thanks for this, it's very useful. I got my orchard in January, after the blooms, the stalk died completely I cut it back to the base, cut the rotted roots (my hubby over watered my plant and 90% of the roots were rotten), re-potted the orchard in bark mix and it's July and I have new leaves and a beautiful new stalk, I'm so excited. Talk to your plants, it helps, they are alive
How do you know when you over watered the plant? or how is the root look like when is rotten? The stalk in mine is dying but not yet to the root. I haven't had any new stalks come in yet
I know this is an old video, but I just happened upon your channel while watching videos on growing orchids. I have to say that after watching several you tubers, your video gave me the best information on caring for and growing orchids! Subscribed - thank you for making this video, it was to the point and great advice. Will check out your other videos....
You can propagate / clone additional plants from the stem you cut off. Glass vase with sphagnum moss around stem, and cling film over the top Of vase, with some small holes in film… to create a greenhouse effect. New plants will grow from the nodes - which you can trim once roots and leaves form
I got one 6 months ago and actually followed the directions tag this time and it's had flowers the whole time (I had one for years before, never made any flowers). The key is to have it in moss, not soil. And you want to drench it with room-temperature for 5 minutes, then let all the water drain away and do it again a week later. Drying out makes flowers, constant moisture makes more leaves.
Thanks bro for the beautiful tips. I have an orchid which I found in a garbage container. I brought it home and started taking care of it. It was an experiment. So far, it has bloomed FOUR times in four years. I used to cut the shoot from it's start, as low as possible. This time I am going to follow your way of cutting. I am sure it will bloom faster. Thanks once again. Very good video and wonderful explaination. 😊
I find your instructional video inspiring. I am following your instructions to the letter. Your presentation, together with your clear and precise voice over is just right. I am very grateful for your advice. I absolutely hated to have flowers die off and to believe growing Orchids was 'very difficult'. Everyone kept on saying how hard and complicated they are to grow - and it isnt true! I absolutely love my plants and flowers and use no poisons, ie: insecticide, slug poison etc in my garden. I have the most beautiful Snails with lovely patterned shells and when I observe them through my magnifying glass they are truly lovely, with their two 'Antlers' I even love to see the silver trails early in the morning. I am proud to say I actually feed all the life in the small part of the Earth I am privileged to care for. I put out dog biscuits and Cat biscuits and the Snails and Slugs have many mid-night feasts. I live by the Mantra 'DO NO HARM' as closely as I can. I was born to a 45 year old mother. From a very, very young age I was fortunate to be taught by my elderly, widowed parent that even if a single blade of grass is damaged or killed - we would not be far behind. All that in 1940/50s when it was most unfashionable to care for nature. She showed me the dust particles caught in a sunbeam and explained how I was the same and made from that very dust. She was born in 1907, had no formal schooling, living in a remote farmhouse, deep in the Yorkshire Countryside. No mains water, no electricity, no gas right up until the 1960's, Yet she instinctively knew the truth about the environment and evolution of the planet. How? Her life ended at 92 years of age and I lost my very best friend.
I am glad you have found my video so inspiring. I hope your orchids are flowering well for you. You must have a lot of snails in your garden if you have been feeding them as if they have enough food they will quickly multiply. I must admit when I was a child I kept snails as pets, as much as I like snails, I do find that they can cause a lot of damage to certain garden plants.
I love gardening and just received my very first orchid (phalaenopsis) as a Christmas present and I'm hooked. I ordered a new plastic orchid pot, bought orchid potting mix and repotted my little baby after her flowers dropped. I liked your video and cant wait for mine to get that big... Thank you for the proper way to cut back the stem..
I'm glad you found the video helpful, Phalaenopsis orchids are great houseplants, they flower for for many months and only rest for a short period before flowering again.
Your video showed up at just the right time. My Orchid dropped its last flower the other day and I had no clue what to do with it. Your video was perfect. Thank you so much.
Next time, keep the stems...place them in a tall vase with moistened moss....cover the vase with perforated plastic wrap....new baby orchards will grow from the buds!!
@@setapartforHim your orchid will Spike again and Bloom but it has to have a rest. To grow a couple more new leaves. And then it needs to have a nighttime drop in temperature to set a spike. This usually happens in the fall or winter before we turn the heat on or when it's next to a cold window. Also it can happen when we turn our air conditioner on if it's healthy enough to set up Bloom Spike.
