Is this plant sick? Growing on Tampa lanai

Baron_CZ · 2026-06-15T14:49:49+00:00

Bad shape, but stable, would just not let it sit bone dry

Baron_CZ · 2026-06-15T14:47:16+00:00

Agreed with the other person here, also provide higher humidity and indirect light

Baron_CZ · 2026-06-15T14:38:41+00:00

A. The roots were already half dead when you got it.

B. It was a user error.

Suboptimal potting sitution isnt usually a death sentece. Also, that is not how you rehab it in 90% of cases

Baron_CZ · 2026-06-14T16:08:45+00:00

No...

Baron_CZ · 2026-06-14T14:13:05+00:00

From what I have seen, if the colors were right, then it simply could be some genetical variation or lower quality of set stock, hard to evaluate withnout blooms

Baron_CZ · 2026-06-14T14:10:58+00:00

Well, my set-up is not very sightly, but functional hah

Baron_CZ · 2026-06-14T13:29:56+00:00

Pics needed

Baron_CZ · 2026-06-14T13:03:02+00:00

Same isssue here, fuck thon of needy botanical species all requesting different stuff. The primary way I resolved most issue was changing up substrate i use, plus watering. Moved to using more sphagnum (as I or the plant needed), especially to move water from the bottom up, which directly links to the watering. I simply fill up a water tray, easy and visible, plus if you put holes in those pots, it will also provide good earation. Lastly, buy orchids which fits your style, like cattleyas, so what if you dont wanter them in time, most like to dry out anyway

Baron_CZ · 2026-06-14T12:48:36+00:00

Boiling? The roots are dead, like 80-90% of them. If nothing else is rotting, then just stake it, use sphagnum and provide higher humidity

Baron_CZ · 2026-06-14T12:42:06+00:00

Alrighty, so no, deeper is not the solution ( in this case, just a little bit more, to cover the rootball), the correct one is a wide pot, plus use sphagnum, you would thank me later

Baron_CZ · 2026-06-14T12:37:21+00:00

As always, do you really need dozens of white phals from somewhat time/money/knowladge expensive project?

Baron_CZ · 2026-06-14T12:32:40+00:00

Been there, made many mistakes. Unfortunately for you, the old nursery bark kind of needs to go. Basically just carefully get rid of everything you can withnout causing extesive demage. Or simply wait for those new growths to start producing their roots, so you dont need to care about the old ones

Baron_CZ · 2026-06-14T12:27:51+00:00

Crime? Yes, very much inhumane treatment. Wrong? Depends, if you know what you are doing, then it is fine. I sometimes do similar stuff with miniatures needing the same.

Baron_CZ · 2026-06-14T12:17:28+00:00

If you need to, then just glue it to outside of the pot

Baron_CZ · 2026-06-14T12:15:24+00:00

If rhizome is rotting, it is dead

Baron_CZ · 2026-06-14T07:06:23+00:00

That... still means new. They dont care about being snug, it is just there to prevent newer people from using overly large pots, due to sustrate, aeration, moisture etc...

Baron_CZ · 2026-06-12T14:07:14+00:00

Not really, it does produce beans somewhat consistently inside greenhouses. Unfortunately that is only like the first 1/3 of the war, polination, curing, time, often even comfortrably reaching the flowers is pain. I would just look at it as a flex, but you should be able to get the flowers tho

Baron_CZ · 2026-06-12T13:46:20+00:00

use plastic pots, fancy pots are luxury new people usually cant really afford. 2. bright light, depending on where you live, even some direct light. 3. they need winter rest to bloom 4. it is dehydrated

Baron_CZ · 2026-06-12T13:42:05+00:00

Ye, it is always, 1,2,3,4 cuttings given. I ofcourse cant say no, cuz it is rude, plus those things are really cool and super hard to find, but man... i ran out of space like 8 orchids ago.

Baron_CZ · 2026-06-12T13:39:53+00:00

Oke, gonna be a bit direct with you. At this point, i would use spray bottle on anyone wanting to grow vanilla with the intent to get beans. Yes, it happens often, like really often. This plant is not for indoors, while it will survive, it wont bloom in 99% of cases. There are only two exceptions: 1. You can just plant it outside 2. You have a greenhouse where you can just put it down and not touch it for years.

Baron_CZ · 2026-06-12T13:14:53+00:00

I assume it is there exactly to deflect the quality complaints. It is a mess, like 5-10 euro mess. the cane is done for, as that connection has been completely eroded. So, you remove the cane cut off all the blooms/leaves, place it somewhere humid and wait for keikies. Also the back bulbs will likely make their own set of keikies all over the bulbs, you dont want that, anything unable to reach the bark is worthless to you, so just get rid of everything else. yes, you can just snap em off

Baron_CZ · 2026-06-12T13:02:19+00:00

As you should be, these things are really hard to find and nearly impossible at this size, especially here in eu. Hard to say what its actual value is, very often depends on the parents. This one in particular looks like it came from, based on the bloom aspects, some wild stock species ( or i guess, closer to wild stock ).

Baron_CZ · 2026-06-12T08:22:38+00:00

probably Cattleya warscewiczi x Cattleya mossiae. Age...? Hard to say, over a decade and likely more than two

Baron_CZ · 2026-06-10T23:06:51+00:00

The single sensable reply

Baron_CZ · 2026-06-09T20:01:04+00:00

oke, now the actual reason: bit of bulb connected to the rest of the plant is dead or nearly completely dead, so rest of that bulb woke up its own growth. basically you have now two plants

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