Thank you, Wendy. I realized that I probably should have added that I live
in Florida.



"Wendy" wrote in message
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Welcome to our group Shea, you will get some great help here.
I can't help with indoor growing culture but the biggest killer is
overwatering!
Be very patient & remember that orchids take a while to grow, bloom & die!
Cheers Wendy
"Shea" wrote in message
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I've been lurking around since I received my first orchid on Mother's
Day,
knowing that eventually I would have a question for you. Now, I
actually
have two:

The first question regards a phalaenopsis that I received from my
husband
in early May. It looked very healthy, with two spikes and at least a
dozen
blooms, with some buds. I did a little research and put it on a coffee
table where it would get indirect light from an eastern exposure but no
direct sun. I watered in every few days, checking to make sure it
wasn't
getting too soggy. The flowers lasted through all of May and June,
finally
fading one at a time starting in early July. I still have 3 blooms
left.
I
cut one of the spikes back when it lost its last bloom. One of the
leaves
is turning yellow starting from the base of the leaf. The other leaves
look
unaffected and perfectly healthy. Any ideas as to what I'm doing wrong
and
how to correct my error before any more damage occurs?

The second question regards my second orchid. It is a dendrobium
(Burana
Wan) that had lost all its blooms and was looking a bit neglected. I
got
it
at a local discount store for $4.99. I figure for that price I can try
to
help the poor thing. I put this one on a table facing a west window.
There
is an overhang, so it doesn't get much direct sun at all, but lots of
light.
It has some nice fat green little tubers??? or roots??? (I don't know
what
they are called sorry) coming from the bottom of one stem. They appear
to
be reaching for the medium. There is one stalk that has no growth at
all.
The other two have leaves that appear to be burned at the tips, and
their
color is a bit yellowish/green, otherwise they appear strong and thick.
Can
this orchid be saved? If so, how?

Thanks for any help you can offer. I've gotten some books from the
local
library, but sometimes they give too much information. I just found
myself
getting confused.