@@setapartforHim your Spike dried out because your orchid needed the nutrients that were in that Spike so it recycled the nitrogen phosphorus and potassium. The same thing happens with an older Leaf if we don't provide the nutrients are plants are orchids need. They recycle those nutrients out of an older Leaf to make a new Leaf. I talked about it on my TH-cam channel but I haven't been able to post lately because of my health
Thank you so much I love orchids I found one earlier walking down the street somebody threw it out I have no idea how to look after it Thank you for the awesome video
Thanks for such a great explanation on cutting them back. I just got my very first Phalaenopis orchid so have lots to learn! Your explanation was very clear for beginners like me.
Thank you for the info! This is the first orchid I've owned and I thought when the flowers were gone, it just got tossed. Excited to know it might bloom again!
Thank you for the info.. my orchid has finished flowering, will follow your instruction as to where to cut the stem It already has a new leaf, and I had to snip one of the roots as it had dried out..hope I did right Thank you for your video. October time here in U.K..
subbed! thanks for the info, I been doing it wrong...now I know how to cut my orchides to rebloom again, very well detailed and so easy to undertand thank you for sharing....
Lovely video! Phal’s go through a “vegetative” growth period after the flower spike drops its petals… I think this stage is important, because a strong, healthy vegetative structure lends to stronger more beautiful bloom spikes. The blooms spikes, get all of their energy to grow from the leaves and roots of the phal so good health helps tremendously. Having said that, phals, have a LOT of Will to live… If you have the right tools and know how, they can be brought back from the brink of death!
Thanks for sharing your video😀, because last year we buy a orkid plant then I don't know how to start and cut the palnt .now my orkid start growing new one 🤩thanks a lot
Thanks for the video. I like that you got straight to the point. I have a phal that has flowered and the flowers dropped off. The stem has died back a bit but not too far. I am currently soaking in flower booster for 15 m. I hope I'm not over doing it. I guess we will see. I noticed it is growing a new leaf so I am glad you mentioned it might be slow in growing another flower stem. I will know to just be patient. All said and done, as long as it lives I'll be happy. Thanks again.
If you want baby plants use the spike you cut off to make new ones.... take the stem and wrap in sphagnum moss and put in a taller vase than the stem with some water in the bottom...about an inch... them put the wrapped stem or stems i in to vase....or plastic wrap on top that you have put holes in for air circulation...little baby plants Will form and after the roots grow about an inch or 2 long cut off the stem leaving a bit of stem on baby plant and plant in sone sphagnum moss... This takes awhile but with patience more plants
Thanks for this video! I bought a lot of orchids before and they all turned up in the garbage bins after some time of not flowering- cause I thought they were just dead 😑
I never cut as long as the stem is green. I get multiple branches of flowers with so many flowers because I stem the stems whole. I just add a very dilute seaweed solution every other month. I have about 50 orchids.
As long as the stem is green it can regrow new branches and flowers. Watch especially at the end as you can have a new flush of flowers continuing from there as well as along the stem. Start w a dilute fertilizer once a month and Bobs your Uncle
Keep them on a windowsill where they get some morning or late afternoon sun, drench them thorougly once a week - I fill the pot covers with water, leave them for an hour and empty them again. And spray them with plain water every time you walk past them - you can't overdo it. Then .... give them a bigger pot as soon as they have finished flowering for the first time, and give them a little proper potting soil mixed with the tree bark. Fertilize them occasionally and they'll flower sooooo often!
And please don’t spray it orchids or put them in direct sun. Water on crown/leaves will make it rot and the morning sun will damage the leaves. Only indirect sun
I hace two different ones. Ones has flowers at least 4 times in one year and the other that was given to me, only flowered once and never again. Both are cared for exactly the same way and are sitting close to each other. By a window. I live in a subtropical climate.
my stems turned brown, i cut back to second, but seems are brown to soil. leaves are green and I have new leaves, it has been at least 6 months since flowers died off and stems turned brown
To add to my prior comment, they are still actively growing even when the flower spike is done. We still feed and care for the plant as If it were flowering, of course adjusting watering and such As we move through the different growth stages, and the seasons and such.🙂
Hi! Awesome video. Did you know that the reason why we can buy phalaenopsis in bloom all year, is because they use a temperature trick at the orchid nurseries. Neat trick right 😋
Yes, flowering time can be controlled very precisely with temperature, I saw it in action when I visited Phalaenopsis nurseries in Taiwan, they use big evaporative coolers and sometimes air conditioning.
