7 Signs which say your Phalaenopsis Orchid is stressed! | Orchid Care for Beginners

[@MissOrchidGirl]

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[@toshley6192]

Apparently I own a very Zen orchid. I've repotted it 3 or 4 times in the past 2 years since I recieved it, and it never gets stressed. It's up to 10 leaves now, and the newest ones are over a foot long. Not bad for a $25 orchid from a supermarket. Although I might just have an emerald thumb, since I also repotted my girlfriend's orchid which had been slightly neglected. Pulled all the old nasty spaghnum out of the roots and replaced it with a woodchip/charcoal/perlite mix in one of those ceramic pots with the holes. It dropped it's oldest damaged leaves, grew a bunch of new roots, bloomed, and now it's finally putting out the tip of a new leaf.

[@ronminerosenberg]

SAME i have adhd and i overthink about my orchid rotting or dying and repot it 4 times per week at first it's two roots rotted and now it has grown about 12 more roots with growing root tips and two more leaves!

[@jaimejgrant04]

Orchid whisperer

[@BridalSewing]

It's okay, orchids. I'm stressed too! Lol

[@stephaniesands119]

Repotting is such a gamble for me. I feel like the orchid stress is inevitable. However, the longer I grow orchids, I have less stressed orchids post-repot than before. I just wish they could talk!

[@c2max99]

Thank you so much Dani! I needed this education. I am new to orchids, and am devouring all your videos! Thank you a thousand times! Many blessings to you!!

[@TY-ob7fz]

Hey Danny. Last year I had a keiki with a doomed mother plant (phal) and keiki without roots. I snip off the keiki with a bit of the flower stem and buried the stem in spagnum moss and R/O water. For three months the little keiki fought to survive and finally pushed out a root and eventually a couple more.

[@julierobertson9397]

Thanks for the grower stress relief! Some of my orchids were showing the wrinkling and yellowing of leaves. Now I know not to panic and what to do about it. Your videos are always a treat.

[@orchidsbythelake]

You just gave me the ID for my white mini phal… exact look, and guess what? It has terminal spike when I got it 2 years ago. It’s been growing keikis and blooming normally ever since. Thank you!

[@DivaAfro]

Timely video, thank you! I felt my store- bought orchid was struggling and re-potted and it's angry with me! Already, have the first 2 issues: I'll check the medium and water a bit more

[@TheGatewayProductions]

No one likes stress but we can always learn to manage it. Keep up the great work!

[@stephaniemoosaie643]

Such a great video thank you! I got an orchid for Valentine’s Day and have been determined to keep it alive - your videos have been a huge help for me! My orchid has stopped growing for a while now - but I am hoping it is all stressed from new medium different than what it came with from the store, and a larger pot (came in a 5 inch and now in a 6 inch) I am hoping with enough plant food and light and water it will resume growing leaves and roots. Any tips to help speed up growth? Or how to promote new roots and leaves? I am not overly concerned with a new flower spike (I cut the old one after the blooms fell) as I want it to vegetate to a strong stage. When I repotted I noticed the roots were firm not mush but a bit yellow so I hope the new dryer medium in a larger pot with my air access will help prevent the roots from rotting and over watering. 2 of the older leaves are floppy and a bit leathery so I have been trying to find that sweet spot between over watering and dehydration. Thank you for helping beginners like me - I hope to be able to get more orchids in the future and care for these beautiful flowers.

[@mayastoyanova3020]

As usual very informative and helpful video 👍 Your Schilleriana is glorious by the way😍

[@marjieestivill]

Watching these videos gives me a burst of energy and focus to water and repot…especially when I saw this one illustrating problems. For each example of the 7, I currently also have at least one example for each of the 7 symptoms.

[@josephrapp7211]

Solid info as usual. NOW....please stress the danger of Leca...like you, I put them in H2O to see effect on PH...WOW! significant change towards alkaline(8.5). No matter how I tried to make adjustments, I eventually had to repot my orchids (6) in sphagnum and bark so I can better grow them. I think this ought to be told in all videos, as I was blaming myself when in fact it was not me and the orchids will be set-back with repotting.

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, I have videos on leca altering ph, just type the keywords in the search bar ☺️

[@solarwinds-]

Hey Danni, love your blakc and white fingernails.! oh my your manicurist is a genius. Love the vid! It's reassuring that i must be doing something right with my Orchids. The leaves are unfolding nicely. Thanks for the tip!

