How Are Your Orchids Doing?

[Teasing the Korean]

Mine was thriving, but the flowers started falling off.  Eventually, the stem became yellowish-brown, so I trimmed it back.

The plant itself seems to be doing well.  

I have tried to give it the proper amount of sunlight, along with a recommended feeding of 3 oz. of water per week.  

I have heard that orchids can come back.  What is your experience?  

[JSngry]

My wife got some for free back in April that the nursery was going to throw away (because it's that type of a joint, they're there to move product, period) and she's got them doing great, thanks for asking!

[mikeweil]

Mine are all doing fine, blossoming anew every year. They need light, but dislike direct sunlight exposure. My are in a window facing north which is perfect. They dislike hard water - I water my one or twice a week with distilled water but give them a dose of special fertilizer very two months. No cold air streams. 

The blossoms can stay for two months in the right environment. But they will drop them first when dehydrated a bit. Be sure to use the proper special soil, too, they prefer rather loose ground.

We have stopped buying any as they blossom every year, but during different months. 

Edited August 15, 2021 by mikeweil

[Teasing the Korean]

12 hours ago, mikeweil said:

Mine are all doing fine, blossoming anew every year. They need light, but dislike direct sunlight exposure. My are in a window facing north which is perfect. They dislike hard water - I water my one or twice a week with distilled water but give them a dose of special fertilizer very two months. No cold air strteams. 

The blossoms can stay for two months in the right environment. But they will drop them first when dehydrated a bit. Be sure to use the proper special soil, too, they prefer rather loose ground.

We have stopped buying any as they blossom every year, but during different months. 

So do the stems stay healthy between blooming periods, or have they ever produce new stems?

[mikeweil]

Sometimes a leaf dries and turns brown. I cut these off, although in their natural environment they rot to become part of the soil they grow on. The stems of the blossoms sometimes become dry, too, others stay green and a baby plant may appear on them. Or a new stem grows from the center for the new flowers.