Anna, I have always been told by all the Orchid Growers here in Florida by me that ice cubes are a bad idea for watering orchids, Jose, If you still can’t see anything, poke your finger into the hole and feel for dampness. For people that live in areas with high humidity, the wool rock would keep their orchids too wet. However few months ago I noticed it’s leaves are getting limped and the roots are dried. Your indoor temperature 20-25 C is great for growing most orchids. Its healthy enough, but really strange looking. I would probably let the flower spike grow… Aylin, A potted orchid cactus can head outdoors after it forms buds, as long as the weather remains mild. Here are some other frequently asked questions about orchid cactus. Anna, I’m a first time Orchid owner and I have a pest control problem just don’t know how bad and I don’t have anything in my home to uses towards the problem except for cinnamon in with my spices..Also have lil white bumps under my leaves..Two of my leaves are kinda limp and there’s one in the pot that’s got a brown tip and some white stuff on top of it…These issues are really starting to bother me and making me kinda worried..I can’t repot it till Thursday when I have some money..I just honestly need some helpful tips and advice on what to do so my beautiful Orchids don’t die on me, Jess, Josephine. A fertilizer that is high in phosphorus will encourage more blooms during the plant’s flowering season. Michelle, It looks like it had recently bloomed before I got it. I was gifted 1 large white phal orchid and a mini purple orchid this past spring. Let me know if there is any specific information you need that you can’t find on my site. Now that you know what unhealthy and healthy roots look like, you will be able to identify potential problems before they get out of hand. In the meantime, you can make some fake roots. Thoughts? What Kind of Pot Is the Best to Use for an Orchid Cactus? And, what a pity to have so many of your other plants died! You can use a regular potting mix with a bit of sand and peat. It shot out another Stem of blooms that lasted a full year! The new leaves will be stiff, firm, and upright – as long as you continue to water your orchid properly and keep an eye on the orchid medium. And hopefully, you will end up with more orchids than you started with! But my mini phal’s roots are dry and hard, but the orchid is full of blooms!! This effectively kills the orchid’s root system. Don’t throw it out. Brianda, Winter has been cold and I heat with a gravity fed pellet stove. This one is over six inches across. I thought I did everything right and they’d be doing much better. Over time, they can look very wonky. Many compare the taste of its fruit as similar to that of the passion vine fruit, but its texture and its small black seeds are more like a kiwi’s. Once the roots have grown several inches you can remove it from the mother plant and pot it up. I’ve really been spending so much time researching and watched so many repotting videos, I thought by completing illuminating moss and only using specific orchid bark would be good for them. As in nature, do not allow your orchid to sit in water. This post will give you some clues about yellowing leaves. Have a wonderful day, After re-potting phalaenopsis orchids, some phals struggle with potting media that is too free-draining. Generally I recommend leaving aerial roots alone, but if you’re sure their dead, go ahead and snip them off. Keep in touch. Then, after your phals have finished blooming you can re-pot them with some fresh fir bark. I just reported a dying orchid. Leaves are leathery and limp – at first I think I was under watering, now I think I may be over watering to compensate. Even if it loses all it’s leaves and looks dead. I have one phal that is recovering and doing well with new root growth in full water culture but I have anither phal that i started on water culture. Not very showy, but you can count on them to burst into bloom every spring. Phals like warm temperatures (70-80F / 21-27C) for most of the year with a few weeks of intermediate temperatures (55-60F / 13-16C). Thank you for bringing the annoying popup to my attention. Should I cut off the shriveled aerial roots? I gently lifted the orchid out of the potting mix and the roots are dead. Do phalaenopsis need smaller pots? The orchid’s instruction tag said nothing about watering problems, or about how to solve them. How much does the temperature in your apartment fluctuate? Your semi-tropical climate and high humidity levels mean that your orchids will get a lot of water from the air and that is a good thing. During the winter, our homes tend to be very dry. It’ll be super helpful. The plant was exceptionally green and healthy when it arrived with a good root system. Could you send me a picture of the scrape marks on the orchid leaves? Source: soo neaty, www.youtube.com Question: I have an orchid whose leaves are limp and wrinkled. and standing up. I photographed that orchid at the Salt Lake City Orchid Show, so it is not one in my personal collection. Your email address will not be published. It is best to place it somewhere where the plant can get full morning sun but does not get exposed to direct sunlight during high noon and in the afternoon. Most of the time, you just need to top-dress it by adding a layer of your potting mix to your current pot. Guess why I know so much about this cycle? 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