Stems turning Yellow

[marmin]

I had a beautiful orchid plant and the leaves fell off and now the stems are yellow. Is this natural?

[Rowangreen]

Probably not. Could you post a picture?

[WhiteRabbit]

Glad you found us!

If by 'stem' you mean the inflorescence - that turning yellow is normal after blooming has finished. If you mean the pseudobulbs or canes, no, that's not normal - nor is losing leaves usually. Do you know what kind of orchid you have?

Pix are definitely helpful - I think you need to post a couple of times before you can post pix.

[marmin]

The plant is "Phalaenopsis".
It is the stalk that provides blooms. It bloomed great, lasted a long time, but now as the leaves are falling off, the stems are turning yellow.

[Wynn Dee13]

Did all the leaves fall off or just a couple bottom ones? After blooming it is normal for the flower spike to turn yellow. But dropping all leaves is not. Sometimes the plant will shed a bottom leaf or two and that can be normal if the roots and the rest of the plant are healthy. Post a pic when you can. It will help us know if something is wrong and how to fix it.

[Bill U.]

Is your phalaenopsis growing in a clear plastic pot? If so, are you able to look at the roots? If there are problems with the roots, then it will affect the rest of the plant. If you can't see the roots, maybe with some pics we on the forum may be able to figure something out without having to disturb the roots as much as possible.

[RosieC]

As Wynn said the spike turning yellow is normal. However loosing all leaves is not.

I agree with Bill about looking at the roots.