[@susiejohnson4530]

LOVE your videos!! LOVE that stripe leafed orchid too! esp. since you grew it from a "baby" keikee? it's so pretty. What do you think of growing orchids ON a structure and not in orchid soil? I notice most of yours are in pots. I just have a few lovely pieces of drift wood that I really want to use. My first orchid has been with me for over 10 days now and has a new leaf growing and happy roots. NO substrate of any kind. I take it out of the stump/wood base and sit it in a bowl of bottled water for a little while a few times a day. Waiting for my sphagnum moss from that really popular online store that I probably can't name here. ahaaahhhhaa

[@shirleyholt898]

Very good information. I enjoyed watching and listening. Thanks for sharing.🤗🦋

[@alicenataliamariailarda9046]

Leaves can also remain little and stop growing if you bring them home during theyre opening, cause of the stress. I have one right now but it is producing a new one. I hope it grows big, everytime I see new roots or leaves I'm happy because it is a sign that I'm providing good for them and that's all what we want for our orchids ❤

[@billymacaraeg7761]

I love the polychilos phalaenopsis you have 😍 the bellina and the samera is just as beautiful! Thanks for sharing your experience and the symptoms you observed, I am really guilty of not giving quality time for my orchids so that's why some of them are compromised, like my phalaenopsis keep on producing keikis too, quite not normal for a phalaenopsis aphrodite.

[@dianal3827]

I absolutely hate it when shops sell orchids in that horrible sponge wrapped in sphagnum moss. They never dry out, the media combo is a breeding ground for algae, molds, and even mushrooms. Yes, I found mushrooms growing on the dead roots of a newly purchased, very very small orchid. It had three floral spikes, absolutely gorgeous, but I cut them off to preserve energy. I realized something was off because it was dropping the unopened flower buds and the leaves were a bit leathery and limp, even though the media was damp.

[@tammyjohnson7401]

Great information, thank you, it always keeps me watchful for stress signs on my 6 Phals. Take care.

[@martinadams5382]

Thanks for the wealth of information !

[@breafisher3706]

You're totally right...I need a summer blooming phal lol

[@alexrosen-ambriz8054]

Thank you for this. I was thinking of contacting you somehow in desperate need. I have an orchid that’s my star orchid. She’s consistently flowering almost in time when you don’t expect it. She has grown pretty big and has been happy. However I recently had a fungus gnat issue that has damaged some of the roots in most of my orchids from the hungry gross larva. I did my best to take care of that but it’s so difficult since I live in the country. This particular orchid to my surprise has continued to produce leaves but lost a couple roots (not so bad) and has now produced a keiki on a flower spike. I left the keiki to see how the mother would react not to mention having a new plant from this orchid. I’m doing my best keeping the mother healthy but now she’s grown a new flower spike with buds and the cane that the keiki is on has routed a new spike with flowers and another one on the way. This is a bit extreme I think. Watching your video is making me believe that my orchid is stressed. Some of her leaves on the base are mildly wrinkled and new leaves at top look ok but are starting to get a little soft. The keiki has two leaves, one is two inches long and the other is about an inch. There is a root growing but it’s not long enough to remove the keiki from the mother plant. Any tips? Greatly appreciate it!

[@rangsilmarak511]

Give cinnamon powder

[@rangsilmarak511]

For that i dont have any idea but for root rotting cinamon powder is best so sorry !not to worry orchids are very strong

[@kat5092]

Hey Danny! Will you be doing an update on your phal species and primary hybrid collection? I’ve been getting into phal species and hybrids lately and was wondering if you’ve expanded your collection of summer bloomers🥰

[@someusername4129]

I'd love to see a collection update too for the same reason!

[@sachekazzak9013]

Another fun and educational video, thank you! One thought occurred to me with keikis. Some species or crosses of them being prone to creating them…eyeballing my crazy Equestris 👀 😂🥂

[@JMS77-c9m]

Great video Danny, I can't learn enough about Phals! What is the variety of the large mottled leaf phal in this video? The pattern is incredible!

[@starlightvampire]

Perhaps your Schilleriana mother plant had erwinia (soft rot)? Melting plants sounds so strange but I have definitely dealt with it before!

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, it didn't look quite like it, but who knows really, might have been 😓 good thing the keiki is fine! 😁

[@marygorchidsmore2058]

Good discussion about the terminal spike. So what would you do with orchids with terminal spike? Do you still keep on watering as normal to produce a keili? What if it didn’t?

[@bethreaves403]

Hi Dani! I’m a fairly new orchid mother. I have kept hundreds of plants of many kinds most of my life, but had never attempted keeping an orchid. I attempted saving a friend’s sick orchid, even though I had zero experience, but I failed. That challenged me to buy one of my own, and try to keep it alive and healthy. Then I bought another, and another. I recently bought one at a discounted price from Lowe’s that appeared to be dehydrated, and to have sun burn. I repotted it about 2 weeks ago, and 2 days ago it looked a little droopy. I watered it well, and although the big leaves are better, the tiny new leaf that was growing was very soft, and came off when I was examining it. What does that mean? And will it grow another new leaf from the crown?

[@sandreawhite7534]

Excellent.

