When your phalaenopsis losses her roots you can use several methods depending on the severity of root loss. Her are a few that have worked for me. (And please don’t use ice to water your orchid, unless burning orchid roots appeals to you)
I actually can’t express how much I appreciate the ice cube rant! Most definitely NOT overkill!! As a matter of fact, it is so incredibly helpful that you showed what exactly happens to the roots when you torture them with ice cubes!!! A+ + for this awesomely informative and encouraging video!
I have been trying to find someone to help me with my orchards I've been watching and watching but now I have found you. You have a very good way of explaining it all to me. Thank you. Doug in Australia.
idylle♡doll yes she is good..bc she doesn’t take forever explaining ..👏👏 like some of the others YT Orchid ppl. She has given more info on vital info in a smaller amount of time..Dani the Orchid Girl channel is good but but gets a little longgg...
You have such a soothing voice. I could listen to you forever. :) I do now know to never use ice cubes. Yikes! And I see why my roots look like they do. Thank you for that advice! Life saver for my orchid.
I really enjoyed your video. I have a distressed phalaenopsis orchid that is sad. Three leaves left, and they are softening. There are only two green roots. The remaining structure of roots look dead and dried up. I had it planted or lying on top of store bought orchid planting mix, which is bark , lots of mixed up bark. I usually can get two blooming seasons from an orchid, but not this one. So I had never used ice cubes. The way you showed all of your orchids that are recovering and what to do exactly, helped me. So I placed the orchid in a jar with a decent amount of water to cover the brown dried up roots just clearing the two green somewhat healthy roots., leaving them in the air. Hope this helps it recover. We shall see. Thanks again.
I know for SURE why that white orchid bounced back: she feels the love you put into her. She's like your child :-)...probably like they all are, thanks for sharing...btw camera"work" was just fine. I just had to hold the phone still...
I agree with you about the ice cubes and I have seen lots of instructions that come with the plant to water with ice cubes! The same with a couple of bonsai plants I have purchased!
👌👌Excellent info that’s vital for growing saving orchids..u get to the point n cover so much more than other YT Orchid Channels..👏👏👏thAnk u for all the helpful tips. 👀and for addressing the ICE cube dilemma that was started by the Orchid Grower wholesaler with sole intention of u buying more Orchids..when the ice cube shocks ur plant..killing orchid..eventually. So u have to throw out & buy more..(read the info tag when u buy one -) exactly what it says. I even emailed the mfg that the ice cube method was bad idea etc etc They r prob one of the largest wholesale orchid growers in US..& sell to every retailer. Just thought I’d pass this on..been growing orchids for many years. 🌸🌺🌼
Orchids have been one of my favorite flowers most my life. I actually probably saved my local grocery stores display of orchids by talking to the flower centers manager about the ice cude thing when I was young. Kind of just used the logic of why would a tropical plant want ice cudes. I have horrible polin allergies and recently found out im not allergic to the polin of many plants that grow off trees, including orchids. Finding this out I immediately adopted the orchid my mom was given and was killing. the phal has jumped back to health really fast and I plan to repot it after it's current bloom since it's potting media is chips a sphagman and looks to be about 2 years old.
Oh, I could hug you for showing your microfiber cloth rescue method, which I have needed for a while. Your orchid channel is on my short-list to follow. My heart swelled as you talked about saving your phals (4:36 to 5:38)! Watching your video and rewinding parts of it has helped me better understand the water-culture method. I have several phals that will be taken out of mush tomorrow morning and re-established in water-culture glasses, thanks to you. As to using ice cubes to water orchids, my mind fumes thinking of it. I've told people ice do not water orchids in the tropics; putting ice cubes on orchids simply isn't normal. Never think your videos are not appreciated and thank you from Georgia, USA! Goodnight!
