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Author Message   Ramo_pam  Posted on Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 01:09 pm EST :    I have overwatered my phal orchid.The rots were partly damaged, I cleaned them and repotted the plant. The flowers have fallen, there is only one left. The leaves and the roots are green but the plant is turning yellow and dry. The tip where the flower is are green and the lower part is green, but the middle part is yellow and dry. Should I cut it? If so, how much of the plant should I cut? Thank you for helping me! Ramo_pam - Oradea, Zone "?"   Nibbs  Supporting Member My Garden Journal My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 01:15 pm EST :    Welcome to gardenbuddies, Ramo_pam! Repotting it was the best idea, but I still think the outcome will not be so good. Just give it time now and see if it will recover. That would be my advice. Perhaps someone else knows of a trick you can use. Diane British Columbia Zone 7b   Joyday  Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 03:56 am EST :    You should cut the spike with flower and let the plant rest, but if the base of the plant is yellow, maybe you should be prepared that it maybe won`t survive. Good luck anyway! Joyday - Serbia, Zone "?"   Markvs  Posted on Friday, February 15, 2008 - 01:07 pm EST :    If you are very lucky, then the plant may yet send up a new growth from the stem, but this can take a lot of time, even a year. Markvs - Waiuku, Zone "9 down to -5 C"   S_gotani  Posted on Monday, March 03, 2008 - 02:11 pm EST :    I just got a Phalaenopsis White orchid less than a month ago...Already One flower has wilted and fallen... I noticed today that two more are beginning to wilt. It will have 1 left if those fall also. The leaves look healthy...there is no yellow spots or bugs. I have it at work where it's getting indirect sunlight. I have it in a pot which drains into another with rocks in it to create humidity. I have watered it every 10 days (right before it gets dry)...does anyone know if my plant is dying or if it's natural for the flowers to all fall off in such a short amount of time? S_gotani - MD, Zone "?"   Jak3  My Weather Posted on Monday, March 17, 2008 - 08:46 am EST :    It is probably fine. If you bought it with the flowers, you have no way of knowing how long the plant has been in bloom. When the last flower falls, cut the stem of it just above a node. It may very well put out a new spike from there. You need to fertilize with a special orchid fertilizer. I do it every week, diluting the fertilizer to half of what is recommended.. My motto is "fetilize weekly weakly"! Also, never fertilize a dry orchid - pour plain water through the pot first and then water with the fertilizer. You are likely to do well in the conditions you describe. Jak3 - Ontario, Zone "4/5"

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