Why are my Phal's flowers this way?

[Sandra75]

Most of my Phal are this way and I don't know why!!!

Anyone would know why this is happening?

[Royal]

It looks like they're wilting, which eventually happens to all flowers. Some things can speed this up like direct drafts from home heating systems, cold from a drafty window, too dry, too wet, smoke, smog, oils from hands, etc. Flowers fade, unfortunately.

[RosieC]

I agree with Royal.

[Sandra75]

So there could be lots of reasons ....

I forgot to mention those are new flowers .... I usually have them for a good 3 to 4 months but now they dying in less than 1 month

[RosieC]

If they are fading faster than they used to it implies a problem. If it's accross multiple plants then either you've changed something in the regime accross them all, or it's something extermal like too cold, the heating system, smoke etc.

If it was just one, I would say check the roots. Maybe that's still a good idea even though it's more than one plant.

Have they been repotted in the last couple of years. Were they all bought arround the same time, so now all need repotting arround the same time (not repotting can cause unhappy roots which in turn can cause flower problems).

Whatever it is, it's something that has changed for all of them, but it's difficult to say what that might be.

[BikerDoc5968]

I don't know the temperature of your home but I do know my Phal flowers last much longer in the greenhouse with cooler temps than in my home... as a rule. Of course, with me going in and out with our Michigan winter temps in single digits, I do get more bud blast. I'm not saying this is your problem.... could be any of the other situations mentioned earlier. If the leaves of the plants are "soft" this may indicate things are too dry in the pot and/or the room humidity. Be cautious with watering because you don't want to over-do it.

[cday2inflorida]

With the cold we have had so far south. I've had to bring anything in spike/bloom into the house. I find I am having to lift a pot and feel the weight to tell how dry it is, often. You can just water and with the heat on in the house they can be bone dry in a very short time.

[sweetjblue]

Are these by any chance in a window that gets direct sunlight on the plants?
I recently had a plant do just what yours is doing now and found that the blooms were receiving direct sun during part of the day.
Once I moved the plant further away, what blooms that were left bloomed normally and lasted a couple of months.

Judi

[littlefrog]

Don't suppose you have a carbon monoxide detector... Not to scare you, but one of our judges had this happen. All of her flowers dropped at once, as well as a bunch she had taken to a show for other members. Turns out her furnace was malfunctioning and the air was just short of toxic. Wouldn't have been much longer before the people started wilting too.

So... That is just one thing to check. Or, less scary, a bag of apples or a bunch of bananas too close to your orchid will have the same effect. Ethylene gas.

Rob

[RosieC]

Good point Rob.

Carbon monoxide, Banana's, Apples, also Incense sticks could be the cause.