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kj90 07-28-2011 01:27 PM

Two stemmed phalaenopsis with sudden yellow/brow stems
 
Hi

Val 07-28-2011 01:33 PM

Your Phal looks perfectly OK. Keep on watering when the roots have dryed (specific color).
The flower spikes are just following ther natural cycle, that is they are bound to dry after several months.
You Phal will grow another spike when it will feel ready.

kj90 07-28-2011 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Val (Post 423756)
Your Phal looks perfectly OK. Keep on watering when the roots have dryed (specific color).
The flower spikes are just following ther natural cycle, that is they are bound to dry after several months.
You Phal will grow another spike when it will feel ready.

Thank you so much Val, I was hoping that was the case! So you don't recommend trimming the stems at all?

Val 07-28-2011 03:51 PM

Trimming the stems is an aesthetic matter. In nature nobody trims the stems, and the plant is able to manage everything.
Trimming the stem presents the risk of opening a door to infections (fungal, bacterial). Whenever I decide to trim a stem, I dust the cut with ground cinnamon, wich is a great natural antifungal. The cinnamon must not get on healthy roots, because it's also a desiccant and could damage the roots.

Val 07-28-2011 03:54 PM

One more thing: it's good to cut the wilting/wilted flowers, because they emit acetylene, which makes the flowers around to wilt much sooner. Acetylene also comes from ripe fruit etc., therefore never put ripe fruit close to orchids.

PaphMadMan 07-28-2011 08:38 PM

Val's advice is good, but one correction... ethylene, not acetylene.

Val 07-28-2011 10:02 PM

Oops, sorry! (I know orchids are not welders! ROTL)


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