Wow! Very encouraging! I have eight of my rootless orchids in ICU waiting to make roots!! Your video has confirm to me to have a load of patience and perseverance! I’d love to be close neighbors to learn more ;). Thanks! Juls
Your 2 year old orchid, see that split leaf? She _needs_ Calcium (5% per/1 qtr. water). Purple stems & leaves _need_ Magnesium! (Mag = 1/8 tsp Epsom salts, per 1 qtr. water) Fast as you can! Please, make her as happy as possible. You'll see a total positive, difference when you start adding them both, every time you fertilize. 10 years phalaenopsis growing experience speaking here. One more thing: that orchid that's not doing so very well. The one in water culture, that smelled of pesticide? Try her in moss perhaps? I've learned not all orchids, do well in water culture. You might know this already? If not giver a try? You may be surprised? 🌼 If we all stick together, we only help our orchids. I Just wanted to help you, if I could. As you have helped me, oh, so often. Thank you *hugz 🤗 🍁 Another wonderful resource: 'Orchid Whisperer' she's here on youtube, has many great tips too. 💗
Hi dear, you have a great experience caring for orchids, I need help, my orchids are having no roots, I'm desperate, can you tell me we what is the best I can do? Any risk is better than dr. O nothing for my plant. Thanks
What should I use to deliver the calcium to my orchid? I’m a master gardener with tons of plant experience but received an orchid a month ago. I know what to use for micronutrients, magnesium, and general tannin boosts. Just don’t know how to get a liquid calcium to it for balance.
Thank you! I have one split and turning red I have looked everywhere for what to do. I have 4 new ones and I have been into orchids about ...4 weeks lol. I have learned a lot though and I love them. I am good at growing most plants I have tried.
Hi Deanna, Ugh ice! I’ve killed many orchids over the years with ice. My addiction started when I looked up ice and orchids. I then began to just try to keep my orchids living. I was down to one and it was alive. One day it had 1 flower! Omg! I got bit hard. I still have that orchid today. But most of my orchids thrive. I’ve put them in hospital many times. I use a glass with a bit of water. I make sure the orchid roots don’t touch. Put it in a ziplock and leave it where it was growing. My case window sills. They grow nice roots and leaves and eventually get repotted. ❤️
hi... love it when you speak to them lol..... very funny... no they never listen looking forward to your next videos.... i leave the filaments as well after removing the velamen... i always have if they are kept in water or moist they are still viable...
Chris Bickley I agree Chris she is funny Yep very interesting she knows her orchids I just started them I have 27 I have rescued I rescued three tonight.
GREAT video, thank you. I learned so much about how to take care of my own phalaenopsis buddies. All your comments about ice cubes made me laugh. Yeah people tell me all the time about how they water their orchids with ice cubes like that. I never follow their advice either because it doesn't seem like a tropical plant would like ice water. Now I know for sure after seeing this video of yours. Cheers. Also, I love your New York accent.
You are absolutely right about ice cubes killing the roots. Even though I'm a beginner w/orchids (expert on other plants), I had this experience of killing an orchids roots using ice cubes and when I saw those "burns" on the tops of my roots, I knew it was no longer a good idea to continue using ice cubes. To be honest, it never made good sense to me to use ice in the first place having years of experience growing other types of plants but when you try something new, you tend to take advice from people that seem to know what they're talking about. But anywho, lol, thank you for showing us orchid newbies that we CAN bring an orchid back to life without any or very little roots using water culture. God bless you!😇
Hello Danielle, and thank you so much for this video! I got Phalaenopsis like three month ago and it was blooming and all went well like for two months and now the flowers are gone and leaves started to turn yellow and the plant is not in a good condition and I have realised it had some root problems and so I went on a rescue mission and went through loads of videos, but I did not find an answer what is wrong with my roots, and there were many videos on roots issues but non of them was fitting on what was happening to my orchid, BUT! then I found this treasure and found out, that my problem is, that the plant was watered with ice cubes! the roots are all good down in the soil, but burned on the top and that is from those ice cubes! So now I know... so really BIG thank you for this video which helped me to understand very well what is going on! Have a nice day and please continue doing these videos, they are awesome! XX
wow that one is like that for a year! so i learned i need to have a lot of patience with my rescued rootless orchid, thanks a bunch, take care of yourself, and happy growing.
thank you for all the info, love the fabric cloth tip, its always good to cut back waste when we can, and in this case, it saves a little money here and there too
Thank you, this video has helped me so much. My mother purchased a phal which began to have soft, droopy leaves and now I think I understand why. I think the Orchid was over watered in the store.
