So sorry to hear of your little hiccup - we miss you and your easy, friendly, in-the-room-with-you style. Get well soon, bud... you're probably fine already, you leadswinger!!!! Take it easy, Geoff
oh my goodness, i love orchids! i thought mine had died but i was determined not to throw away. i cut it back but not enough i dont think. i only cut about 5 inch from the stem so not right down to the leaves. it looks like its starting to grow again but the problem is it appears like leaves rather than flowers which are growing very high up now! did i not cut it far enough down? help me
I Thank you Adam for this Article i enjoyed reading it and found it inspiring, i too absolutely Adore Moth-(Phalaenopsis)Orchids if i could i'd fill my whole house from top to bottom with them and look at them all day, there such a perfect pretty and vibrant coulored flower, and i like the way the whole plant is formed the roots leafs and flowers.
I have just been given a moth orchid. On looking them up, it seems to say they don't need watering, but the blog contradicts this. Also there are aerial roots waving about, above the surface of the plant. Should I spray these, or bury them, or what? Help1
can you help? i'm new to keeping orchids butthe bark in which my orchid lives has begun to grow a mould type fungus do you know what causes this and what i can do about it ?
Hi, I got an orchid late September 2008 and don't know a great deal about their flowering patterns. The flowers are dropping off and the stalks are also dying, is that a normal cycle? Will they flower again? Should I cut the stalks right back to the stems, so that only the stems remain? What would you recommend?
Yes Katherine. My Moth Orchids all flower repeatedly about twice a year, with flower spikes producing lovely blooms for several months. Once the last flower has fallen, follow the flower stalk back to its base. On the stem you should notice small scales, amd you should cut back to just above these.
New flower stems usually develop from this point.
There's no problem in cutting old flower stalks right away at their base, but you may have to wait a few months before a new one develops from among the leaves.
i have bought a orchid assorted so the label says it tells me to throw the plant away after its finished flowering is this right? can i do anything to make it flower again my wife really likes it please help.
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Get well soon, bud... you're probably fine already, you leadswinger!!!! Take it easy, Geoff
New flower stems usually develop from this point.
There's no problem in cutting old flower stalks right away at their base, but you may have to wait a few months before a new one develops from among the leaves.