Hi, I'm hoping that someone can help me identify what is wrong with my plant. We purchased it 5 weeks ago and it was doing very well at first. We water it for...
Hello - I see that your phal is potted in sphagnum moss. In a plastic pot no less! I would say that you are watering too much and too often for the ...
It may be coming to the end of its natural blooming cycle, however I find blooms last longer if you hold back the water. Water sparingly while it is in bloom....
Hi, My phals are doing well under my HID, but I'm a bit worried about the temps. I have noticed that the Hi has been around 90o's F the past few days with...
Hi John, 90Fahrenheit = 32,222 Celcius is not too hot, exception is under sun light. You can spray leaves with pure water at higher temperature to cool....
My phals undergo summer temeratures of upto 35 C and more with no problems. I increase the humididty substantially by regular misting, and in fact the phals...
-What kind of water are you using? Phals in moss need less water, but GOOD water. NEVER use chlorinated water, R/O water or filtered water is best, rainwater...
The moss seems as it is saturated. If this is after watering ok but it should be allowed to dry out to at least the 1" into the medium. I use a mild 15-5-5 at...
My understanding is 50's is fine at night. Patty ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. ...
A commerial grower that belongs to my local orchid society, has experienced temps as high as 130's this summer with no ill effects to the phals in his green...
Hello, I have a keiki growing from one of the flower stalks of a Phal. This is several weeks old now, and is about 10-12" long, with small leaves, etc. ...
Dear K Dubash, Cytokinin application is inhibit the root formation. I recommend to wait for the end of effect of cytokinin. Regards Rifat Tarik Yararbas ...
Hi Kathryn, A keiki is a 'baby' orchid that has been generated off an old cane or flower spike. The word keiki means 'offspring' in native Hawaiian. That...
Hi Kathryn, In perhaps oversimplified terms, a keiki is a baby orchid plant. It's a genetically identical plant to the mother plant because it's produced ...
Thanks for the information on keikis! How interesting! My phal isn't doing anything right now but sending out wayward roots; however, I'll keep the dead flower...
Hi Kathryn, My phals never have made many keikis, but my dendrobiums do it all the time. If you have any of that kind, you will probably see a lot of keikis. ...
Hi, This keiki has devoploped without the use of any keiki paste...I suspect this has happened because of the mother undergoing a great deal stress. I got this...
Danna - I am new at orchid growing and purchased 5 dendrobiums at Home Depot. they started selling small plants for $5. being new did not want to spend much...
Hi, Keiki's in Den's develop at the nodes of the main stalks. The development, when it happens, will be unmistakable....it will be clearly seen as a baby ...
Well I got a new phalaenopsis orchid (a Norman Feng Harlequin type) and I put it outside in a pretty shady spot and have watered it regularly but the leaves...
Dear William Groth I think it is sun burn. Phals don't like direct sunlight. Especially some hybrides. Regards Rifat Tarik Yararbas bill.groth@... wrote: p...
Bill, It sounds suspeciously like sun burn. Phals are sensitive to the slightist sun. I'd put it in a window facing the north or south that does not get...
I bought one of those $5 mini-dendrobiums at Home Depot, too. Any tips on how not to kill it? My past efforts with dendrobiums have usually been met with...
Hi, I have always loved and admired orchids... from a distance, because I know NOTHING about them. Knowing how much I love them, my husband and daughter...
... Once the flower stalk turns brown, you can cut it off, it is dead. But if you just mean that the flowers are gone and the spike is still green, you may...
... KDubash - I would wait for the keiki to form roots of it's own before separating it. While it *may* form roots after separation, why take the chance? A...
Hi Lori, my phal losmost of roots due to the over watering. I changed the pot and fill with terracota balls. You can find terracota balls from flower...
Hi, Lori - What type of orchid do you have? Is it a phalaenopsis? Is it a bark mix or is it coconut hulls? Phals like to be moist, but not soggy wet. The...
Hi Jeremy, I love dendrobiums and have mixed results with them. Mine seem to do better in wood baskets than in regular pots, either clay or plastic. I live in...
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