Fantastic. I now know what the stem of an orchid looks like. THANK YOU 🙏 So many videos talk about the stem but until now, I’ve never really seen one. And when you search online, you see pictures of the flower stem. So once again, thank you for this.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I have a new orchid and am determined to keep it healthy. The ice cube thing is all that i heard and i think it's the reason for my previously high orchid mortality rate. Thanks for great info.
I rescued 2 orchids. all the roots were completely dead. I trimmed everything off. found a plastic pot and it has alot of holes and drainage. I soaked a bunch of moss and resoak it every week. it seems to help. thank you for the video and info!
Great video. Very inspiring. I’m trying to save some of my orchids. I used to put ice every week. I had twenty eight. I only have fourteen left and some in bad condition. I saw your video and I will follow your guidance and see what happens. Thanks so much, very informative and educational as well. Blessings. Just subscribed to your channel!
I saw that video and totally cringed when she said that too, I’m assuming it works for her because it’s so hot in FL that it melts it much faster than it does in our cold areas. Still she lives in in a place with perfect humidity and weather for them why not just give them a nice drink from regular water.
Waitrose ,sell the best orchids I had one that lasted a whole year first growh was from Octobr till April cut it back and it reflowered until October and I stand mine on a little tray filled with little stones and put the water in the tray very successful .
Can you please let me know how often you leave the roots under water for 20minutes? Once a week? I am trying to save 2 of my Phals and after watching your video I am feeling very hopeful. Thank you!!!
That’s what happened to my orchid !! But I took out all media , did the peroxide, put cinnamon on the dead mushy roots I cut off and I an watering her with distilled water . I put a makeshift wick on her one small root and a little water . I pray she lives !
Ugh I'm trying to rescue a phal..I've never had any luck before. I wish I hadn't cut off the inner part of the root. I have one small root. But trying everything to keep it alive. I've had it in a very tiny amount of water..just enough to keep the stem wet..maybe I should try the micro fiber on the root. I just bagged it in another attempt to perk it up. Lol Great video!
heather jarrell thank you! I never was able to rescue my Phals until I started water culture. Sometimes it takes a little while to find a method that works for us. I wish you success in your attempts to rescue her!
I always feel bad for the orchids in the big box stores or grocery stores, they always suffer from inexperienced idiots thinking they’re doing the right thing by watering with ice cubes or something else wrong. I’m starting to see just add ice brand phalaenopsis hybrids in my area which is bad news for me even though I quit growing orchids five years ago. Why this is bad is that it spreads more misinformation basically watering with ice cubes.
