Glitter found FREE orchids yesterday!

[Glitter]

Here are some free orchids that were going to be thrown away. I saved them from the trash Well, I think I saved them.

I wanted to post pics.....and get yall's take on whether you think they will sprout new growth.....I'm going to be repotting them tomorrow to see the roots....

Orchid #1 The largest stalk is firm and green ...but the base is soft and spongy as well as the little stalks. Really not sure if this will grow or not. My gut is saying it's dead. Opinions?



Orchid #2 This one has three firm green stalks at the bottom, but the larger two are spongey. I think this might make it.....no id on this one.


Orchid #3 This has new growth....so I think it's going to be ok. But I'm wondering what it is. It still has it's dead flower stalk on it. Any ideas as to what it might be by looking at it's dead flower stalk? LOL Yeah, I know I'm asking the impossible here. LOL

[mayres]

My o my! You have your work cut out for you and it will take LOTS of patience - I cannot stress that enough. I have seen Dends like those around here occasionally too - usually they are still trying to sell them for a few bucks. I'd say try sphag and bag and see if any new growth pops out - you could even cut them and ly them vertically in sphag and see if you get any new growth. The poor little shriveled pseudobulb with the new growth could be a oncidium of some kind or an intergeneric plant? With lots of TLC my guess is that it will take a couple years to get this plant into the realm of looking like it might have looked when originally put out for sale. I've salvaged some phals that were not far from what your plants look like - about two years of struggling to survive - one of them still looks like a little seedling (but now healthy!). Good luck! mike

[Glitter]

All I've got is patience and time.....so I'm ready to work on these....... I'm going to try the sphag and bag method. I just looked it upI'll have to get the root hormones and moss to do this though.

https://www.firstrays.com/sphagnbag.htm

It says....soak the plant 2 hours. They do just mean the roots right? LOL

[gerneveyn]

I just soaked the roots. In the s/h forum on his site, he told someone that he soaks the whole plant in the solution. You could let it soak for longer than two hours.

[kmarch]

You're a better person than me....good luck with those.

[Anton]

All I can say is......MASICHIST ! I have enough trouble keeping the healthy ones alive, let alone bringing malnourished waifs back from the brink.

I have 6 rescued cyms from friends, and they are a hand full, luckily they are showing signs of gratitude I am glad to say.

When I got them, I sat down with them and read them the "RIOT ACT"....GROW OR ELSE!

Obviously it has worked.

[justloveorchids]

Keep misting them well with Worm tea and you could be amazed

The phals I rescued were looking pretty darn sick but they are doing well now

[DDS2007]

good luck glitter, looks like u've got so much work ahead of you. but you can't lose anything, you got them for free after all !!

[fred]

I hope they grow well for you Glitter

$4.00 orchids and Free ones sounds like you are on cloud 9

[jerrymeola]

Even for free you may have paid too much. Good luck.

The Den is probably gone. The plant is pot bound and yet there is no new growth. This to me indicates totally dead. Hopefully I am wrong.

The Oncidium although alive is a problem. I have never saved one from this point. The large pseudo bulb will begin to rot soon and the rot will spread to the new new growth. I have gotten them up to three inch's and then had them rot almost overnight. I would not recommend removing the new growth because there will not be enough roots to sustain it. Like I said I have never found a technique that works. Again Good Luck.

If your time is not important then go for it.

[Second_Chance]

Hi~
Good Luck with them! The second one looks as though it is trying to grow.
I don't have tons of experience with them but if I was trying to save them I would remove the dead material from around the bulb, It might help avoid rot.
Best wishes

[Glitter]

Updated pics of progress!

Orchid #1....which I thought was dead! Something coming out. I hope it's going to be a kiki with roots.



Orchid #2
No change.

Orchid #3

[flowerchild]

Originally Posted by Glitter

Updated pics of progress!

Orchid #1....which I thought was dead! Something coming out. I hope it's going to be a kiki with roots.



Orchid #2
No change.

Orchid #3

Glitter 2 outta 3 ain't bad, you should be proud of yourself for rescuing those poor little babies!!!!

[chefatplay]

Good work, Glitter! What a good Mommy you are!

[fred]

the uploaded pics are good

the orchid show nice new growth

well done

nice work