Newbie needs Help!!

[caab285]

Okay so my boyfriend bought me a P. Long Pride Snow Crane Orchid back in April and it was doing very well up until a couple days ago. The flowers had all bloomed and then they were starting to fall off a few weeks ago, which I thought was normal. But now all of the flowers are off and the stems are turning brown. The leaves are still green and look healthy. I was just wondering if this is the normal process that Orchids take.

[Hummer344]

Welcome to the forum. It sounds like normal progression of the plant. Although some seem to bloom forever, evertually the flowers and stems die and the cycle starts again. I am sure there will be others on here that will know the specifics for your plant and help you more than I can.

[brookn]

Sounds normal to me, if you haven't done so, now is a good time to repot. Here are a couple of links for you:

AOS | Phalaenopsis

Skewer use for watering of orchids

[caab285]

Thanks for both of your reply's! I really appreciate it!!

[tizzycat]

Hi and welcome to the forum, good luck with your plant.

[fred]

caab285
please feel free to ask as many questions that you feel the need to as we are all here to help you gain the wonderful knowledge of growing orchids with a great caring bunch of orchid geeks

[jay]

Hello and welcome to the forum. Looks like you got the advise needed, so I look forward to hearing about more orchids in the future.

[caab285]

Thanks...another quick question though. Do I cut the dead stems off or just leave them alone??

[jerrymeola]

If the stem is brown and dried cut it off. It does not make any difference to the plant. The plant has already discarded it. Cut it low to make the plant look better.

[caab285]

Thank you!

[patticake]

Good to have you with us! Let us know how your plant progresses!

[solay]

Welcome and I'm glad you found the answers you needed here. This is a wonderful forum. Good luck with your Phal. and hope it reblooms for you soon.