Orchid is dehydrated even with good roots & watering? Here's why & How to fix it!

Ok so why is your orchid not properly hydrated? Easy fix!
🦋 More info below! 🦋
00:00 - Intro
00:37 - 1. Why do we need medium anyway?
03:52 - 2. Ways to fix dehydration for top roots
05:18 - 3. Repotting the orchid
09:21 - 4. Cutting older growth on dehydrated orchids??
11:04 - 5. Potting up!
14:35 - 5. Other examples
19:23 - Outro
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[@MissOrchidGirl]

UPDATE! kzbin.infovz78_xJ3NgA

[@rafabonati7757]

My two orchids had leaves that were turning soft, so I investigated and found that ALL the roots in the pots were dead! The plants were still producing new roots above the potting medium. So I did purchase new medium from the company you partner with, and repotted them after cutting away all the dead dried out roots. So now I found this video! It appears I did the correct thing. By the way, my orchids repeatedly stay in bloom for 6 to 8 months! They are awesome!

[@johnrobinson1517]

In October my granddaughter gave me a very mature phalaenopsis that had a huge flower spike but had lost all but two of its blooms. Following your video I cut the four branches back to promising nodes, reduced water to 5 cc/day, and by Christmas had a total of 36 buds, half of them open. All are now open, and I have you to thank for the helpful advice..

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, be careful with watering the orchid every day, I doubt it needs it! Just water thoroughly when the roots and potting mix is dry or almost completely dry! 🧡

[@adammcinnes5615]

I was having trouble with some of my orchids dehydrating. I was watering then twice a week and had them on a pebble tray trying to increase humidity, but it just wasn't enough. I ended up setting up a small orchidarium with a small humidifier, and they orchids started growing great. The pseudobulbs rehydrated, the roots are growing really well, etc. It's made a big difference.

[@solarwinds-]

Agreed about the sphagnum moss. I added it as a top dressing, looked nice but then the orchid developed stem rot. Stayed wet too long. Luckily the rot was between two sets of roots. I chopped off the rotted portion of the stem and after an application of cinnamon, berried the roots that were in the air under bark. She has taken a couple of years to recover but is producing a flower spike after a long recovery. Good girl, such a trooper.

[@Enjoyplant]

MissOrchidGirl is expert on orchid and all your orchid look so healthy, strong , and so beautiful bloom. Thank for sharing tip on planting orchid .

[@BarbaraStormwind924]

I love the way you said that they don’t want to see your face anymore. Beautiful communication.

[@bigmisscabbage643]

Just got my first orchid - a psychopsis - and am very appreciative of all your videos. So helpful!

[@jaimequinones1109]

This is exactly the video i needed!! Screw the haters! I've had two small catts i bought about a month ago that continue to look dehydrated despite me watering them well and developing a system. I was suspecting it was due to their old roots dying after repotting and the transplant shock and this vid confirms it. Now one of them has a root growing directly downward and I'm at peace ✌🏽

[@kerryroyal7489]

This happens to me all the time, I have often wondered if this happens to you Danni. I don't feel like such a disaster now 🤣 and maybe a little normal at the same time, only if I knew what normal was 😂. Have a great day Danni, thanks for the info 😀

[@tammyjohnson7401]

Great tips Dani, I have used plastic bags over my rootless orchids I was gifted, works very well for me and the orchid, and once it has sustaining roots will be potted on.

[@kathycamasso6672]

After watching your beginner videos, I examined my Orchids and am more understanding of what I see and I'm thrilled to have discovered a little baby growing from one of the flower spikes! I'm so glad I found your channel!

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Glad to help! 😁

[@justdeanna2]

You read my mind! I needed this video for my dehydrated cattleya. I am kind of a newbie and appreciate all of your content! ❤

[@dizzyk54]

Thanks so much for sharing your orchid knowledge! Your videos are entertaining and understandable!!

[@shirleyholt898]

Great tutorial. So very helpful in seeing what your orchid is telling you. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.🤗👏👍🌼

[@dshinn8353]

Your videos are so informative. I’ve learned so much and continue to learn. Thank you!!

[@mayastoyanova3020]

Very beautiful orchid! Hope she bounces back soon so you can show us its gorgeous blooms!

[@roslynclifford5983]

Thanks Danni, This is very timely for me as I have some new cattleya seedlings that are not doing well with one already dying off! I did everything right however I will look at the struggling ones a bit more closely and perhaps repot in smaller pots. 😀🌟

[@sunnymelbourneplants]

Thanks for another cool and informative video. I am more confident repotting phals in flower now thanks to you. Just got myself a yellow no id one and afyer repotting more flowers opened. I will leave them on thanks!

