Problems

The sphag and bag orchid method is a humidity chamber for an orchid that has no roots left.

The old warning about ants and orchids says the ants are eating your plant. That is rarely true.

Orchids without leaves can still be alive, and some can even regrow new ones. A Phalaenopsis with no

A yellow leaf shows up at the base of your phalaenopsis. Another leaf feels soft instead of firm.

An orchid leaf problem is any visible change in color, texture, shape, or surface on a leaf. Orchid

The pot feels light and the roots look pale, not firm and green. Thin, papery strands sit where

Physan 20 for orchids is a quaternary ammonium disinfectant, not a systemic fungicide. It kills surface bacteria, fungi,

Here is the decision rule: squeeze the root between two fingers. A firm root, even a thin or

One leaf shows a soft white fuzz spreading across its surface. Another leaf has a sunken black spot

White spots on orchid leaves are usually mealybugs, scale insects, hard water residue, or sunburn bleaching. A smaller