Mine had 2 flower spikes which I cut right back after all the flowers dropped off. I'm hoping it gets another flower spike next year. Its grown a couple of new leaves and it still looks pretty healthy. Just no sign of a new flower spike
If it's very warm in your house they tend to grow leaves instead of flowers, you might find that it starts to flower again soon now that we are in winter.
I’ve had an orchid for a couple of years and it’s flowered a few times. It has a new flower spike but the leaves, although nice and plump, are not shiny. I’ve thought about repotting, too, but I think I will wait until after flowering. What do you think?
Depending on how old the orchid is it might not need repotting, they are usually ok in the same pot for a few years. Try cleaning the leaves and then polishing with a dry cloth, it will probably shine up with just a clean and polish, but don't use any chemicals to polish it.
You can actually propagate your orchids by using the cut stems and grow a new plant. I want to actually try that myself but after my orchids have finished flowering.
I cutted mine couples days ago.. its finished bloom too lol .. I guess wherever in the earth orchids have the same finished bloom time lol ..I cutted mine very low haha because if I want to rebloom from the same flower stem it will produce less flowers than before ... so I just massacred it ... fortunately there's new plant coming out from the bottom it produces another new baby orchid .. so .. yessssssss! hahaha
Thanks so much, you've just answered my question on why my plant has only started having a shoot as it was growing many leaves. I live in tropical Singapore, the amount of light is indirect but bright but the temperature here is about 25-32°C.
I also take off the dead roots. Take the plant out of the pot, and leave to soak in a bowl of water. You can then see which roots are alive and cut off the white dead ones.
That'll explain why my large white phalaenopsis has started to bloom now, in September. They are winter bloomers. I've had this phal for 2 years now. This is the first reblooming. X
I followed your advice re. cutting the flower stalk to a lower bud but with zero success. The only thing that has grown since then (months ago) is a new leaf, but the stalk is exactly the same as when I first cut it. What's the opposite of a green thumb?
Thank you for let us know dear i loves orchids and i starting one week ago i loves roses and Frangipini plants to be honest i have 53 trees of roses 25 trees of Frangipani plants 30 kinds of water plants alots of succulents alots of cactus now i needs fruits trees i planing 27 pots of orchids for now i have 7 pots of orchids but one day i try have 27 pots call me the girl loves plants i have the same colors like yours my frangipani trees is 25 colors red block jack purple maron pink pusha pink yellow white hawaian blou marange i cant remember the others colors oranges wild fare just i cant remember but i have it all also have blue colors i only remember 13 colors others i cant
Great Video thank you. Just that you can get new orchids form the cut stems as well... !! It takes a little.. But be patient and don't bin them they can produce new plants aswell!!
What should I do if I cut back the stem too much i.e. basically at the base? Is there any way of stimulating the orchids to grow new flowering stems. They give me new leaves every now and then, and there are growing new roots but no flowering stem. Thank you so much for your very clear and informative channel. Wish I had found it earlier - probably would have avoided the problem I now have.
If your Phalaenopsis orchids are healthy and growing leaves, then its probably too warm for them to flower, phalaenopsis orchids won't usually flower if temperatures are above 25C (77F). Move your orchids to a cooler location and they should start flowering after a few weeks. If your temperatures are below 25c and they are still not flowering then they might need more time, more light or a feed.
I've just clipped an orchid purchased a month ago as instructed and will keep it watered as advised. Can you tell me what sort of environment these things enjoy in a home? Above 60 Fahrenheit and below 80 is what I've read. Its the humidity I'm wondering about. What do people do that don't have time to mist things manually every hour or so? Greenhouse? Not sure what most people do. Thank you be the way for your video. John
Those temperatures are good, they grow very well above 80F, but they only grow leaves in high temperatures as they need cooler temperature to flower. High humidity of ideal, but they can do surprisingly well in low humidity as long as it's not below 40%. If you have very low humidity your best putting the plant in a bathroom, misting, sitting the pot on a tray of wet gravel or inside a terrarium or mini greenhouse.