[@zom6ie]

This is exactly my issue with my phalaenopsis 😭 Haven't finished the video yet but thank you so much Edited to add: not important, but we have the same tray 😂 Also, your voice is so soothing. Even if I'm not totally paying attention, you're just so nice to listen to

[@amyd5179]

@wendy pearsonDanny is romanian!

[@lexy604]

So happy I found you ! I just pulled my orchid out of its pot as it’s just looking a little dry sure enough only about two good roots left on it which I’m currently soaking

[@popamarian3584]

Multumim pentru sfaturi! Ador aceste plante, incredibil de frumoase si stranii totodata. Prezentarile sunt la subiect, ai o dictie perfecta, si o voce minunata.

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Mersiiii :D

[@philcurtis8420]

I think I just had one of those "aha" moments! Thanks Danni!

[@marisoll1870]

Thank you for all your help with this videos

[@aprilynperihan3923]

ang ganda naman po ng mga bulaklak

[@tenchuu007]

Good timing, I have this exact problem.

[@danirakaps8748]

Thank you for this video. I've been at my wit's end with keeping my cattleya happy, because I moved and changed its environment multiple times in a short period of time. For some time it gave me false hope it was okay and started producing new roots and structures but they all decided to wither off when I left it in the moist medium for some time. And then I lost my nerves, tossed its medium, collected some rainwater, stopped watering it with water from the sink and now it lives above metal cup with rainwater and I am soaking it overnight once a week because i am afraid of losing what i have left of it to rot.

[@n2wabbit]

Thank you, I will repot a few of mine today that has just started a weird watering issue and see if that helps. They always seem like they are needing water (by the limp leaves and dry soil) even though I know they were watered a few days before.

[@biscodiscuit24]

This gave me some hope, I have a few cattleya types that look like that and particularly the leaves I noticed have some similar damage. I was freaking out thinking it was bugs (even though I don’t see any) or a virus. Now I’m thinking it could just be as simple as I recently reported and there’s very limited roots.

[@CGM18]

I love your apprentice 🕊🕊🕊

[@haydenmcdonald1125]

Thanks Danny super helpful! 🙏

[@connielabarr2249]

Thank You

[@randihardy6642]

ooooooh lucky me i saw this video in time to realize a few of my orchids are dehydrated. thanks!

[@dtulip1]

Hi Dani, could you advise me please, my orchids (phals) desperately need repotting, but , thanks to your help, they are peminantly flowering...when would be the best time to repot? many thanks xx

[@AquaChiara77]

Beautiful flowers sist

[@darksaint8504]

here in bataan philippines. there are many kinds of orchids were you rarely find at the cliffs of the mountain

[@mirunaelena6812]

Multumim pt video 😘😘😘😘

[@anna-karinhelldner7778]

❤Thank You! So helpfull! 👍

[@connielabarr2249]

Thanks

[@SageWolfStudio]

I got a phalynopsis from my mother in law that is dying due to lack of hydration , I had to cut almost all the roots away as they were rotting. It’s growing new roots but the bottom leaves are yellowing and it’s quite floppy. I bought stuff from repot me before I got this plant so I’m hoping I’m not too late. It seems to get better then gets floppy.

[@jessicabey275]

That is so weird you uploaded this today! I just had to repot my Phal because the leaves were wrinkling but it just bloomed and even the newest leaf just started to wrinkle and the old roots rotted. Others were dark but they were plump so i don't know what do to about those. I repoted it in a terra cotta pot around Sept or August last year and the moss I used was aquarium moss :/ online it said sphagnum moss but not what I was expecting to I just used bark this time.

[@humility-righteous-giving]

i have been watching a few vedio's on mounted orchids,since i though of the idea before seeing it, including yours, as i was looking for my solution witch i did not yet try, my solution is a 4-7 inch thick, hollowed out forked log with like 3/4th inch wall's ,than you pull a thick cloth wick though the log and stuff the remaining space with moss leaving a 3 inch wick out at the bottom, and that wick is kept on the bottom is kept in a reservoir of water(maybe place on big Plant Saucer with rocks, so you get evaporative moisture too),than you make some holes throughout the log and stuff some with moss, and theoretically you should only need to water when reservoir is empty ,and since you mount the orchid on the fork of this setup and place 2-3 roots in some holes of the log, then your theoretically giving the orchid a choice as to how much wetness it want's ,it can choose to kill the roots you put in the holes, or it can choose to put more roots in other holes,or just over the holes, and all the while you may just need to water once in a week or 2 depending on size of the reservoir, or maybe in your case every single day to keep the moss in log moist ,but you have no spillage, and no messy watering

