Can I Revive an Orchid?
I just bought Selene today. One of the stems is dead. Is there any way I can revive it or grow a new one? Thank you for the help!
2ft to light, indirect
4” pot without drainage
Last watered 1 week ago
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Most of them time these mini phals come in a pot with a spongy plug, remove that spongy plug carefully to avoid breaking any roots. Any brown roots snip off with steralized scissors ✂️ plant the orchid in orchid bark... Fill about 1/3 with mix place orchid in pot and fill in around roots, so she's firm in her pot and give her a good soaking. The flower spike that's dead cut it back to the live part just above a node. Hope this helps 👍🌿💞
@sxftdevil it's okay- it's just the flowers that have died. Orchid flowers can last for a few weeks - not much more than a month.
You can either leave the stem and in time, with proper care it will rebloom, or you can cut the stem and the plant might produce a new flower stalk in time with proper care. I have several that keep blooming. (:
You can either leave the stem and in time, with proper care it will rebloom, or you can cut the stem and the plant might produce a new flower stalk in time with proper care. I have several that keep blooming. (:
@sarahsalith Ah, I see. The stems are different colours, though. My lighting wasn’t the best— One was a rich brown and the other (one on right) is more of a beigy-brown.
@sxftdevil you can snip off the brown stem, since it won't grow. But in my second picture, I have a new flower spike. (:
@sarahsalith I agree with this! My mamaw has multiple orchids she cares for and many have bloomed over and over again 💙 she waters hers with diluted orchid fertilizer but others will soak them in their sinks or bathtubs for at least 15 minutes!
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