I have done this several times. Now I don’t have any buds left. What can I do now ? 😊 Edit: oh okay you mentioned it later on in the video. Will see if a new shoot appears . Thank you 🙏🏼
I live in Washington State and summers can get pretty high temperatures. I usually will keep my orchids in my back window but this summer they didn't do well back there. I think it was just to hot so I moved them away from the window seal. I noticed the leaves closest to the roots are turning alittle wrinkled and alittle brown. I've started watering more often because I think its from drying out faster because of the heat. I noticed my bottem leaves seem to die when new leaves start to grow. Is that the norm? I usually will pick the dead off of course. Also what is a good moss for over the roots? Does it need to be green?
You have to stop the plant from flowering for a year or two so that it stores up lots of energy. The nurseries keep the day temperatures above 25c for a year or two this makes the plants only grow leaves and roots. Once the plants are very big they reduce the temperatures down to around 20c, this the causes the plants to flower. The plants will be large and have lots of energy stored in thier roots and leaves after two years of not flowering, so when give the opportunity to flower they will send up multiple shoots.
Finally a useful video! He gives practical what-to-do advice without all the babbling to try and sound like he is trying to impress. Thank you!
Thanks, I'm glad you found my video useful.
THIS WORKED! It took a long time, but it is growing new shoots! Hopefully it blooms soon. Thank you!
thanks for this, it's very useful. I got my orchard in January, after the blooms, the stalk died completely I cut it back to the base, cut the rotted roots (my hubby over watered my plant and 90% of the roots were rotten), re-potted the orchard in bark mix and it's July and I have new leaves and a beautiful new stalk, I'm so excited. Talk to your plants, it helps, they are alive
How do you know when you over watered the plant? or how is the root look like when is rotten? The stalk in mine is dying but not yet to the root. I haven't had any new stalks come in yet
Your orchids have such healthy, shiny, perky leaves, which proves what a wonderful job you're doing with them! Thanks so much for the info! 🥰
I know this is an old video, but I just happened upon your channel while watching videos on growing orchids. I have to say that after watching several you tubers, your video gave me the best information on caring for and growing orchids! Subscribed - thank you for making this video, it was to the point and great advice. Will check out your other videos....
Thanks, I'm glad you found my video so useful. I hope you enjoy watching my other videos.
I agree 👍🏽❤️
In general, they do like more light than most people realize. Remember, that will bring a need for more water. 👍😊
Great info! Thanks!
You can propagate / clone additional plants from the stem you cut off.
Glass vase with sphagnum moss around stem, and cling film over the top
Of vase, with some small holes in film… to create a greenhouse effect. New plants will grow from the nodes - which you can trim once roots and leaves form
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I got one 6 months ago and actually followed the directions tag this time and it's had flowers the whole time (I had one for years before, never made any flowers).
The key is to have it in moss, not soil. And you want to drench it with room-temperature for 5 minutes, then let all the water drain away and do it again a week later. Drying out makes flowers, constant moisture makes more leaves.
bad info. it's all about day length and temperature to determine flowering cycle.
Thanks bro for the beautiful tips. I have an orchid which I found in a garbage container. I brought it home and started taking care of it. It was an experiment. So far, it has bloomed FOUR times in four years. I used to cut the shoot from it's start, as low as possible. This time I am going to follow your way of cutting. I am sure it will bloom faster. Thanks once again. Very good video and wonderful explaination. 😊
Same here!! Twice so far; the best orchid I've ever had, found in the trash. Glad to hear your find you could revive what you found also! ❤
I find your instructional video inspiring. I am following your instructions to the letter. Your presentation, together with your clear and precise voice over is just right. I am very grateful for your advice.
I absolutely hated to have flowers die off and to believe growing Orchids was 'very difficult'. Everyone kept on saying how hard and complicated they are to grow - and it isnt true!