I just told someone the other day in the store not to use the ice cubes on her orchids instead she could soak it in a bowl of water for twenty minutes along with a little bit of fertilizer or put a bowl underneath her Orchid and water it but not to let and Ice Cube sit on its roots it's a tropical plant and to think the company sells there orchids telling people to do that. I think the reason they get away with that is a lot of people throw their Orchid away after a quits blooming so they don't have to worry about the long-term consequences of putting an ice cube on the tropical plant. I watched the RU-vid video the other day where someone gives advice on every plan where someone gives advice on every plan under where someone gives advice on every plan under the sun. He then proceeded to tell people if they were going to save their caladiums from one year to the next they could keep them in that pot to cut all the leaves off or take them out of the pot let them get their leaves in their Roots cut off and then pack them away after they dry out. Caladiums have a lot of energy stored in their leaves and if you want to save them for the next year you lay them down in the driveway let them dry out let them suck all the nutrients from the leaves back into the little bulb or whatever you want to call it. I've had good success with letting that happen and also doing the same for an amaryllis. Take it out of the pot lay it on the driveway and let all that nourishment in the leaves at the end of summer go back into the bulb. By the way Danielle I just started my own RU-vid channel I would appreciate you going I'm checking it out and giving me some advice. It's just a dumb little video about my 30 orchids that are in my bay window. I've just been collecting them since November there phalaenopsis and to find my RU-vid channel I couldn't change the name at least I couldn't figure out how to do it on my cell phone... So go to Kathleen Murphy orchids on RU-vid or Kathleen Murphy and put the word coleus beside my name or the word philodendron my name and you will find my channel. I'd appreciate any thoughts or comments you can make ways to improve Etc. I think you're the third Orchid Channel I started to watch the first was Jacqueline's orchids and Jacqueline spell j a c o o l y n because it's a combination of Caroline and Jack the husband and wife... And Rick of Rick's orchids on RU-vid. Caroline got me addicted to orchids Rick told me how things work and how to fertilize and you taught me a lot about orchids and I did try a couple orchids in water culture and I was successful with one and two other ones didn't like it at all. In fact I was ready to have them all in water. I think what I did wrong with the one was I changed all of its water completely and I think I might have put some of the fertilized water instead of plain water in the big Brandi sniffer and algae started to grow I guess because the fertilizer and the Orchid started to go downhill. I just found two extremely interesting orchids that I'm going to video both are phalaenopsis both have huge blooms on them and they've trained the one with one stem to hang down sort of like a waterfall on a wire frame and the other one they made to trellises with bamboo Stakes so it's like a u shape and they've trained these blooms to fall down along the trellis but the blooms are huge almost twice as big as the other ones. Thanks so much Danielle and anyone else that can come and subscribe and click like and make some comments thank you so much
Fabulous information, I have seen people here in the UK use ice cubes too, as a beginner I wasn't sure if this was good or not, now I know it isn't good for the plant, I would never try it! Your plants are amazing! :) tfs
Orchids have alwase been a favorite flower of mine but i only recently got my first one since i found out im not alergic to the polin of plants that grow off trees(forgot the word). A brand of orchids that I know are sold by some grocerie stores tells the growers to do this it seems to be a method of planned "obsolescence" they leave these instructions on thier orchids so you kill the root system and most people who are inexperienced think oh it's because the flowers are gone. since it's a slow killer it looks like it starts going down hill after the bloom fades. Mine was bought as a gift for my mom but i watered it after i sall my mom puting ice cudes on a tropical plant (she eventualy gave it to me for the Above reason and since she has a rotten thumb for house plants). it has these marks on them the roots. They arnt to bad but it was quite young when I got it, still is maybe 2 years old based on the clipped spike ends I know the bloom it had with my mom was a double spike and it only has the ends from those 2 spikes. The summer heat we had unexpectedly nearly killed it (killed a smaller one my mom had before she gave this one to me) and my mom tried to get me to put ice cude on it again the phal bounced back now and after this bloom I'm going to repot it in a similar median to what it's in now (chips and a little less sphagman moss)
Side note on my previouse comment I got my local store to stop using ice cudes and asked the flower department manager to do some research on orchid treetment and thier displays since have looked much happier.
I am rescuing an orchid with only air roots left, I suppose it matters not after researching and finding no information. But it does have several (maybe 10) air roots. A few are not looking great, it has two leaves remaining but will likely lose the bottom leaf as the dehydration was so several, half the leaf is not rehydrating and is turning dark brown/green and is wrinkled and papery. However it is looking my better soaking in diluted black tea half the day and dry the other half. I intend to scavenge the medium from my trees here. It been less than a week, I will not move to medium until a see some type of growth.
I've watched Phal pal's (people who love Phal's in general), from Russia, who cut the stem right after the top part has roots like yours, and they survive. Not saying that'll work for everyone else. Just wanted to let you know!
