What happens when you don't stake Phalaenopsis flower spikes? 😵‍💫 - Orchid Care for Beginners

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Don't want to stake flower spikes? That's totally fine! or is it?? 🤔 well if the flowers are heavy, then the spikes might break, or the orchid might fall!
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[@MissOrchidGirl]

This video is sponsored by rePotme, check them out here go.missorchidgirl.com/repotme107 They also provided products like pots, clips, some of the stakes and fertiliser I used in this video.

[@nicolebovin3439]

You didn't take the opportunity to joke about how high the stakes are!...if you don't stake your orchid with heavy blooms 😅

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Bhaha true true 😂

[@teresabrockett7525]

I have watched you since the balcony days, but I could barely focus because your new hair color makes your eyes outstandingly gorgeous! 😊

[@quiestinliteris]

I'm extremely psyched - a while ago, I found a grocery store mini phal with a GLORIOUS scent! So surprising! And it finally has its first new spike. I think I'll let it do its own thing with no staking and see how it does.

[@daxxydog5777]

I’ve had great success using Keiki paste to regrow broken or damaged spikes. I peel the vellum off the top two nodes and put a blob of the paste on them. I’m doing it now with a phal that had such a long spike that it grew against a metal shade in a window before I noticed and the tip got burnt. Sometimes I do this with clearance aisle phals I get from the grocery store (they sell them for $5 after the blooms die off) so I can see what color flowers they have. I started it thinking I could get some keikis, but I just got blooms. I got keikis the first few times I tried, but none since.

[@datlaichelle2736]

I know it’s been a while, but the color of your hair is gorgeous on you.❤

[@mwmranch]

A couple of things I've done over the years is to put my phal in a bigger pot, and put pebbles or rocks in the bottom under the orchid to add weight to the bottom. I've also taped and tied pots to shelf poles to keep them from toppling. I prefer the au naturel look to phals and most of the time I just let them go wild.

[@quiestinliteris]

The hair looks fantastic! I've never done black, but I know the feeling of multi-step color changes. Always nice when the intermediate steps turn out looking good, even if it's not the finished product yet.

[@fe0570]

Hi Danny, commenting here from California. I really like your style, you shoot straight from the hip with your valuable tips and information on orchids. Being a plant enthusiast and tropical fish hobbyist your channel is certainly a must for me. BTW, great choice of sweatshirts, and your new hair color gives you that charismatic Ann- Margret vibe!

[@wandashaw3551]

WOW, now that is a beautiful bloom display. I usually do not stake mine unless I have to. I kind of like all of the blooms opened in the same direction and then the spikes just drooping naturally! Great video as always!

[@sheiselwilliams1]

Great video! I happen to have the perfect example of an orchid that MUST be staked. Even though I have it in a heavy 10 inch pot, it would fall over if the flower spikes aren't staked! It is a Phalaenopsis (formerly Doritaenopsis) Lianher Beauty Gold "1024A-4". It has 12 large leaves, a massive amount of roots, and this year, it produced 3 flower spikes with 5 inch blooms. The shortest spike is 3 feet long and the longest is 5 feet long. It has been blooming since the beginning of November and it now has branches and what appears to be 2 keikis forming. I purchased it around Christmas of 2020 and every year it gets more massive.

[@edieroe1520]

Another awesome video. You are always so informative. I’ve staked most of my Phals but left a couple just to see how they look blooming, but will definitely consider the overall weight next blooming season. Thanks from Alberta Canada 🇨🇦

[@fecoify]

Thank you for all your videos. We are lucky to have you. Since I watch your videos I feel I can keep my orchids alive. Thei are growing now.. soo I am verry happy😊😘

[@tammyjohnson7401]

I have an orchid going through this right now thank you, it is doing better. 😊

[@leighannfedorowich6176]

Good morning from Canada BC. Your show is just lovely to watch💛, always look forward to your videos and happy smile🙂...when staking, do you ever worry about ripping/ breaking roots when jabbing the stake in?🌺

[@asymonna]

Using sticks for flower spikes- awesome! The problem starts when orchid grows secondary flowe spikes that goes straight to the window. Even stick won't help 🤣

[@onegreenev]

Bummer. I have two orchids that are pushing out new flower spikes for the first time ever for me and when I was watering them the tip of one busted. I mean, it was like I just breathed on it and it just popped off. Im so bummed. Your work has helped me bring back from the brink 3 orchids.

[@tristagarrett6484]

This was great! I’ll need to get some steaks for one of mine. In the past it bloomed 5 flowers but this year she bloomed 9 and is definitely on the heavy side! Knowing it could break has me worried now!

