Comments on: Phalaenopsis Orchids – Care for your Moth Orchid

By: B Becker

B Becker — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:56:27 +0000

My little moth orchid bloomed then all blossoms fell off. Then quite unexpectedly new pods formed again and blossomed revealing a regular blossom and a decidedly male looking blossom. What is going on and do I need to pollinate these two? I've had this plant for several years and this is a new development for me. Please answer.

By: Helene

Helene — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:30:04 +0000

I got my moth orchid over a week ago from a grocery store, and it still has two lovely flowers. However, the bottom leaves are beginning to go yellow and wilt. The upper, larger ones seem to be okay, but I am afraid it might spread to them eventually. The orchid is in a 5 inch pot, near an east-facing window (directly in the path of light in the morning), and I’ve watered it twice since I got it. There is one really nice root sticking out over the edge of the pot, and the rest look greyish. Am I doing anything wrong, or is my plant okay?

By: C Gignac

C Gignac — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:02:18 +0000

For Lori on June 22nd -& anyone else interested. This site has a video that shows you exactly where to cut for the nodes on a Phalaenopsis orchid

http://myorchidcare.com/orchid-care/Phalaenopsis-Care.html

By: Krista

Krista — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:59:03 +0000

I have a moth orchid and when I got it, it was beautiful and now the flowers fell off and the stems are starting to die but the leaves are growing. I want to know what is hapenning, am I not watering it enough or is it not getting enough sun or what? I feed it liquid orchid food every two weeks and dont water it till the two weeks. Please help! Thanks!!

By: Cassia

Cassia — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:34:41 +0000

Hello, A friend got me a phalaenopsis orchid in QFC around October 2009 and I don’t know if it was ever repotted. It’s the first time I grow an orchid and it has bloomed very well till maybe May 2010. I thought its normal that some roots are outside the pot. I think it’s a medium bark but I am not sure. I didn’t know I need to repot immediately after flowering. Now the roots have dried up. Three out of 4 leaves are now very limp. Is the plant dying? Can I still save it? how? If I repot it now, do I lightly cover all the roots with the bark?

Thanks in advance for your input.
Cassia

By: rita

rita — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:58:26 +0000

how long does a white Moth Orchid live for?

By: Shirley

Shirley — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:54:45 +0000

My mother can grow most any kind of house plant, but not Moth orchids. She’s lost 2 in the last year. Within a few weeks of being finished blooming the leaves fal off one by one until there are none left.
Any ideas as to possible causes?

By: David Hoyt

David Hoyt — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:01:52 +0000

I was lucky with my orchid, I had blooms from February until April. I pruned it above the third “node” after i clipped it i noticed the very end had a new shoot, is it possible for it to have another “run” of flowers. I watered it carefully, applied one ice cube to the moss, keeping it away from the plant itself, and had extremely good luck. The bright light was perfect during the morning hours. So what can I do to get bigger and more flowers?

By: Buck

Buck — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:47:18 +0000

After the flowers have gone and the spike has dried, how long before a new spike and flowers develop?

By: Cindy Weiss

Cindy Weiss — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:44:54 +0000

HI. Thanks for the guidance. When I repotted a grocery store phalaenopsis, I used a double pot – one unglazed pot set inside another that serves as a water reservoir. Keeping the water level low seems to keep the medium evenly damp, but not wet. So far, so good, and it’s had constant blooms since October. Any thoughts or suggestions?