My orchid (with small yellow flowers when bought new) has not flowered
since which is 2 years ago.

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My orchid (with small yellow flowers when bought new) has not flowered
since which is 2 years ago.

And?

Mhari,

When you say 'small yellow flowers', do you mean like this?

http://herba.msu.ru/shipunov/e-album...idium-k111.jpg If so,
that's an Oncidium.

Or like this?
http://orchid.ne.jp/suzuki/images/gi...rap_naname.jpg
If so, that's a yellow Phal.

If it looked different than either one of those, then we need more info
about its looks -- you can go to a library or bookstore and look through a
book on orchids for a picture that looks similar to your orchid, then check
the caption of the photo to find out what kind of orchid it is. You see
there are many different kinds of orchids, and small yellow flowers is not
enough for us to determine what kind. The different kinds of orchids have
different requirements such as different amount of light required for
flowering.

Best,
Joanna

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My orchid (with small yellow flowers when bought new) has not flowered
since which is 2 years ago.

if it has a tag, just tell us what the tag says...

in very general terms, the #1 reason an orchid would grow for two years but
fail to rebloom is insuffient light levels. The #2 reason would be lack of
fertilizer. BUT without knowing what kind of orchid it is, these could be
exactly the wrong answer.

also, depending on all sorts of unavailable data, if it has been in the same
pot for two years, it is probably way passed time to remove it from the olde
potting media and replace into some fresh stuff.

"J Fortuna" wrote in message
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Mhari,

When you say 'small yellow flowers', do you mean like this?

http://herba.msu.ru/shipunov/e-album...idium-k111.jpg If so,
that's an Oncidium.

Or like this?
http://orchid.ne.jp/suzuki/images/gi...rap_naname.jpg
If so, that's a yellow Phal.

If it looked different than either one of those, then we need more info
about its looks -- you can go to a library or bookstore and look through a
book on orchids for a picture that looks similar to your orchid, then
check the caption of the photo to find out what kind of orchid it is. You
see there are many different kinds of orchids, and small yellow flowers is
not enough for us to determine what kind. The different kinds of orchids
have different requirements such as different amount of light required for
flowering.

Best,
Joanna

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My orchid (with small yellow flowers when bought new) has not flowered
since which is 2 years ago.

I was going to answer, but Al said it all. Kenni

"Al" wrote in message
...
if it has a tag, just tell us what the tag says...

in very general terms, the #1 reason an orchid would grow for two years
but fail to rebloom is insuffient light levels. The #2 reason would be
lack of fertilizer. BUT without knowing what kind of orchid it is, these
could be exactly the wrong answer.

also, depending on all sorts of unavailable data, if it has been in the
same pot for two years, it is probably way passed time to remove it from
the olde potting media and replace into some fresh stuff.

On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 18:00:12 -0500 in Kenni Judd wrote:
I was going to answer, but Al said it all. Kenni

I think ya'll scared the original poster away already.

--
Chris Dukes
Suspicion breeds confidence -- Brazil

Really and no one is flaming anyone about the correct date of a AOS/HCC
or first recorded botanical name etc.

Along with rec.gardens.orchids (you can see the fine help posted
already) you can use a Search engine like GOOGLE. Try "Oncidiums 101".
That gave me many sites discussing Onc. care. The information will at
first seem overwhelming, scattered, different strokes from different
folks, but after researching it a bit things will start to fall into
place.
Now for my two cents; Use the south window but place it to get only
the morning sun and bright shade in the afternoon, possibly south side
of a larger plant to filter the afternoon sun. Use expanded clay and
repot in a SemiHydro type arrangement ( Google again). Feed with a weak
solution bi-weekly. Flush with water weekly ( Run 2 quarts of water
thru a one quart pot). The leaves should go to a light green with a
tinge of yellow (dark green indicates too much light). Relax. ;-)) For
me half the fun is the research and groups.
Joe T
Baytown, Texas