Splitting Phalaenopsis orchids

[Jespa]

Hi everyone

I am super new to both this site and the world of orchids and I would like to know if it is possible to split this orchid and if so how I would go about doing this.

Thanks

[Ross]

Welcome to the board.

If you have one fan of leaves, no, it's not possible. If there are several (or a couple) plants in one pot, yes it is. Just repot and pull them apart. Some people get little babies forming on flower spikes. Once roots get a few CM long these plants can be carefully removed and potted up as new plants.

[priz_m]

I agree with Ross, phals cannot be "split" unless you have a basal/spike keiki, perhaps a couple pics could help to see the current status of your phal

Happy Growing!

[Jespa]

I've attached a picture of the bottom of my plant. It looks to me like there are 2 fans of leaves and 2 plants in one. Thanks for the help

[bkim]

That is a single plant with two spikes. The leaves look a bit wilted indicating not enough water or too much water (rotted roots)

[Dorothy]

I only see one set of leaves .. but 2 spikes which should be coming out of the same plant .. you can't split it .. Well you can .. but it won't last very long

[jkofferdahl]

Yep, just one plant there. The medium it is in looks pretty dry, so I'm guessing that's why the leaves look a bit wrinkly. Also, the medium looks a bit on the broken down side, so I'd guess she's been in this pot for a good while, maybe in need of repotting.

[Jespa]

Too much water I think... Oh dear
Thanks for the help.

[Jespa]

Repotting? I can just get repotting stuff from the florist hey? I wish he'd told me this when I bought it. I'm not so clever with this stuff...

[bkim]

In terms of potting, I would highly recommend that you find an orchid specialty store / nursery and ask them if you can bring in your orchid and get some assistance repotting. You will learn a lot more if you see someone else do it and they will also have better supplies.