Vanda- yellow leaves- old roots fell off.

[MattWoelfsen]

My one big Vanda coerulea came in a hanging basket festooned with Spanish moss. I was going to pull this moss off but then an orchid society friend was over visiting me and I asked him what the deal was with the Spanish moss--he advised me to keep the moss in place as the moss was a really good harbinger of how the plant was doing health wise. He explained that if the moss was a bright greenish white, it was in a good environment. What is good for the moss was good for the Vanda.

When I moved this plant or rather these plants from outside to inside, the moss started drying out, so I quickly watered it and kept watering it daily until the green returned to the moss. The Vanda never lost a leaf, in fact it developed more roots, a new leaf, and a flower spike since it came inside.

[CR7cristiano]

Originally Posted by MattWoelfsen

My one big Vanda coerulea came in a hanging basket festooned with Spanish moss. I was going to pull this moss off but then an orchid society friend was over visiting me and I asked him what the deal was with the Spanish moss--he advised me to keep the moss in place as the moss was a really good harbinger of how the plant was doing health wise. He explained that if the moss was a bright greenish white, it was in a good environment. What is good for the moss was good for the Vanda.

When I moved this plant or rather these plants from outside to inside, the moss started drying out, so I quickly watered it and kept watering it daily until the green returned to the moss. The Vanda never lost a leaf, in fact it developed more roots, a new leaf, and a flower spike since it came inside.

My point exactly, its almost like a symbiotic relationship between the two. I use spanish moss and everything in it does well, I even got a spike from a keiki on a plant that i didn't expect yet.

[nikkik]

Originally Posted by CR7cristiano

And to Nikkik, your plants lose their leaves when you bring them in because of shock and because I'm guessing you also have central air? That makes it very dry and makes the plant lose moisture quickly if you don't have humidity.

Nope, no central air, a gas heater in a solarium. It did get dry last winter, so now there are three humidifiers in there that hold the humidity at, at least 73% at all times, most of the time it's much higher because the entire room gets misted during the day. I just have a few vandas that always loose two leaves (I have about 20 vandas, not including compots/seedlings) everytime they're brought in. I have even made special, "watering arrangements" for these plants and they still lost 2 leaves apiece and now look happy again. So I stand by my previous post, they are giving me the middle finger for bringing them inside.

[CR7cristiano]

Originally Posted by nikkik

Nope, no central air, a gas heater in a solarium. It did get dry last winter, so now there are three humidifiers in there that hold the humidity at, at least 73% at all times, most of the time it's much higher because the entire room gets misted during the day. I just have a few vandas that always loose two leaves (I have about 20 vandas, not including compots/seedlings) everytime they're brought in. I have even made special, "watering arrangements" for these plants and they still lost 2 leaves apiece and now look happy again. So I stand by my previous post, they are giving me the middle finger for bringing them inside.

Ah yes, they don't like to be moved at all so that must be it.

[Orchid Davantage]

Thank you CR7, one thing every agrees on is that the plant desperately needs water. I had put the Spanish moss so that the plant would have something to rest upon more than anything but I also realize now it can also impede air flow. I am not sure how long it will take to grow more roots. Is the plant going to grow more roots from the stem or am I stuck with the one root on the side. So far whatever rooting has happened comes from that one and only root?

[CR7cristiano]

Originally Posted by Orchid Davantage

Thank you CR7, one thing every agrees on is that the plant desperately needs water. I had put the Spanish moss so that the plant would have something to rest upon more than anything but I also realize now it can also impede air flow. I am not sure how long it will take to grow more roots. Is the plant going to grow more roots from the stem or am I stuck with the one root on the side. So far whatever rooting has happened comes from that one and only root?

Don't worry about that fact, time is your best friend right now. Just be patient, it will put out roots along the main stem soon enough. And just loosely pack the live spanish moss around the base in the basket.