[@dianecraig1119]

I’ve got three orchids this has happened to, so I’ll have to try what you did. But, I also have an older orchid that has gone crazy in the root department! Roots are growing out the holes, and are quite long, wrapping around the base. Also, there are a LOT of air roots growing out the top, and these are really long, too. Does this mean that plant needs repotting? Can I trim the roots? If I repot, what do I do with the roots growing out the holes?

[@cree_VI]

i noticed at first that potting mix is hardly dry out even room is quite dry and later leaves looked dehydrated. I took out from pot and all roots were rotten, except one small. With extra care i hope it will survive, it even started preparing for bloom, idk if i need to cut it

[@aryannaghedi1150]

Hi. Thanks for your wonderful videos. I have a phalaenopsis orchid which is on spike... everything looks already fine on it. I have leaf growth, the spike has started to bud and ofcourse i have seen new root buds (but almost dont grow at all). What makes me worried is that i dont see any root in the container and some how i am almost sure that they are not in their best condition. Now the question is that each week i see one more air root which starts to dry out exactly at the base of the root, near the stem. I have lost 3 air roots druing last 3 weeks while new roots have not grown at all. All the active growth parts on the tips of the root have almost disappeared too. Is there anything to worry about? I am afraid if from a moment all good signs disappear and i loose my orchid. I will be glad if you help me

[@Sobat_GO]

Vidio anda sangat menginspirasi 😍

[@karenrobbins6656]

Thank you! You helped me save some orchids. I repotted two florist phalaenopsis potted in 100% sphagnum. One went into transplant shock so there were only roots on top. After watching your video, I figured out what was going on and repotted again so the new roots were in the medium

[@zygzub2611]

I wonder what that granular fertilizer is that she used? I have auto watering on my orchids and would like to be able to use stuff like that.

[@MissOrchidGirl]

HI, you have all details of what I use in description! 😁

[@rahmahhamid6618]

Can I repot my orchid plant when it's flowering?

[@SassyLeeHillius]

Miss Orchid girl, I love orchids I bought sim swan orchid seeds on Amazon here is what I got, I must say it looks like marijuna seeds lol so what do you think where can I get real seeds please thanks enjoy your knowledge!!❤ how do I share my pics in here with you?

[@Anna2aria]

Hi Dani, I have two Phals that just bloomed a few weeks ago that are now infested with fungus gnat larvae in the medium 😭😭 They were pretty recently repotted last summer about 6-7 months ago so the medium shouldn’t be bad yet, but the fungus gnats seem to say otherwise. Should I report these orchid even though they’re in bloom and I recently repotted them last summer?

[@Anna2aria]

Also it’s so nice to see that you experience the same issues as the rest of us! We’ve just hit an extreme dry and cold winter here in Canada and it was a shock to one of my other mini Phals, I thought I was on top of watering but turns out it got dehydrated and lost nearly all its roots 😭 it’s in spagnum moss ICU now based on the advice from your other videos. Thanks!

[@billymacaraeg7761]

1st comment 😁😁, I think it make sense that the Roots just stopped growing at the top of the medium, the air is dry and potting it that way make it easier to rehydrate the plant and aerial roots do rely on humidity in addition. but great video mog 😊😊

[@MissOrchidGirl]

The roots stopped growing due to the lack of energy caused by dehydration.

[@billymacaraeg7761]

@@MissOrchidGirl that actually makes sense 😁😁 thanks for correcting me, I have an orchid with the same issue I just remember now. thanks again 😊

[@anavarro2288]

Hey Danny Been a long time subscriber and I really find your content very informative. I recently got a collection of bulbophyllum orchids- one of them being a specimen sized Elizabeth Ann buckleberry 🤩- I see you’ve done beginner care tutorials for other orchid types, was wondering if a care video for beginners bulbophyllum edition is in the works? Unless I may have overlooked it, the bulbophyllum content on your page is scattered throughout the years with a general tutorial only present way at the beginnings of your channel. Anyway- great job on your videos and I truly am thankful for the knowledge base you bring to the community. Keep doing what you’re doing!👍🏼 To good health, Dr. Navarro

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, I do have a very old tutorial based on the Elizabeth Ann, so you can search for that, but you're right I don't have a new tutorial and I should! 😁

[@anavarro2288]

Yes! When I saw it up for purchase, I was thinking if this was the particular one you made a highlight video years ago, and it was😅😁! Thank you again!