I absolutely love my plants and flowers and use no poisons, ie: insecticide, slug poison etc in my garden. I have the most beautiful Snails with lovely patterned shells and when I observe them through my magnifying glass they are truly lovely, with their two 'Antlers' I even love to see the silver trails early in the morning. I am proud to say I actually feed all the life in the small part of the Earth I am privileged to care for. I put out dog biscuits and Cat biscuits and the Snails and Slugs have many mid-night feasts. I live by the Mantra 'DO NO HARM' as closely as I can.
I was born to a 45 year old mother. From a very, very young age I was fortunate to be taught by my elderly, widowed parent that even if a single blade of grass is damaged or killed - we would not be far behind. All that in 1940/50s when it was most unfashionable to care for nature.
She showed me the dust particles caught in a sunbeam and explained how I was the same and made from that very dust. She was born in 1907, had no formal schooling, living in a remote farmhouse, deep in the Yorkshire Countryside. No mains water, no electricity, no gas right up until the 1960's, Yet she instinctively knew the truth about the environment and evolution of the planet. How? Her life ended at 92 years of age and I lost my very best friend.
I am glad you have found my video so inspiring. I hope your orchids are flowering well for you. You must have a lot of snails in your garden if you have been feeding them as if they have enough food they will quickly multiply. I must admit when I was a child I kept snails as pets, as much as I like snails, I do find that they can cause a lot of damage to certain garden plants.
I learned so much from this video! Thank you for keeping it to the point. Well explained.
Glad it was helpful!
I love gardening and just received my very first orchid (phalaenopsis) as a Christmas present and I'm hooked. I ordered a new plastic orchid pot, bought orchid potting mix and repotted my little baby after her flowers dropped. I liked your video and cant wait for mine to get that big... Thank you for the proper way to cut back the stem..
I'm glad you found the video helpful, Phalaenopsis orchids are great houseplants, they flower for for many months and only rest for a short period before flowering again.
Don't cut a green stem! 'The Orchid Whisper' KNOWS her stuff! She has MANY!
Your video showed up at just the right time. My Orchid dropped its last flower the other day and I had no clue what to do with it. Your video was perfect. Thank you so much.
I'm glad you found my video so helpful, hopefully your orchid will flower again soon.
If you leave it alone, it will bloom again anyway.
Next time, keep the stems...place them in a tall vase with moistened moss....cover the vase with perforated plastic wrap....new baby orchards will grow from the buds!!
Ouhhh thank you
Thank you. This helped me a lot!
The stem on mine dried out. How do I make it so a new stem comes out?
@@setapartforHim your orchid will Spike again and Bloom but it has to have a rest. To grow a couple more new leaves. And then it needs to have a nighttime drop in temperature to set a spike. This usually happens in the fall or winter before we turn the heat on or when it's next to a cold window. Also it can happen when we turn our air conditioner on if it's healthy enough to set up Bloom Spike.
@@setapartforHim your Spike dried out because your orchid needed the nutrients that were in that Spike so it recycled the nitrogen phosphorus and potassium. The same thing happens with an older Leaf if we don't provide the nutrients are plants are orchids need. They recycle those nutrients out of an older Leaf to make a new Leaf. I talked about it on my TH-cam channel but I haven't been able to post lately because of my health
Thank you so much I love orchids I found one earlier walking down the street somebody threw it out I have no idea how to look after it Thank you for the awesome video
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed my video. Good luck with your new orchid.
By the way, your orchids look very, very healthy!
Thanks for your video.
Thanks for such a great explanation on cutting them back. I just got my very first Phalaenopis orchid so have lots to learn! Your explanation was very clear for beginners like me.
Thanks, Good luck with your first Phalaenopsis orchid.
Thank you for making this video,it helped me to understand orchid's better.thank you.
Thank you! Ive watched a few videos on this topic and i just couldnt grasp what they were saying. You did it! Thank you
Thanks, I'm glad you found my instructions clear, good luck with getting your orchid to bloom again.
Thank you for the info! This is the first orchid I've owned and I thought when the flowers were gone, it just got tossed. Excited to know it might bloom again!
Thank you for the info.. my orchid has finished flowering, will follow your instruction as to where to cut the stem
It already has a new leaf, and I had to snip one of the roots as it had dried out..hope I did right
Thank you for your video. October time here in U.K..
so the roots that r brown should be clipped
Thank you so much! Mine was gifted and I thought I had killed it! So helpful!
