yellow leaves

[orchidbeginner]

I need help. Just received a new orchid with lots of flower, I leaft it in the living room that is dark for one week and suddenly the leaves starting turning yellow. I than moved it to the kitchen (no direct light) and it is full of sun light but leaves are turning yellow and all flowers fell off. I did drip wanter on leaves which I know is bad now. However should I throw it out or do I have a chance to repair the damage? Is it over watered? or not?
I have not given it any new water and it is still a little moist....I want to help it but dont know what to do....depserate....please help
Jarl

[syndywindy]

Hi orchidbeginner, welcome to the forum. What type of orchid do you have? Most if not all orchids require a certain amount of light, so more info is needed. But generally, no light is not a good thing for your orchid. Can you put it in a window, maybe facing east? Also, what is it growing in, moss, bark? After 5 posts, you can put up pictures which will also be helpful. I'm sure other geeks will be along soon with more help for you.

[mehitabel]

Hi, orchidbeginner. You're quite right that all the leaves turning yellow and dropping off at once is a bad sign for your orchid.

Syndy is right, we need to know what kind of orchid it is, tho I suspect it's a phal. You can find out what it is by visiting the American Orchid Society website and checking out the culture notes. At the top of the notes is a silhouette drawing of the orchid. Check out those pictures against your orchid, and that will tell you what kind you have. (Then download and print up the culture notes)

It could be overwatering, underwatering, or stem rot. Any of these might produce the leaf and flower loss. The only way to know whether it is overwatered, is to pull it out of the pot and checking the roots.

Syndy's advice is good: orchids need light. A dark room, and a room with no direct light is not the place to display them.

They also need air movement. And you need to find out what it is and read some culture notes to find out how to grow it. New people usually don't know where to go to get good advice on how to grow their orchid. The best place to start is the American Orchid Society website and the Canadian Orchid Congress website.

[PhalPal]

My first thought was overwatering and a plant growing with no light is much more likely to remain wet.

Make a few junk posts just saying Hi! and then post a picture!!!