a spray which I used deligently. That really didn't help. I read someplace that the plants could have caught a cold. So I brought them indoors and made sure they were near windows where some sunlight would be available. They get filtered sunlight at least a few hrs a day. No new black spots and the two pots of orchids on a table near the west window that gets more hours of filtered sunlight and warmth is doing the best. Other pots on tables getting filtered sun from the south and east are doing OK too.
I don't know anything about orchids, that was only my experience. Good luck with your orchid.
Reply:well, some discoloration of the leaves is normal, but it sounds like it could be fungal. orchids are pretty tricky plants to raise. does it have an adequate drainage system so that the roots are not staying wet all the time? you need to make sure, also that your orchid gets the proper plant food....i'm not an expert on orchids...my daughter got one last year and she left it with me when she went back to college..i have managed to keep the thing alive and looking fairly healthy in the last several months...it has a stalk coming up that looks like it will be a bloom (i hope)
also, i forgot to add, when i had her plant out on the porch, it was getting too much sunlight and it was turning yellow on the leaves, until i moved it inside to less sunlight
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Help my orchid is dying? wat should i do?
i over fertilized my orchid, the roots turn dark. there was a white crust growing on the stem wat should i do?
Help my orchid is dying? wat should i do?
Try gently rinsing the root system, pot, etc. w/ tepid water to wash away the excess fertilizer. It may help to soak the whole pot and rooting support (spaghnum moss, etc.) in tepid - 70-75 degrees F - water as well to help with this. The idea is to wash away the extra fertilizer before it can do more harm.Sounds like fertilizer "burn". If you sprayed the leaves as well, rinse them as well. Wouldn't be a bad idea to change the moss, etc. with fresh. When I fertilize, I use a dilute mix I keep in a gallon plastic jug, kept at room temperature. Fertilize once every 4 to 5 waterings. Orchids are a bit tougher then many think and it may pull through well. Just remember to be on the conservative side with the light it receives while it recovers.
Reply:Try to pull the plant out of the pot, and rinse the roots very well, then replace the medium, and do not fertilize for a month or two, orchids do not hold fertilizer long, give it the same care but measure the fertilizer and only fertilze every month.
Help my orchid is dying? wat should i do?
Try gently rinsing the root system, pot, etc. w/ tepid water to wash away the excess fertilizer. It may help to soak the whole pot and rooting support (spaghnum moss, etc.) in tepid - 70-75 degrees F - water as well to help with this. The idea is to wash away the extra fertilizer before it can do more harm.Sounds like fertilizer "burn". If you sprayed the leaves as well, rinse them as well. Wouldn't be a bad idea to change the moss, etc. with fresh. When I fertilize, I use a dilute mix I keep in a gallon plastic jug, kept at room temperature. Fertilize once every 4 to 5 waterings. Orchids are a bit tougher then many think and it may pull through well. Just remember to be on the conservative side with the light it receives while it recovers.
Reply:Try to pull the plant out of the pot, and rinse the roots very well, then replace the medium, and do not fertilize for a month or two, orchids do not hold fertilizer long, give it the same care but measure the fertilizer and only fertilze every month.
What colour orchid goes best with a bright red dress?
I'm wearing a bright red halter dress to my grad, and I'm looking for an orchid to wear in my hair. What colour would be best? Keep in mind the dress is entirely fire engine red. My hair is about shoulder length and blonde, but I will have it cut and styled for grad. I'm very fair as well, and my eyes are a greyish blue. I know absolutely nothing about flowers, help!
What colour orchid goes best with a bright red dress?
Probably white, any other color would clash. Unless you can find a red orchid the EXACT red as your dress, then I would go with white. =]
Reply:A white orchid would look great - it would soften the look of the bright red dress, while not detracting from it. It would also look wonderful with blond hair.
Hope I helped! :]]]
Reply:White of course! Or Black.
I always wear red dresses and it's either black or white for me, and then I coordinate with my shoes and purse.
You should wear gloves they're so classy but that's just me I love gloves.
Rockabilly Rules! -Bettie C.
Reply:definately go with white because the dress will pop out and her hair coour will also be flattered
Reply:Pink.
What colour orchid goes best with a bright red dress?
Probably white, any other color would clash. Unless you can find a red orchid the EXACT red as your dress, then I would go with white. =]
Reply:A white orchid would look great - it would soften the look of the bright red dress, while not detracting from it. It would also look wonderful with blond hair.
Hope I helped! :]]]
Reply:White of course! Or Black.
I always wear red dresses and it's either black or white for me, and then I coordinate with my shoes and purse.
You should wear gloves they're so classy but that's just me I love gloves.
Rockabilly Rules! -Bettie C.
Reply:definately go with white because the dress will pop out and her hair coour will also be flattered
Reply:Pink.
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Can you be allergic to orchid pollen?
I was at a friends house yesterday, and whenever i went into the kitchen or bathroom (where she has an orchid) i started sneezing like crazy cos of my hayfever. Only problem is, i looked it up on the internet and it said orchids don't release pollen into the air like trees or grass, but attract insects to pollinate them, but i don't know what else it could have been....
Can you be allergic to orchid pollen?
You can allergic to anything that you allergic to. Some people allergic to bees and fire ants. One of my friends have a severe allergic to fire ants, she have to hospitalize when she got bit by them. I was covered with them sometimes when I worked in my garden, I was fine. I get bit by many things that poison to someone else, I also doing fine. Good thing for you is, now you know one of the things you allergic to without a test. Your friend save you money there for that test. Now you know to not go near the orchid.
Reply:It looks like orchids and you don't get along. A person can be allergic to anything, even water.
Reply:You can be allergic to any pollen.
Reply:You can be allergic to anything that your body does not like.
Reply:you sure can
gordon
Can you be allergic to orchid pollen?
You can allergic to anything that you allergic to. Some people allergic to bees and fire ants. One of my friends have a severe allergic to fire ants, she have to hospitalize when she got bit by them. I was covered with them sometimes when I worked in my garden, I was fine. I get bit by many things that poison to someone else, I also doing fine. Good thing for you is, now you know one of the things you allergic to without a test. Your friend save you money there for that test. Now you know to not go near the orchid.
Reply:It looks like orchids and you don't get along. A person can be allergic to anything, even water.
Reply:You can be allergic to any pollen.
Reply:You can be allergic to anything that your body does not like.
Reply:you sure can
gordon
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