It seems to me that another major reason to not use ice cubes is that there isn’t enough water to completely hydrate the roots all the way down. As the cubes melt there isn’t that much water so only the top part of the media gets watered and that’s why the top parts of the roots rot.
In mexico we are experiencing this problem with orchids being grow on sponges, foams and coco plugs and when the time comes when the flower buds open they just cram them with bark in a clear pot them when you bring them home you water them like you would for your climate not to mention the foam or plug dries super slow and the bark is bone dry by the week mark so I have nasty root for and now I'm paranoid and wanting to repot everything.
MARCO ANTONIO HERNANDEZ SANCHEZ I just started doing orchids rescues have breaks my heart to see him in the store I keep buying them I'm up to 27 now but I'll try to listen to every word Danielle says. Over and over
New subscriber & orchid collector! Very informative video! I made the mistake too of cutting off the roots with no velanum and I noticed complete dehydration but luckily they bounced back with fertilizer and frequent watering. Thanks for sharing your tips!
Thanks for the tip about wrapping the short stems to soak up water. I have a few orchids with lop ears and I feel so bad. All flopped but the roots are short so I'll try doing this. Thx so much. Maybe next time demo how you do this. Thx
I made the mistake of putting all the leftover roots fully underwater and lost the maiming roots due to rot. However “she is still alive. I was heartbroken that I hurt her so and was wondering what to do. Then I ran across this video💜 Going to wrap a small piece of microfiber cloth end around the higher new “nobs” leave the end cloth in water and let her longest root just touch the water...I hope she begins to sprout new roots soon.
Eva Rene’ you could also soak the base of her stem once or twice a week. I have found this can help her recover quickly. I hope she pulls through for you. Orchids are very resilient so she may surprise you and bounce right back!
Bună Danielle. Ai perfecta dreptate în ce spui. Uneori putem viziona videoclipuri care ne induc în eroare. Nu trebuie sa credem tot ce vedem în RU-vid. Am văzut oameni care fac lucruri și mai îngrozitoare orhideelor, după ce le aduc acasă. Am văzut câteva persoane care taie complet rădăcinile orhideelor, care sunt perfect sănătoase. Ei taie totul, ca să crească rădăcini noi. Care este idea? Te ingrozesti de felul în care unii maltratează plantele. Am vizionat videoclipurile tale de ani de zile, și anul trecut am cumpărat 30 de orhidee din Auchan. Cred ca știi cum sunt preturile la noi, atunci când orhideele sunt pe moarte, sau nu mai au flori, și vor sa scape de ele. Cu alte cuvinte, costa 1 euro bucata. Din 30 de bucăți, mai am 20. Mi-am dat seama ca erau cele care ar fi murit oricum, indiferent în ce mediu le-as fi crescut. Le-am cumpărat pline de mucegai, motiv pt.care le-am pus în apa. Stau în permanenta în apa de un deget pe fundul vasului. Vara le spal rădăcinile în fiecare week-end, le schimb apa, și le merge atât de bine, încât în ultima luna de zile, au început sa înflorească. Știu ca tu ești adepta tăierii tijelor florale, după trecerea florilor, motiv pt care, și eu am procedat la fel cu ale mele, anul trecut. Dar au scăpat câteva netaiate, și ele sunt primele care s-au umplut de flori.😊 Ai cele mai realiste videoclipuri, din care toți avem ce invata. Multă sănătate și o primavara cât mai "infloritoare"!💗💗💗
I learned from miss orchid girl to soak in black tea water for 3-5 days. Soak all day take out at night. Repeat. I used camomile and ginger tea bags and it worked Better than black tea
I sometimes think that when an orchid is in such sad shape the roots that are no longer there were the ones that hydrated the leaves that are all wrinkled. And the reason it's growing new Roots is to hydrate the new Leaf. That's just a thought not sure how true that is but that's what I wonder about. It seems like those wrinkled leaves never plump up.... if the roots that died were the ones that supported the shriveled leaves
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Thank you for this very informative video, it should definitely inform others not to use ICE CUBES on any orchids. I mean these are “tropical” plants for Pete sakes!!!
