New to growing orchids!

[Hann]

I want my phalaenopsis orchid to rebloom! It looks healthy, but a leaf fell off this morning! What can I do to ensure a rebloom. One of my leaves has. Rough mark on it? Not sure what this is?

[Wynn Dee13]

Welcome! Post pics if you feel like there is something wrong with your plant. There are way too many things it could be by a description. Was the leaf that fell off one of the bottom leaves? If so it could be normal shedding. But I would look at the roots just in case. Have you repotted your Phal yet? When was the last time it bloomed? They usually bloom once a year but stay in bloom for quite a while. Just take care of it right and it will bloom when it has enough energy to do so. I recommend you read the Phal Abuse Ends Here thread. It is long but has tons of great information on Phalaenopsis. Here is the link. http://www.orchidboard.com/community...ends-here.html Good luck and feel free to ask more questions!

[Silje]

Hello and welcome.

I agree with Wynn Dee here, post pictures and read the Phal abuse ends here thread. I'm also a newbie, just slightly 'older' than you, and I have to say this forum has probably saved a handful of my orchids lives already. Use the search section to find older threads on the same topic as well.

I struggled to get my phals to re-bloom as well. They were growing leaves and roots and were seemingly happy. This year, for the first time, I left them out until the night temperatures dropped to 10 degrees Celsius. Then I brought them inside, and increased temps as well as humidity. That certainly did the job for mine...now almost all of them are spiking.

[WhiteRabbit]

Glad you found us!

How long have you had this plant, and how long since it last bloomed?

[Lagoon]

Hello and welcome to a great forum
Can you post a photo?

[Bill U.]

Something else that should be considered in regards to your reblooming issue is what temperature is your phal normally kept at (day/night)? If your phal is kept much above 80-85 degrees, this will prevent your phal from producing a flower spike- large greenhouses and nurseries do this all the time to prevent the plants from flowering before the market is demanding them; then they drop the temperature to set flower spikes.

Also, what is your fertilizing regimen? If you are using a fertilizer that is high in nitrogen at a strong concentration frequently, that can inhibit the production of a flower spike because the plant is in "grow" mode instead of "flower" mode.