[@marii.jel804]

I always liked the mini phals but this big one wow it’s stunning 🤩 I think I’m going to buy big ones from now on, too bad they grow so slow in my care, only one miniature bloomed this winter with only 6 🌸

[@sherry872]

Good morning from California ❤

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Good morning from the texas Panhandle. ❤

[@marsharojas8571]

Nice colour Danny❤

[@Dreshanda]

I must say, I absolutely love this hair color on you!!! You're beautiful no matter what, but as a redhead myself, I just can't resist complimenting someone else with gorgeous hair!!!

[@atlramona]

Love the RED!!!

[@susanlago7276]

thanku very helpful! im new to orchids - what are all the excess vines underneath the leaves?

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I absolutely adore your hair color!

[@Miles_Hoffman]

Thank you 💚

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Your new hair color makes your eyes stand out! Beautiful!

[@iammsmorales]

Cute haircut!

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Your hair is beautifulit perks you up

[@neko5059]

loving the red :)

[@trufflehunter58]

I have nightmares about breaking orchid spikes! Great video as usual and I love your hair!

[@jackiewicker4236]

Hi Danny, I bought a Phalaenopsis that was already staked. It was in bloom. I noticed after getting it home they had stuck the stakes through the leaves. Will this hurt it ? I would never do that but I didn’t know if it can cause the leaves to die or not. I love all you beautiful orchids 💕

[@alienrobotcommando]

Awesome!

[@ellietobe]

I really don’t care for the look of orchids that have their flower spikes staked straight up like huge bunny ears. To me it is very unnatural looking. I have some orchids that I can get away with not staking because their bloom spikes do not get terribly long. I have others, much like her white one, that grow such long spikes that they need to be managed. I had to search to find stakes that were bendable. The bendable stakes at least prevent the giant bunny ear look and enable me to leave the orchids on the shelf that they are usually on. In the past I have had to move the long spiked orchids to the top shelf of my shelves until they were done blooming. One of my shelves is made in such a way that I can use the sides of it as a trellis and let the spike wrap around the edges of the shelves.

[@bob9108]

So on my Phal.-Hybrid are 2 flower spikes with buds for months and they aren`t opening. 2 of the started to try out now. Should I just cut off the spikes or leave them? It is always tricky around this season for some of my plants cause I can`t manage the flow of cooler air so well in my small apartment. Gladly i move soon in a bigger one where my plants will be much happier aswell.

[@dellieb6337]

I don’t know if you can answer this question? My orchid is getting some kind of white stuff on bark and a little on the orchid it self. The white stuff happens after I water and feed it, Alison the sphagnum moss looks like it has flowered maybe an illusion. I am a first timer. The orchid was from grocery outlet store about two years ago.

[@stuntmonkey00]

The hair is fire!

[@waynebrown107]

Newbie question. I have a flower spike and it has three flowers on it. Now its growing another bloom at the end, Is this normal?

[@user-cn1tl7fp7e]

Thank you for the video, great topic! I’m not going to stake, I don’t have the space. I also have no idea 🤷‍♀️ what kind, height, etc of 11 of the 15 Phals I have. 11 have not bloomed since 2019 or 2021😂. But I finally figured it out. I don’t get even 10 hours of sunlight from Oct to April and old potting mix 😂 I love your Hair Colour!❤Carol

[@edwardpeal2283]

Do you have an ID on the large white orchid?

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[@martystevens2313]

I didn't realize how easy the spikes break. My mini phal sent out 2 spikes last month and as i tried to bend the fist spike up to stake it, it snapped off. Both spikes were growing sraight out horizontally and i thought i could bend it up to start training it up. Not trying that again😢

[@carolynricketson5714]

I have a mini orchid that had 2 flower spikes. One of them has developed a sprout off the spike & now the end of the main spike is dying. Is that normal? What do I need to do?

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[@ageofai7657]

please please please answer me, I'm new to growing phalaenopsis orchids, I got them last spring, they had lots of flowers, I did all the instructions you gave in your channel, now that we getting closer to spring one of my orchids is growing spike, but the Internet is saying orchids should grow spikes in autumn and bloom in winter What should I do?

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, that’s great! Nothing special to do, care for the orchid normally and enjoy the blooms :)

[@ageofai7657]

@MissOrchidGirl thank you for replying back, just another question, just today I found fuzzy mold on coconut husks in phalaenopsis pots , what should I do ? please help me because I really love my orchids and unfortunately no one in my city really knows how to care for orchids

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nice hair :)