Hopefully your orchid will be flowering again in a few months.
subbed! thanks for the info, I been doing it wrong...now I know how to cut my orchides to rebloom again, very well detailed and so easy to undertand thank you for sharing....
Thanks, I'm glad you found it helpful, I hope your orchids will rebloom well for you.
Thank you for this video, it is informative. I Have 2 flowers left on my orchid. 💛
Lovely video! Phal’s go through a “vegetative” growth period after the flower spike drops its petals… I think this stage is important, because a strong, healthy vegetative structure lends to stronger more beautiful bloom spikes. The blooms spikes, get all of their energy to grow from the leaves and roots of the phal so good health helps tremendously. Having said that, phals, have a LOT of Will to live… If you have the right tools and know how, they can be brought back from the brink of death!
Excellent video and tutorial. Thank you so very much for sharing your wisdom!
Thanks, I hope you found my video useful.
Great video, seen so many, but you have explained it beautifully…..
Thanks, I'm glad you like my explanation.
Very clear instructions and informative….. superb… loved it
Wow...............I learned more today than I have in years about Moth Orchids........thanks
Your orchids are so healthy
Thanks for info I hadn't found elsewhere to date.
Thanks for sharing your video😀, because last year we buy a orkid plant then I don't know how to start and cut the palnt .now my orkid start growing new one 🤩thanks a lot
Breathing sooo hard!
Good video though!
Thanks for the video. I like that you got straight to the point. I have a phal that has flowered and the flowers dropped off. The stem has died back a bit but not too far. I am currently soaking in flower booster for 15 m. I hope I'm not over doing it. I guess we will see. I noticed it is growing a new leaf so I am glad you mentioned it might be slow in growing another flower stem. I will know to just be patient. All said and done, as long as it lives I'll be happy. Thanks again.
If you want baby plants use the spike you cut off to make new ones.... take the stem and wrap in sphagnum moss and put in a taller vase than the stem with some water in the bottom...about an inch... them put the wrapped stem or stems i in to vase....or plastic wrap on top that you have put holes in for air circulation...little baby plants Will form and after the roots grow about an inch or 2 long cut off the stem leaving a bit of stem on baby plant and plant in sone sphagnum moss...
This takes awhile but with patience more plants
Also add rooting hormone...
@@outshine5411 You don't have to.
Kathleen Murphyl
You cut the stem and rap?
Could you use something else than sphagnum moss?
this video was so helpful!! thank you for sharing
Thanks, I'm glad you found my video helpful.
Thanks for information, really helpful. The close up shots are especially appreciated. Now I should get some good results! 😀
I'm glad you found my video so helpful, good luck with your orchid.
Thanks for this video! I bought a lot of orchids before and they all turned up in the garbage bins after some time of not flowering- cause I thought they were just dead 😑
Thank you, your video is very helpful. I have three orchid plants, I just trimmed them back. Looking forward to seeing it bloom again!
Barley grass powder is an extremly efficient and natural fertilizer for orchids 😊 Mine grew four new branches at the same time without cutting!
Stinchen how did you use it? My leaves are falling off.😭
@@shansbo217 Everytime i water it I put half a teaspoon of the powder into the water 😊
Stinchen thank you. I’m definitely going to do this. ❤️👍
Wow, amazing beautiful.
I never cut as long as the stem is green. I get multiple branches of flowers with so many flowers because I stem the stems whole. I just add a very dilute seaweed solution every other month. I have about 50 orchids.
Infinitely Mighty my stem is green too! I haven’t cut it but was thinking about it! What if your stem is brown?
As long as the stem is green it can regrow new branches and flowers. Watch especially at the end as you can have a new flush of flowers continuing from there as well as along the stem. Start w a dilute fertilizer once a month and Bobs your Uncle
Just the info I needed. Thank you
Looks healthy orchids you have there...loves how shiny the leaves and the stems roots system looks great...too all the best.
Fantastic descriptive video thank you. I killed my orchids from over watering. Hope to have more luck
This time
Keep them on a windowsill where they get some morning or late afternoon sun, drench them thorougly once a week - I fill the pot covers with water, leave them for an hour and empty them again. And spray them with plain water every time you walk past them - you can't overdo it. Then .... give them a bigger pot as soon as they have finished flowering for the first time, and give them a little proper potting soil mixed with the tree bark. Fertilize them occasionally and they'll flower sooooo often!
