Oh Henry! - Orchid Board

charlesf6 · #1 02-10-2018, 01:55 PM

After putting out the most precious blooms for me from the holidays onward Henry the Horse's (Vanda denisander) roots suddenly appear cracked and somewhat shrunken; the plant has dropped two of it's lopsided side bottom leaves and the cane looks more aged, ragged and brownish.

I haven't changed much of anything lately other than maybe miss a day from it's every other day soaking?

No-Pro-mwa · #2 02-10-2018, 02:55 PM

I'll keep my fingers crossed old Henry bounces back.

charlesf6 · #3 02-11-2018, 09:40 PM

estación seca · #4 02-12-2018, 12:52 AM

Did it get a chill? Did it sit with water in the crown on a chilly evening?

charlesf6 · #5 02-12-2018, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by estación seca

Did it get a chill? Did it sit with water in the crown on a chilly evening?

No, no, no it just looks as though he is going through a transformation (but not sure that it is a good one).

estación seca · #6 02-12-2018, 01:02 AM

Flowering takes a lot out of a plant, and uses more water than usual. I would soak the roots every day for a couple of hours and see whether it plumps up. If you have KelpMax use that for the first soak.

charlesf6 · #7 02-12-2018, 02:00 PM

Henry's roots a week ago, this weekend, after dropping 2 of three lop-sided right side leaves & this a.m. before leaving for work; looks as though 4 and 5 are next.
The leaves seem to be getting brown at their stem base before dropping. I am wondering about me overwatering.

estación seca · #8 02-12-2018, 02:22 PM

How are you currently watering? What is the temperature? How much sun does it get?

rbarata · #9 02-12-2018, 02:27 PM

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I haven't changed much of anything lately other than maybe miss a day from it's every other day soaking?

Any change in the environment requires (almost every time) a change in cultivation. You haven't change anything but... what about your environment?

charlesf6 · #10 02-12-2018, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by estación seca

How are you currently watering? What is the temperature? How much sun does it get?

Mostly every other day at least 2-6 hour bath (roots and base being submerged in the bathtub).

Inside temperature 64-68 degrees.

Southern window filtered sun (not as much as summertime). Henry loves the outdoors!

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Originally Posted by rbarata

Any change in the environment requires (almost every time) a change in cultivation. You haven't change anything but... what about your environment?

The lack of sun and outside atmosphere?

After a terrible bout of 2016-17 wintertime blues, (the plant arrived in Dec. 2016 in very poor condition due to being shipped in bad temps.)

Henry progressed slowly outdoors throughout the spring, summer and fall. When brought indoors he produced and bloomed through Nov. - Jan., maybe that was his way of blocking out the long winter about to happen?