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Originally Posted by dmk112  What can be the problem? Is it dying or just going through a regular cycle? |
Hi and welcome to the forum! Your new phalaenopsis is just going through its normal cycles. When it comes to growing and blooming, think of your orchid as if it any other plant you may have in your house or yard. For example, if you grow pansys in your yard you'll see that they grow a bud, it blooms and the flower then dies. Orchids are the same in any other plant in this respect. Your flowers lasted for 4 months and this is about what you'd expect so it's done well. Also like an african violet or any other house plant, an old leaf may die off from time to time. Also nothing to worry about.
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Originally Posted by dmk112 How can I tell? |
You can tell by learning a bit about growing Phalaenopsis orchids. Go to the
American Orchid Society and download a culture sheet on how to grow phals or look at the culture sheet on this forum. Also go look for Ortho's All About Orchids which is the best book I know for beginners. It's cheap too, less than $15.