Will Orchid stem regrow? NEWBIE
Devonne West
3 months ago
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My husband gifted me a beautiful Orchid a year ago. When it stopped blooming, I was told to cut off the entire bloom stem (to the base of the plant). It has not grown back. My room has lots of windows so I rarely have to put plants ON/IN a window. How can I help my orchid?
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Comments (34)Im not sure what growers in zone 5 use, I have been unable to find that information online. The orchid is only in the north window temporarily. That is where the majority of my plants are and it is easier for me to keep an eye on it in there. The east window is in the kids' room and I mostly use it for rooting cuttings. I dont spend a lot of time in there. Who likes stepping over toys? The only plant that is in there permanently is my spider plant. I might be comfortable putting the orchid in there if it is in an aquarium- unlikely to get knocked over, or dry out. This is my current setup in the north window. It changes periodically, as a result of boredom, and to give individual plants a chance at a more optimal spot. The pothos in the foreground is 6 feet from the window. I grow pothos in there against the wall, ten feet from the window. It is currently putting out new growth. I have grown cordyline terminalis (hawaiian ti) in there for years. The impatiens in the lower righthand corner are not flowering currently because it was previously away from the window and recently repotted (putting on leaves instead), but it does flower in the spot that it is in. It has had foliar nematodes since last summer but you would not know by looking at it. It seems to be resistant. It is not touching the hoya vine in the pot next to it. The snake plant, philodendron, impatiens, pothos, spring cactus, and hoya vine are putting on new growth. I grow african violets and a hen-and-chicks under the floor lamp. It is 2000 lumens on an area about a square foot, in addition to the light from the window. So, not SUPER bright. But my african violets dont mind a bit. You can see the two orchids to the right of the hoya. I shouldnt think a couple weeks to a month will do them much harm (?). Both orchids will likely end up on my east-facing balcony, but it has been rainy and cold lately. It must get down to 50 or 55 at night....See Moreregrowing flower stem
Comments (1)There is an annual cycle of growing a new flower stem from the base and then blooming. Depending on the hybrid a new flower stem can start at any time but for many hybrids a new flower stem is initiated by a slight cooling down in autumn and the plant will bloom 110 days later. There are some extensive notes in the FAQ section about re-blooming Phalaenopsis...See MoreRegrowing Phals and New Roots Please Advise..
Comments (26)I would pull it out of the pot and check the roots for rot. I have about nine Phalaenopsis and two have wilted in the past even when flowering. The problem in both cases was rotten roots. I cut the whole plant stem just above the rotten roots, pull off the wrinkled leaves, dip it into an old bottle of "Roots" and plant it in coarse fir bark. One is recovering nicely but it has taken a year. It had essentially no roots left, just nubbins on the stem. A fairly new one just got the same treatment. I am no orchid expert but that is what works for me. I probably tend to over water my plants. For the price I paid, I could have thrown them out but I hate to throw out a plant. This post was edited by BoulderGrower on Sun, Oct 5, 14 at 18:42...See MoreNewbie Orchid Problems...
Comments (31)If shavedmonkey had bothered to read the reply that I sent he/she would have realized that the comment I said was stupid was "that using the media I used would kill the plant" orchids will grow in a range of media, I know that as i grow my plants in everything from treefern pieces, pieces of tree branches, pure perlite, pine bark, or mixtures of all of them. While I do not grow Phals on either branches or treefern (only because I have to bring them inside during the winter) they will quite happily grow on this media, providing the humidity is high enough. As for not growing in a pot I made no mention of it, what I said and conveniently forgotten is that Phals are true epiphytes and grow wild in trees. Whether you use my methods or what you discover for yourself is of no consequence to me, it is what works for you in your conditions. As I said before Phals like high humidity as the temperature rises so should the humidity. There are very few fast and absolute rules when growing orchids, I grow in Sydney, micro-climate zone 10b most of my plants stay outside under solarweave and 50% shade cloth all year round except for Phals and some Paphs which I bring inside but not in a heated area....See More
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