help!!!! i have a drying cattleya plz help.... - Orchid Board

johanna orchid fever · #1 02-24-2009, 08:46 AM

Hello everyone i'm sad

i purchased a cattleya about 2 weeks ago at the alexandria, louisiana orchid show i bought many but there's this one cattleya i have and it was doing great except 2 days ago i noticed it's bloom drying out how can i save my baby plz help!!!!

also i have it in a 5 in. net pot i water it every 5 or 6 days and in between every 2 or 3 days i lightly mist it the rest are doing good i cnt put them outside cuz it's too freezin right now so i have a cool mist humidifier on for them cuz my house is very dry and very open .....any suggestions

johanna orchid fever · #2 02-24-2009, 08:57 AM

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here it is drying out it's roots are beautiful except the flower part it self....i'll show you how my other one looks
it looks alot better than the drying out one.....
oh and the kind of chid is: sc roayl beau "hihimanu"

johanna orchid fever · #3 02-24-2009, 08:59 AM

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see this one is the same kind bought the same day and is doing better than the smaller one
you can check out my other pics and see how my other one's are doing

kiki-do · #4 02-24-2009, 09:04 AM

Hi Johanna! If you could post a picture to give us an idea of what it looks like...what stage it's in, etc. that would be very helpful.
You checked the roots? Anything black or mushy?
Is it in a sunny location?
Are you misting only the roots?
If the roots are exposed, you may need to water more often.
Are you giving it fertilizer?
These are some questions to look at, but without a picture it's difficult to say. Also, it could be because it's been moved to an extreme (dry) area where it was grown in a high humidity greenhouse. You may lose the bloom, but that doesn't mean you'll lose the plant.
Sorry I can't help you better.

kiki-do · #5 02-24-2009, 09:08 AM

Okay, how long has it been in bloom? Did you buy it in bloom? Is it possible that it's just going by? It looks so healthy...just seems to be a natural thing of going by?????

johanna orchid fever · #6 02-24-2009, 09:43 AM

actualli i bought already bloomed 2 wks ago at the orchid how and 3 days ago i did add fertilizer the orchid bloom booster orchid food 11-35-15 and the roots are very exposed there in a net pot. the roots are great not mushy nor going black....i was just worried i dnt wanna see da blooms leave so soon...

i have a cool mist humidifier running everyday for all my baby's..

i stair at them everyday and enjoy it so i noticed it drying out about 2 days ago or so...even my husband saw it and said oh no!!! he's so sweet he cares for my orchids ......

johanna orchid fever · #7 02-24-2009, 09:45 AM

thanks so much kiki-do

helpmepls · #8 02-24-2009, 10:50 AM

It is normal for Cattleya flowers to wilt after 2weeks of flowering...i mean most Cattleya flowers only blooms for about 2 or 3 weeks...so there's nothing to worry about. According to the pics ur Catt is extremely healthy, if there's no problem with the roots

. Also avoid when ur catt blooms again...beware not to spray water or fertilizer to the flower cos it may cause flowers to wilt faster and if it's still blooming the fertilizer will harm greatly,causing the blooms to dry out or sth like that without blooming.

Pls don't mind if i mentioned is wrong. I just tried my best to help u.Thx