I think my orchid died!!!

[wannabeorchmom]

I have had a beautiful orchid plant for 6 months, which is great considering I can never keep a plant alive! I have watered it, kept it in inderect light and all the bulbs bloomed. As of last week, all my blossoms fell off! I can't even tell you what kind it is but it had beautiful round purple leaves. There seems to be a new leaf blooming at the base of the plant but I don't know if my plant is alive. Help!!!

[kmarch]

Hi and welcome to the forum. It would be a great help if you could post a pic of your orchid so we can identify it or at least go to the forum's orchid picture gallery to see if anything there looks like your orchid. Different orchids require different care so knowing what kind of orchid you have will assist the members here in giving you helpful advice.

Flowers don't last forever, not on roses, not on african violets, not on tulips, etc., etc., and not on orchids. So dont' worry about the flowers coming to an end. It's normal. Also if your orchid is growing new growth it's alive. Dead orchids don't grow.

It sounds like you have nothing at all to worry about, but go ahead and post a ic if you can so we can see what we're working with.

Cheers

[brookn]

If it had been in bloom for a while, the blooms may have just run their course. If you could give more details, maybe a pic. Details...what medium potted in, type of orchid (if you know), how long in bloom, were there buds that fell off etc... Thanks

[brookn]

sorry kevin, I think I posted as you were posting.

[chefatplay]

It's can be depressing to see the gorgeous flowers finally come to an end. Alas, they have to. The new leaf should be encouraging to you, as the others have said, a sign of new growth. Look forward to more info.