The flower stem is quite hard and cannot be broken easily. When the flowers die, the stem dies . The plant multiplies by producing baby plants from the base or from the leaf joints.

I stay in the NE of India.

@@MyOrchidWorld thanks for replying, l am in trinidad, my great gran parents came and settled as indentured servants, thus we have a lot of indians here,

@angelaharrilal669 Nice knowing about it. Do you grow orchids?

@@MyOrchidWorld yes l grow orchids, cattleyas, dendrobiums, oncidiums, encyclias, grammataphylliums,

@angelaharrilal669 Thts great

If all the canes have died and have become brown and dried, then I am afraid it cannot be revived. If atleast one cane is green and still plump, it can produce another shoot and the farmeri will survive.

Yes. Only on demand basis.

I do have plans to start an online nursery which is in progress. Which one do you want?

Sorry for replying late. I ve not started selling yet but I have plans to setup an orchid nursery. Which one do you need?

Hello Anirima, thank you for your kind words. You comments give me so much encouragement. I do reply bcoz I want to be in constant touch with my viewers. My videos are for my viewers and their problems. Please keep sending your suggestions,reviews and also any corrections. All are welcome! 😍

@@MyOrchidWorld great… 😊

The heat wave did cause stress to my orchids. I watered them daily twice and sometimes thrice. During the hot days I kept humidity trays for all orchids. For vandas I kept humidity containers for multiple orchids. And most importantly it has been raining heavily since 1st week of June. So it has been a relief. I store rain water in buckets and use them for my orchids.

Drumstick is a softwood tree which might break. It is better you mount it on any wood piece or pot it. Aerides rosea is a tropical orchid. Monsoon rains are in fact very beneficial for it. My rosea is kept in my shade house where it gets soaked in rain and also gets afternoon sun. It never gets sunburns.

Watering can be done by soaking the entire orchid in water. Species orchids donot need fertilizer. If hybrid orchids are mounted, they can be fertilized either by spraying or soaking the orchid in fertilizer solution.

@@MyOrchidWorld Thank you so much 😊

Most welcome

Thank you. I wish I could gift them to my viewers. Anyone nearby can come and take 🙂

@@MyOrchidWorld you send me an odorata then🙂I masseged you a few days ago

Thanks dear. I felt that it was my duty. Just cudnt leave the orchids there.

Welcome dear 🤗

It blooms once a year during May June

Yes, it can be grown in pots. But ultimately the roots will come out of the pot and over the years the bunch of roots will spread in every direction. To pot it, you can use coconut fibre pieces, charcoal pieces and broken brick pieces.

@@MyOrchidWorld thank you for helping me out❤️

It's absolutely normal for ants to make colonies in orchid pots.Even I had this problem. I tried washing and soaking the pots in water. It quite solved my problem. Even repotting doesn't solve the problem. The ants will go away eventually,donot worry much. Keep the medium coarse by adding few pieces of charcoal or broken brick pieces. Ants usually make colonies in damp wood. If the medium contains bark pieces then these can attract ants.

@@MyOrchidWorld thanks.

Hi, I am from Assam. Ancharam Nursery is in Assam's Chirang district. Here is the WhatsApp number 86389 87028

Thanks

Hi Kakoli, I got my species phalaenopsis from Ancharam Nursery in Dangtol.

Species phalaenopsis is rather easy to grow. Thank you for the suggestion. I ll definitely make a video on primary hybrids and species phalaenopsis

Ancharam Nursery is located in Bengtol and I physically visited it. It is about one and half hour journey from Bengtol gate.

Thank you 😊

Do you have any Primary hybrid Phalaenopsis seller contact number?

Yes.

There can be many reasons for orchids not blooming. May be it is still not matured to produce blooms. Also it may not be getting sufficient light , water or humidity. I have an exclusive video on the reasons why orchids do not bloom. Please check out the video.

The orchid on which the leaves have spots is the dendrobium farmeri.It was bought from a local nursery where it was growing in full sun. Those spots are sunburns as told by the nursery owner. New leaves do not have these spots and the orchid is growing properly.

Orchids take some time to adjust to the new environment bcoz their previous environment was different where they were growing. It is normal for orchids to take time to adjust. Seedlings are more vulnerable. Since it's spring you will see new growth very soon. Keep watering them. Keep them in bright shade. Maintain humidity level with a humidity tray if it's less than 70% in your area. If possible grow them outside or try to collect rainwater and water orchids with it. I am sure your Cattleyas will grow well. Gud luck 👍

Orchids

Direct morning sunlight is beneficial for orchids. Some species orchids can tolerate direct afternoon sun but they do get sunburns on their leaves. So it is gud to protect them from direct afternoon sun

In dendrobiums like farmeri, new keikis usually grow from the base of the orchid. Basically , dendrobiums have a rhizome from where all canes arise. To propagate dendrobiums you can divide the plant where each division contains atleast three canes. Also you can make pieces of an old cane and place them in a moist and humid environment to produce keikis. Please checkout my video on propagating methods of dendrobium.

Thank you so much for explaining. Will let you know if mine is successfull.@@MyOrchidWorld

I ll be waiting for your update 🙂

Thank you for your encouraging words. I ll surely bring a video as per your request. 🙂

My area is has a tropical climate which is where orchids get their best conditions to grow. Mumbai has a tropical climate too but with lesser rainfall and very high temperatures during mid summer. Please try the below: 1) Keep the orchids in shade 2) When it is very hot - mist the orchids 3) Water them daily since rain is less than usual tropical areas 4) Fertilize regularly during summer and winter Some orchids you can grow in your climate: 1) Cattleyas 2) Dendrobiums 3) Vandas 4) Phalaenopsis

There can be variety of reasons for orchids not flowering. If you could share details of the oncidium that has not bloomed, may be I cud get a better idea

@@MyOrchidWorld oncidium twinkle red

Oncidiums need bright shaded sunlight and moderate humidity. Water them when media is almost dry. If oncidiums donot get enough light they may not bloom. Check the colour of the leaves. If they are dark green, may be you need to shift them to a more lighted area. Keep them safe from direct sunlight always.

Plumeria is a small tree which doesn't develop very hard wood. Therefore during storms the branches break. So it is not an excellent choice to mount orchids although you can do it. No problem in that. Also the plumeria doesn't grow very tall and hence your orchid mounted on the plumeria might become food for some animal.

I am so glad my video helped you. Do send pictures of your first blooms

Thank you for your encouraging words

Any wood piece can be used. For example you have a leftover piece from the carpenter or say you have a cut branch of any tree, then you can easily use it to mount orchids.

Hi Sunita, different orchids mature at different periods. Both hybrid and species dendrobium orchids generally mature within one year. Vandas take 5 to 6 years to mature and bloom. Hence my favourites are dendrobiums. You can buy species orchids online. There are quite a few online orchid nurseries. I generally buy from Tree of Life from Kerala.

@@MyOrchidWorld Thanks A ton.