Please don't use soil. It can suffocate the roots very easily
And please don’t spray it orchids or put them in direct sun. Water on crown/leaves will make it rot and the morning sun will damage the leaves. Only indirect sun
Very informative. Thank you so much
Glad it was helpful!
thank you this much helped.🙏🏼🙌🏼
Thanks, I'm glad my video was helpful :)
Excellent video , well done 😊
Many thanks.
Learnt a lot thanks ❤
Great info!
I'm new to this type of orchid & found your video very helpful, thank you.
I'm glad you found my video very helpful.
Thank you for this information
Thank you for your straightforward and very informative video!
Oh exciting!!
I hace two different ones. Ones has flowers at least 4 times in one year and the other that was given to me, only flowered once and never again. Both are cared for exactly the same way and are sitting close to each other. By a window. I live in a subtropical climate.
my stems turned brown, i cut back to second, but seems are brown to soil. leaves are green and I have new leaves, it has been at least 6 months since flowers died off and stems turned brown
To add to my prior comment, they are still actively growing even when the flower spike is done. We still feed and care for the plant as If it were flowering, of course adjusting watering and such As we move through the different growth stages, and the seasons and such.🙂
Help! My flower Bud on bottom and one above it doesn't have those leaves it's like white ring? I cut to the bottom one
Hi! Awesome video. Did you know that the reason why we can buy phalaenopsis in bloom all year, is because they use a temperature trick at the orchid nurseries. Neat trick right 😋
Yes, flowering time can be controlled very precisely with temperature, I saw it in action when I visited Phalaenopsis nurseries in Taiwan, they use big evaporative coolers and sometimes air conditioning.
Gardening at 58 North just amazing what they can do. 😁
It is an interesting method. Thank you.
Nice explanation. Thanks for sharing.
I cut it to low that is why i don’t have any stem to grow flowers
GREAT VIDEO.. THANKS FOR THE HELP
So helpful - thank you so much, Simon!
+Mary Winter I'm glad you found it helpful.
Mary Winter same here. Thank u for your website. Could not have done it without u.
Thanks for the tips!
I’m happy to know these tips thank you! 😀🌱
Just found your channel. Excellent demonstration. Thank you.
great video thanks for the tips!!
Mine had 2 flower spikes which I cut right back after all the flowers dropped off. I'm hoping it gets another flower spike next year. Its grown a couple of new leaves and it still looks pretty healthy. Just no sign of a new flower spike
If it's very warm in your house they tend to grow leaves instead of flowers, you might find that it starts to flower again soon now that we are in winter.
I’ve had an orchid for a couple of years and it’s flowered a few times. It has a new flower spike but the leaves, although nice and plump, are not shiny. I’ve thought about repotting, too, but I think I will wait until after flowering. What do you think?
Depending on how old the orchid is it might not need repotting, they are usually ok in the same pot for a few years. Try cleaning the leaves and then polishing with a dry cloth, it will probably shine up with just a clean and polish, but don't use any chemicals to polish it.
You can actually propagate your orchids by using the cut stems and grow a new plant. I want to actually try that myself but after my orchids have finished flowering.
How?
And if you add fresh aloe Vera over where u did your cut. It will happen faster. As it has lots of minerals that speed up the process 🌺
Thank you so much!
I cutted mine couples days ago.. its finished bloom too lol .. I guess wherever in the earth orchids have the same finished bloom time lol ..I cutted mine very low haha because if I want to rebloom from the same flower stem it will produce less flowers than before ... so I just massacred it ... fortunately there's new plant coming out from the bottom it produces another new baby orchid .. so .. yessssssss! hahaha
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Good info heard this before but not to the depth you have shown . will do this ....what can it hurt. ☺tks
This was so helpful! Thank you!!
my phal doesnt have that long bit coming out the top. ps thank you for doing this video, also a beginner
Thanks for such an informative video.
you can get a keiki from that flower spike that you want to throw away if you put it in the water and moss
Thanks so much, you've just answered my question on why my plant has only started having a shoot as it was growing many leaves. I live in tropical Singapore, the amount of light is indirect but bright but the temperature here is about 25-32°C.