[@tonybezanson9625]

Sadly this happened to my brassada and unfortunately it's no longer with me

[@franbenoit4840]

Can I re pot with flowers 💐?

[@PetraEmmy]

I have a phalaenopsis that has many roots but the leaves are turning yellow and fall off.. I have a suspicion that the VERY full flower spike is the cause.. it has at least 15 flower buds.. is this spike taking all the energy from the leaves?

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, I would rather suspect crown rot or stem rot, if more than 2 bottom leaves are yellowing, or if top leaves are yellowing.

[@doreenandrews2919]

Hi Danny. I have a cattleya with no roots and no new growth. I have her in ICU in moss in a glass. Will that work in this case?

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, ICU setups are great, but with Cattleyas it really depends on species or variety. Some only root in specific seasons and never in any other seasons. ICU's help with water loss, so they can maintain the orchid alive until the rooting season. But it's all variable as you can imagine. I hope it turns out ok!

[@everythingunderozsun6125]

Hi did it managed to grow new roots? I got Cattleya all of the roots are gonner. 9:05

[@Jazzbuzz77]

Can you use regular potting soil for orchids and pack it lightly

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, you can do whatever you'd like, I don't think it's a safe potting medium for orchids, as it's really fine.

[@kendravoracek3636]

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[@ajmvlogs9709]

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[@corinnemcleod1804]

Do you have to do anything with your Orchid roots when the pot is full of roots?

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Well the pot will start to dry faster and faster, so either repot in a bigger pot, or do this kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6W5gZ2FfceNopo

[@peak_of_eternal_light_moon]

could you please make a video to show day by day how dehydration progresses? I find it hard to understand if there is dehydration, or an infection or a pest..

[@fenisuratiningsih7642]

What is the best medium for orchid?

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, anything that 1. Allows for water 2. Allows for adequate air 3. Is not chemically and physically damaging ☺️

[@GyanVikasVikas]

same thing happened to my Archids and I am very disoppointed for this

[@ayrplanes]

Sphagnum moss with bark may be holding too much water for a cattleya, causing the roots to die and rot.

[@MissOrchidGirl]

I can recite lines from books and the internet too, but I’d rather understand and explain how and why things work 🤭

[@kristyminott2326]

Has anyone had success with using MSG or Aloe Vera for root growth?

[@dinaautore5322]

I have had very good luck with, powdered Kelp. I mix a small amount in lukewarm water and spray on areas needing a natural hormone boost, to promote root growth .

[@DramaticallyMiddleAged]

I always wonder why we plant orchids in a clear pot if you’re just going to put the clear pot in another pot that blocks out all the light? Like this.

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Because roots don't need light, even if some can photosynthesize, it's not their main fuction, it's a very secondary one and they are not very good at it, so light to roots makes no substantial impact on an orchid. Clear pots only let us see if the roots grow well and if the medium is dry, it's for us, not them. Hope this cleared it up for you ☺️

[@DramaticallyMiddleAged]

@@MissOrchidGirl NO WAY!!! 😂 oh wow, you ABSOLUTELY cleared that up for me, I had no idea it was for us! 🙈 I’m calling my Mom in Africa right this instant to share the news, she is going to have her mind blown! 😃 thanks so much 🙏🏽

[@rhondaroessler8554]

How do you get rid of gnats in plants and orchids?

[@traciejones3375]

Are you still having the issue? I am! I'm using mosquito bits in the water, sticky traps on every plant, and run a bug zapper at night. Still have them 🙄

[@rhondaroessler8554]

@@traciejones3375 mine are gone. I soaked mosquito bits in distilled water every time I watered my plants and used the sticky things. I sprayed the soil once with an oil. I hate those things!

[@traciejones3375]

@@rhondaroessler8554 ugh, me too! My sticky tapes are covered in a couple days!

[@Rissa_1322]

This video doesn't actually solve the problem it promises to. I have a dehydrated orchid that has tons of good roots in the medium that stays moist for like five days, but the leaves, despite an absence of crown rot, are just hilariously limp. Your orchid *didn't* actually have good roots. Not such an easy fix after all.

[@cheese9919]

5 days isn’t enough for a severely dehydrated orchid to recover. The video does solve hydration issues if ur doing it correctly. L