We've never had much success with this particular plant, so keep that in
mind as you evaluate such advice as I can give you. I've always figured it
wouldn't take our heat [our covered shadehouse is hotter than outside, or
even a shadehouse roofed only in shadecloth]. But it is quite possible that
I've been doing something else wrong ... and in your house, excess heat is
unlikely to be the problem.

Anyway, your plant sounds dehydrated. This could be from underwatering [my
vote] but if it is making new roots and growth, this wouldn't be a bad time
to repot, checking the root condition while you're at it. If, as I suspect,
you find few if any rotten roots but a lot that are shrivelled and dry, then
I would suggest you switch to a finer medium and/or water more often. Also,
I would cut back on feeding until it starts looking more vigorous.

--
Kenni Judd
Juno Beach Orchids
http://www.jborchids.com


"Richard Silverstein" wrote in message
om...
My wendy's valentine isn't too happy & I'd like some help in getting
it the care mine needs. Right now, it doesn't look terribly
healthy--not sick, just not happy. The leaves are a bit puckered like
the skin of an older person. It's not growing very fast if at all &
not putting out much new growth. I must be doing something wrong, but
I'd like to know what.

Right now, I water about 1x per wk. I fertilize every other wk. w. a
generic orchid mix. It gets a moderate amt. of direct sun (easterly
exposure), but I try to put my window shade down most of the day so it
won't get burnt. I'm using a med. size bark growth medium.

Can anyone point to a website that describes the care this plant
likes?