Your orchid’s roots also crave stability and must have ... Let’s say the blooming cycle is over, and the flower spike (the stem from which the flowers bloom) is still a healthy green.

The orchid has bloomed twice before with beautiful flowers and has been repotted in a larger pot once. At this point we are wondering if these are flowering spikes or just roots growing up into ...

An orchid's roots are very indicative of what the plant ... leaving the old flower spike behind. You’ll need to clear these spikes away to allow your orchid to bloom again next year.

The orchid needs moisture, but does not like to be saturated or super wet. Overly wet leads to the ugly root rot syndrome. Do not remove the flower spike once the flowers drop. As long as it is ...

Step six Wait a month or so for a flower spike to grow. It will look like a root growing straight up and it will have a knobby end on it, called a “mitten”. Once the orchid starts spiking ...

MacCubbin gives Florida gardening advice about caring for nun’s orchids, crape myrtles, sago, Mysore raspberry, mango trees, ...

Orchid roots are exposed to the light in its natural ... I didn’t get a chance to cut back a spent flower spike. When I got around to pulling out the scissors, I noticed that another spike ...

roots grow down or outwards, and spikes upwards, but this can vary depending on how the plant is grown, the direction of the light source, and the type of orchid. The shorter days of winter is a ...

New to the local orchid scene are Sarcochilus ... with alternating top leaves and flower spikes that emerge from the axils. The foliage is reminiscent of the popular blue Neostylis, topping ...