New Orchid owner, can someone provide advise?
Hi,
I received an Orchid from my boss at work. The tag in the container says "Lc. Little Oliver 'Tricolor'". Pictures are he http://lippeatt.com/flowers.asp Can someone take a look and see if it is healthy? It is getting dark spots on the leaves, and the stem with the flowers has died. Its only being watered once a week per suggestions received because Orchids do not like too much water? I moved it away from the window because it has been pretty cold lately. Here's my pictures. They are done with a camera phone, but you can see the dark spots, the skin that is pealing off, and the withered stems. Thanks to anyone who can offer a bit of advise!! |
New Orchid owner, can someone provide advise?
Your orchid looks to be in pretty good shape.
The peeling stuff is absolutely normal. As it gets dry enough to come off easily, just peel it away. If the flowers were open when it was given to you, there's no way to know how long they actually lasted from start-to-finish. Anywhere from 3-5 weeks would be normal, but unless you got it while the flowers were still buds, you don't know how much of that time had elapsed before you received it. It should bloom again on the next growth -- this time next year, or more likely sooner (I think this one will go more than once a year). The only "dark spot" I saw was in the first pic, a border on one leaftip. As a precaution, you could wipe that leaf with rubbing alcohol, but it doesn't look like a big concern to me. On the watering: When you water, you should be running lots of water through the pot. If you have it on a saucer, you need to go back and drain so the plant isn't left sitting in a puddle. Once a week is a common guideline, but the real answer is "whenever it's good and dry." In a dry ac-d or heated environment, it might be more than once a week. You can judge by the weight of the pot -- it should be heavy right after you water, and then get much lighter as it dries out. And it's much better to let it get a little too dry than to keep it too wet. A little bit of shrivelling on the old growths is to be expected; the new growth looks full and firm. -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids "ext237" wrote in message ... Hi, I received an Orchid from my boss at work. The tag in the container says "Lc. Little Oliver 'Tricolor'". Pictures are he http://lippeatt.com/flowers.asp Can someone take a look and see if it is healthy? It is getting dark spots on the leaves, and the stem with the flowers has died. Its only being watered once a week per suggestions received because Orchids do not like too much water? I moved it away from the window because it has been pretty cold lately. Here's my pictures. They are done with a camera phone, but you can see the dark spots, the skin that is pealing off, and the withered stems. Thanks to anyone who can offer a bit of advise!! |
New Orchid owner, can someone provide advise?
Welcome, New Orchid Owner or aka ext237.
Kenni has given you great advice as she always does. The brown on the edge of the leaf could be fertilizer burn? But then again all the leaves would be that way. Did you look underneath for any sign of bugs? I noticed that you have a decorative pot. Is your plant in its own plastic pot just sitting inside the large pot? If not, then watch the drainage you will need to water less often. Root rot is the biggest killer of orchids. In order for your "Oliver" to bloom again he will also need good filtered sunlight all day. There are grow lights available for indoors. Also another good thing to do is join a Orchid Society near you. Good luck, -- Cheers Wendy Remove PETERPAN for email reply ext237 wrote: Hi, I received an Orchid from my boss at work. The tag in the container says "Lc. Little Oliver 'Tricolor'". Pictures are he http://lippeatt.com/flowers.asp Can someone take a look and see if it is healthy? It is getting dark spots on the leaves, and the stem with the flowers has died. Its only being watered once a week per suggestions received because Orchids do not like too much water? I moved it away from the window because it has been pretty cold lately. Here's my pictures. They are done with a camera phone, but you can see the dark spots, the skin that is pealing off, and the withered stems. Thanks to anyone who can offer a bit of advise!! |
New Orchid owner, can someone provide advise?
Ext237 -
Yeah the plant looks turgid and happy. Black stuff at leaf tip is most certainly a fungal black rot. Not all that unusual. A very slow progressor and killer. Can try to remove the infected tissue (and at least 2 inches around the rot perimeter) with a sterile razor blade. Otherwise just leave it, and watch the drainage as wendy said. If it's too dank and wet down there too often, that thing is toast. |
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