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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?

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!

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. :D

:welcomeflowers: Glad you found us!

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

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

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.