Hope for crown rot!

[Joyorchid]

Honestly, I just ignored it. Initially, just stuck it in s/h to see how it would fair, then on the way to the trash one day saw a little basal keiki and decided to see what would happen. Watered, fertilized and gave t-5 lights like all my others. 15 months later I was moving everything around and noticed it had a huge spike with buds. So happy!

So, my advice is, ignore. Don't baby them too much.

[gngrhill]

Nice going on that basal kieki. I had one do the same thing last year and now I have a beautiful healthy new plant. Just waiting for the first blooms.

[Joyorchid]

A couple of more decent shots now that every bloom is open.

[lauraeli]

Wow! Cant believe you got it to bloom so quickly! What are you feeding that thing

Looks like Sogo Vivien

[bil]

Originally Posted by Joyorchid

Honestly, I just ignored it. Initially, just stuck it in s/h to see how it would fair, then on the way to the trash one day saw a little basal keiki and decided to see what would happen. Watered, fertilized and gave t-5 lights like all my others. 15 months later I was moving everything around and noticed it had a huge spike with buds. So happy!

So, my advice is, ignore. Don't baby them too much.

From what I read, I'm willing to bet that the single biggest orchid killer is " Too Much". Too much water, too much fertiliser, too much attention....