Need help for Swiss Beauty Orchid - Orchid Board

makalii · #1 03-01-2010, 08:10 PM

Aloha!

I have a swiss beauty orchid that I sadly had to leave with a friend for awhile, she put it outside, it got chomped by bugs and didn't get enough water or any fertilizer. Now I need to try and rehab my poor orchid but don't know what to do, should I cut off all the brown, chomped leaves? Should I fertilize or repot? I don't want to mess up because I love this plant and want it to survive and be healthy again.

Thank you!!!

Zoi2 · #2 03-01-2010, 11:42 PM

Hello and welcome to the OB.
How badly damaged is it? It sounds like it just needs to be cleaned it up, repoted, watered and fertilized as usual.
Joann

makalii · #3 03-02-2010, 02:46 PM

Thank you Joann!! I'm excited to learn more about orchids, I LOVE them!

My poor swiss beauty has brown ends of many of the leaves, should I cut them off or cut the entire leaf off or???

I'm looking on the site for instructions how to repot...haven't done it yet with any of my orchids. Someone said to get orchid bark, which I think I can buy here. Also said to use miracle gro, is that a good fertilizer?

Thank you so much for helping me and for your expertise!!

Nancy

Erce · #4 03-02-2010, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by makalii

Thank you Joann!! I'm excited to learn more about orchids, I LOVE them!

we all LOVE them, sorry cant help you - but toms up for trying to save a chid

and welcome

makalii · #5 03-02-2010, 02:59 PM

Thank you Erce!! I'm hopeful that my beautiful orchid will survive. I'm getting some great advice so will do my best!

Erce · #6 03-02-2010, 03:02 PM

just browsing in here once more - are Swiss Beauty Orchid the same ad what it shows when googling?

corse then its militonia - and the liks good light and tight pots

makalii · #7 03-02-2010, 03:08 PM

Aloha Erce!

When I googled it they said "It is an unusual hybrid combining four orchid genera: odontoglossum, miltonia, oncidium and cochlioda." I'm keeping it indoors now, on a window sill with light but out of the sun, and giving it a lot of water.

Erce · #8 03-02-2010, 03:13 PM

ok, then we are talking the same!

like like well wathert, but not wed - same cold and some warm - try your bet!

i have one like this in spag, keept well watered but not wed - high to medium light in a claypot - and its shootint 2 new growths

(and i have to tell you, here in dk its COLD)