[@saxgoddess25]

I have three grocery store type mini phals that my mom cared for when I moved across the US. Sadly, they went WAAAAY too long between repottings and lost all of their in-pot roots. They have a fair number of aerial roots, but that's all they have. Now they look dehydrated all of the time. Wish I knew what to do for them. They look so sad.

[@paisleyrowe88]

Do you have any tips for growing vanilla orchids?

[@BA-kk7bj]

Got an orchid from a neighbour. Had to repot because there was mould in the medium. The three bottom leaves were getting wrinkled and floppy. It took 3 days for new medium to arrive, and I did give it nutrients....one leaf is starting to feel more full again but not a different leaf is floppy. How often should I fertilize it if I suspect it has had no nutrition for awhile?

[@TheEvsz06]

I have an orchid with just two leaves and both are yellow with brown spots and very limp. I believe it was from sun damage and rain from outside, I live in Florida, I have repotted and roots are fine, should I cut the leaves off? Thanks so much for all your videos and inspiration.

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, they may just fall on their own, but I would be a bit skeptical about the orchid, if rain was involved then it may be stem rot, rather than sunburn 😓

[@alicenataliamariailarda9046]

When you show your orchid with the terminal spike, that spike has a leave on it. Mine isn't growing from the middle of the stem but one of my flower spikes has 2 little leaves like yours. I bought it 3 weeks ago and it already had it. Why tough?

[@reginaldlaville8094]

I have Just purchased a Dendrobium lindleyi But not sure about it's requirements I was wondering if you new anything about this orchids

[@gxdjoeybaby07]

will the orchid that made the terminal spike continue making keikis forever?

[@alicesanchez7777]

Hi Danny bellas Orquideas 😍

[@אורינפתלי]

Hi, I have a nice phala. Orchid. I it was repotted a year ago and is developing very nicely since. Now I see clusters of black dots in a white substance between the roots. Do you have any idea what is it and what to do? Do I need to repot again?

[@alikipantoleon6502]

Two of my orchid's leave just started becoming wrinkly from the tips inwards and it's getting worse. On the other hand, a new leaf and roots are growing and it hasn't been repotted either. Any ideas what's wrong and whether should I do?

[@ot1402]

I have one orchid that the leaves are droopy, and are not stiff. More floppy to the touch. Not sure why?? Leaves are not yellow or showing signs of thirst.

[@lilianelabellebelton]

What happens when the orchid grows three new leaves and they all stay small

[@cwywitchp2684]

What do you do to make your leafs so bright and shiny

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, summer blooming Phalaenopsis naturally have glossier leaves, especially the new ones 😁

[@karensteffy8698]

What kind of water should I use?

[@nenabroniak2541]

Hi Danny, my daughter got me a Orchid for Mother’s Day, I found a red spider mite chomping on my leaf I took your suggestion of hair spray and it worked, I was able to get the spider out, but I also have a leaf showing long blisters What could this be?

[@Angelique546]

Hi Danny. One of my phall orchids leaves are turning a light green and has this "see through" spots all over the leaves. Ive been researching for days now but cant find a clear enough explanation on what to do and what may be causing this. Please help me im desperate.

[@Angelique546]

How can i get in contact with you to send you photos? Im from south africa

[@kamiekastennett5412]

What if they all looks good?

[@peggyhansen3821]

How do you get them to increase their root system?

[@MissOrchidGirl]

They will do it by themselves with good care 😉

[@peggyhansen3821]

@@MissOrchidGirl I repotted my orchid in a very different medium (from what the grocery store had) a couple of years after I received it. There was a lot of peat packed around the roots and most of roots were rotten. It's been about a year, now I have new leaves that are growing and a couple new air roots. Does that indicate that new roots are

[@peggyhansen3821]

Growing also?

[@eatingshow1822]

Do you have dendrobium king dragon orchid?

[@susanmoore3335]

I have an orchid that recently just dried up and dropped all its leaves off but it wasnt ry why would it do this

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, it might have been stem rot, which affects the axis of the orchid. Look it up and see if it looked similar, there's not much to do if stem rot settles in sadly 😓

[@solarwinds-]

Do orchids ooze sap?

[@aeymeefaymee]

I just brought orchids online and the roots were fine until i repot them and cut some dead roots. After a week, my phals shows exact signs like this video and the roots are rotting 😭 what should i do? 😭

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, it might be transplant shock. Type in the searchbar 'missorchidgirl transplant shock' I have a few videos on the subject! Good luck!

[@aeymeefaymee]

@@MissOrchidGirl thank you so much!! ✨✨

[@sisterray52]

I don’t understand what a basil keike is

[@dream.fiiend]

Keikifrom the base

[@stefanipetrova]

My orchids are struggling a lot rip

[@dollyperry3020]

Keiki?

[@bremusa322]

I don’t even know what mine looks like with more than 2 leaves because it kills one off every time a new one grows in lol

[@kendravoracek3636]

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[@ErikaLodes]

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[@NeptunCristalPower]

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