I also take off the dead roots. Take the plant out of the pot, and leave to soak in a bowl of water. You can then see which roots are alive and cut off the white dead ones.
Thank you for your info, it was very helpful
That'll explain why my large white phalaenopsis has started to bloom now, in September. They are winter bloomers. I've had this phal for 2 years now. This is the first reblooming. X
Great, easy to follow info. Thanks!
I followed your advice re. cutting the flower stalk to a lower bud but with zero success. The only thing that has grown since then (months ago) is a new leaf, but the stalk is exactly the same as when I first cut it. What's the opposite of a green thumb?
Thank you for let us know dear i loves orchids and i starting one week ago i loves roses and Frangipini plants to be honest i have 53 trees of roses 25 trees of Frangipani plants 30 kinds of water plants alots of succulents alots of cactus now i needs fruits trees i planing 27 pots of orchids for now i have 7 pots of orchids but one day i try have 27 pots call me the girl loves plants i have the same colors like yours my frangipani trees is 25 colors red block jack purple maron pink pusha pink yellow white hawaian blou marange i cant remember the others colors oranges wild fare just i cant remember but i have it all also have blue colors i only remember 13 colors others i cant
Great Video thank you. Just that you can get new orchids form the cut stems as well... !! It takes a little.. But be patient and don't bin them they can produce new plants aswell!!
What should I do if I cut back the stem too much i.e. basically at the base? Is there any way of stimulating the orchids to grow new flowering stems. They give me new leaves every now and then, and there are growing new roots but no flowering stem. Thank you so much for your very clear and informative channel. Wish I had found it earlier - probably would have avoided the problem I now have.
If your Phalaenopsis orchids are healthy and growing leaves, then its probably too warm for them to flower, phalaenopsis orchids won't usually flower if temperatures are above 25C (77F). Move your orchids to a cooler location and they should start flowering after a few weeks. If your temperatures are below 25c and they are still not flowering then they might need more time, more light or a feed.
Great information .thank you.
How long can a Phalaenopsis plant live? Great video tutorial, thank you!
I've just clipped an orchid purchased a month ago as instructed and will keep it watered as advised.
Can you tell me what sort of environment these things enjoy in a home? Above 60 Fahrenheit and below 80 is what I've read. Its the humidity I'm wondering about. What do people do that don't have time to mist things manually every hour or so? Greenhouse? Not sure what most people do.
Thank you be the way for your video. John
Those temperatures are good, they grow very well above 80F, but they only grow leaves in high temperatures as they need cooler temperature to flower. High humidity of ideal, but they can do surprisingly well in low humidity as long as it's not below 40%. If you have very low humidity your best putting the plant in a bathroom, misting, sitting the pot on a tray of wet gravel or inside a terrarium or mini greenhouse.
thank. very straightforwardly... how are your flowers doing this year.?
I have done this several times. Now I don’t have any buds left. What can I do now ? 😊
Edit: oh okay you mentioned it later on in the video. Will see if a new shoot appears . Thank you 🙏🏼
can you do a similar video on the peace lily?
I live in Washington State and summers can get pretty high temperatures. I usually will keep my orchids in my back window but this summer they didn't do well back there. I think it was just to hot so I moved them away from the window seal. I noticed the leaves closest to the roots are turning alittle wrinkled and alittle brown. I've started watering more often because I think its from drying out faster because of the heat. I noticed my bottem leaves seem to die when new leaves start to grow. Is that the norm? I usually will pick the dead off of course. Also what is a good moss for over the roots? Does it need to be green?
Great video. Nice and clear. Did you comment on watering between blooms?
How do you get multiple new shoots like you see in the shops?
You have to stop the plant from flowering for a year or two so that it stores up lots of energy. The nurseries keep the day temperatures above 25c for a year or two this makes the plants only grow leaves and roots. Once the plants are very big they reduce the temperatures down to around 20c, this the causes the plants to flower. The plants will be large and have lots of energy stored in thier roots and leaves after two years of not flowering, so when give the opportunity to flower they will send up multiple shoots.
My cousin have told me about this technique.