Anybody have those days

[Shiffdaddy]

Where you walk outside to check on your orchids and you just feel like everything isnt really doing very well. Then the next day you walk out and feel like all your orchids are nice and healthy. I walked out today and it seemed like there was something wrong with just about every orchid i had. I can't tell if its just me or if my orchids are not happy.

I have a little Dendrobium discolor that has always looked kinda iffy and today i walked out and it just seemed bad.

Do growing tips (roots) disappear sometimes during winter? Or could the loss of growing tips be from acclimating to their new environment still? (3 months later??) My mounts all had nice fat growing tips on the roots and it seems like all of them have either disappeared or dont look as nice. its a sad orchid day. I water them about 5-6 times a week in the mornings and the roots all still turn a nice green color.

Anybody have any comments? Good or bad. I wanna know if i'm doing something wrong or is it natural?

[Merlyn]

No tips just means it's not actively growing anymore. It's still passively active because it still absorbs water & nutrients and transmits them back to the plant. When it doesn't turn green anymore is when it's no longer good for anything but anchoring in a pot.

[Paul Mc]

This is typically the time of year when roots slow down growth, except for a few types that will continue very slow growth. A few of mine also look sad this time of year or a bit later on before things start warming up. I would just make sure you have healthy living roots in good medium and not worry too much. But keep your eyes open for any potential issues.

[Shiffdaddy]

This is the Dendrobium Discolor :-/. Is it ok (savable) or should i just toss and start again. Thats the worst looking mount i have, all others are 100% better than that.

PS: Its got a new growth that is healthy hiding in the picture.

[Paul Mc]

I can't speak for this particular one, but as I said, one of mine looks bad starting sometime around this year. Some dendrobiums do that. If it's something that happens every year, I wouldn't be alarmed, and if you don't know then you might want to hold off on pitching it for a few years or try a different medium for it to see if it makes any significant changes. All in all, if it's got new growth, that's always a positive sign.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

The Dendrobium is salvageable. Grow it indoors. You'll see it pop back up the next few years.

I have a couple Dendrobiums that look that way too (they aren't really supposed to). I just wanted to see if they can be grown outdoors all year round. At least now I know the ones that have yellowing leaves can't be grown outdoors year round here in SoCal.

Same thing in your situation...

Now you know, and knowing is half the battle!

[Shiffdaddy]

Ok phew that's good to know, I'll bring him indoors today .

I also have a den superbum (Asmosum)? It is dropping all of it's leaves right now outdoors too. Still has a few but it's still small and the leaves are yellowing (which I hole is ok)

[Merlyn]

anosmum.

[Shiffdaddy]

Hahaha thats what i meant, i was in a rush when i wrote it so i just wrote the first thing that came to mind

[Bud]

Daddy cool...no worries; that plant in your pic is surviving...it also have a lot of roots.

As for the Dendrobium anosmum...I have those hanging on the window; its winter (after December 22) I keep plant dry and withhold water until new shoots appear in spring. Then I continue the same watering regimen...but since you are in southern California(in perpetual spring and very humid hot summers)...I dont think they will have much winter rest since the atmosphere is humid... it will flower and shoot leaf buds sooner than you think