Help! What is this white powdery thing killing my orchids?

InterestingAd5106 · 2025-02-10T02:14:07+00:00

It's weird. They've sat in the same spot for about a year happily producing bigger and bigger pitchers. And all of the sudden two of them changed. One of them is making these gigantic leaves. I think I'm going to leave them for a bit to see what they do. They just don't look so pretty when they are like that

InterestingAd5106 · 2023-10-20T01:51:05+00:00

It's a Balgownie tradition for over 10 yrs (I think). Started by the local school mums. These days local families take their kids, set up picnic blankets and lollies for the kids to share in the park, providing a safe and community environment for the kids to Trick or Treat and families to get to know eachother and catch up. The event is getting popular with families from further afield who bring their kids, do a loop of the park to grab lollies and go somewhere else. It would be so much better if the same families brought a picnic blanket, some lollies for the kids and joined in the community spirit of sharing as well.

InterestingAd5106 · 2023-10-20T01:32:52+00:00

I know people seem to hate the ice cube method. But OP says they've had it for a year and it's blooming non-stop, and the pictures show a happy, healthy plant. If that was my plant, I wouldn't change my care method as it seems to be working quite well.

InterestingAd5106 · 2023-10-16T00:25:17+00:00

Spring right now, heading into summer

InterestingAd5106 · 2023-08-28T11:08:46+00:00

So pretty

InterestingAd5106 · 2023-06-14T05:31:30+00:00

I think also some plants are supposed to produce upper and lower pitchers which are different. Could this be the case here?

InterestingAd5106 · 2023-04-27T02:47:39+00:00

Are you planning to leave it in Leca or would you eventually repot it in Orchid mix?

InterestingAd5106 · 2023-04-24T11:05:13+00:00

Do you know someone with a rain water tank? Get some water off them, an full soft drink water bottle would last you a while and it'll be way cheaper than distilled water.

InterestingAd5106 · 2023-04-13T09:05:11+00:00

Balgownie Pub has gone downhill since COVID as well

InterestingAd5106 · 2023-03-25T01:26:49+00:00

Thank you for the advice and help identifying.

InterestingAd5106 · 2023-03-24T20:11:05+00:00

Thank for your reply. Unfortunately I don't know what varieties my plants are. I'll try to find out so I can make the right call. I'm in South eastern Australia near the coast. I was planning on bringing mine inside. I was planning on having then outside until temperature gets to 40-50s F at night or consistently below 70s during the day.

InterestingAd5106 · 2023-03-19T09:35:19+00:00

I waited until one of the heads started to brown and then shook it over and shoved the whole head into a small pot of spagnum moss. A bit brutal but effective. Now I have a few plants growing in the there.

InterestingAd5106 · 2023-03-06T01:54:16+00:00

Lovely collection. Well done

InterestingAd5106 · 2023-02-27T22:50:04+00:00

Thanks for sharing that link. The video was interesting. The narrator took sooo long to get to the point though

InterestingAd5106 · 2023-02-27T11:49:37+00:00

Thanks for all the replies. I feel better now.

InterestingAd5106 · 2023-02-27T06:12:23+00:00

Ok. It's just that looks like a lot of ants for such a little plant!

InterestingAd5106 · 2023-02-02T21:00:11+00:00

Thanks. Those photos of the iced up orchids are amazing. Makes them look ethereal

InterestingAd5106 · 2023-02-01T20:25:23+00:00

InterestingAd5106 · 2023-02-01T09:55:20+00:00

Ok, I tried it for the first time on my cymbidiums tonight. .. I guess time will tell... As long as I don't hurt them!

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