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Baby Orchid What To Do ?
Hi Everyone
Out of all my orchids that seems to be rapidly turning into a orchid farm 
. I have two that have grown new orchid plants on their stems. One of them has even grown a whole new stem of its own with flowers. Just to clarify these two have leaves of their own and roots. The other one hasn't yet grown it's own stem but does have it's own leaves and roots. Now they obviously can't stay on the current plant so my question is how do take them off and plant them into new pots or can I not ? Any advice on how to do this or look after them or why they have even done this would be most interesting. Thank you x
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HI maz 4! I'm not an expert on orchids even though I have about 50 and have been growing orchids since 1950 but I will tell you what I would do.first the babies are called Keiki and you must have Phalaenopsis, Epidendrum, or Dendrobium orchids as those are the ones most likely to form babies on the stem. If the roots are 3M or more then you can cut the stem its on about 5M below the baby,now gently push the stem into the orchid mix with the mother until the roots are touching the mix.The reason is the mother can regulate the moisture in the container better that the baby can on its own.In time you can divide them or just leave it to grow with Mom.
Bill
Philippa smith2 good for you,if that works for you then keep doing what your doing. As for being an expert,everything I know about orchids came from books.I grow mostly Cattleya's.
Bill
i really need help! i got a stunning orchid last year for a birthday present, i have no idea of its name, it had huge pink flowers but after it was finished blooming i left the stem as is, this year it grew a second stem and produced twelve blossoms altogether witch dropped off before they opened. i love my orchid and want to give it the best care! what am i doing wrong?
Is it a Moth orchid? If so they dont like to be wet or in a draught. In nature they grow on trees I think, so that tells you. They seem to like to be misted with soft water too, but not too often . Thrive on neglect really.