I recently purchased a mini phelaenopsis, at most 8 inches tall. It was in the clearance section at my local grocery, and it was just so cute. I've had it for a couple weeks and it's still in bloom but recent;y the blooms have started to shrivel. After some research, I took immediate action to see what the roots looked like. They were ALL dead, save HALF of one root. I noticed that a lot of the roots were previously cut, and the base was enclosed in some kind of thick sponge, and it was just awful. I mean there was just slime and all the roots were hollow. I snipped off all the roots, save that little half of root, and then I dabbed some peroxide on it. I'm keeping the poor thing in a plastic container just to dry out now. Should I keep it in water?
Hi, The problem is that there's alot of places that the tags say just add ice. When I purchased my first three orchids that's what they said just add ice. I did that for almost three years they rebloomed got new leaves. But. then I started watching orchid videos on youtube. I haven't put ice on them since. I now have 13 phalaenopsis orchids I DO NOT ADD ICE ANYMORE. I've learned alot since growing my orchids. Great information to share to others who purchase orchids that say just add ice. Thank you Roxanne. I'm trying to nurse 5 orchids back right now that I purchased at Walmart one has really rubbery leaves. I buy my medium from repotme.com
Roxanne Parker I know that ice cube may work as long as they don’t touch the root. That’s what they say in my orchid group. No contact between ice and roots
The watering with ice must have come from somebody who had one too many cocktails and some leftover ice in the glass! lol! Such a bad idea...p.s. I love your nails!
Courtney Gwillim lol, they are very challenging at first, I was an orchid killer for years but after I did research and figured out what my plants were telling me that all changed. You can do it too!
Hi , I really like how helpful your video is with growing the orchids in water. I have started doing this technique a few days a go, however I just want to know how many days can I leave the orchids in the water and how many days out the water. Secondly can you advise me on the correct way to feed the orchids? Lastly if I was to go away how will I go about making sure the orchids doesn’t die and how would I feed it in advance? Thanks 😘❤️
Wonderful informative video, interested in water culture for my orchids. Mine are indoors live in Montana and certainly cant put them outside. Thank you for the information.
I want my orchids to grow roots and I am at a loss I’ve watched hundreds of videos and feel terrible. I have a huge tattoo of orchid it was my first large tattoo at 18 cause I’ve loved them so much I am 32 now and got grow lights and picked up orchids from a local grocery store and went to repotme and picked up EVERYTHING i needed and spent hundreds of dollars and still am failing I thought I was doing good until I started noticing yellowing leaves that I have 0 idea why. I have one that the roots are blah and had a spike no flowers but had a keiki at my local grocery store and I grabbed it right up and have been trying to let it stay on longer but have noticed the babies root looks like it’s drying out so I’m gonna beg to cut it and put it in a pot I think it’s got 4 leaves and one 2 in root and another that did have bright green end but now that is gone. It’s hard cause if you look up why is (blank) happening you’ll get over watering or under watering like what!? How do you know which!
Hi im staying in South Africa after repotting in the right medium bark, clay balls I kost all the roots its still looking fine there is three leaves and astem sith flowers also in great state I also cut away the roots there is a few ones I left but looks also dead and place it in awater medium with clay balls the leaves are very soft but still grreen and cover with a plastic bag for humidity as its very dry and hot here now I wonder must I rather cut the stems to hellp my plant surviving or leave them on and must i add some seagrow to help making new roots please help
Danielle's Orchid Ranch. Hi nooooo ice people should look up the definition of the word TROPICAL. Check out Jocolyn yes that's the spelling she's pretty good. I think you'll like her. Have a good day.
HI! DANIELLE YOUR VIDEO IS VERY ENLIGHTENING AND YOU ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE BECAUSE I HAVE 8 ORCHIDS LIKE THAT EXACTLY AND PLEASE PLEASE GIVE ME AN ANSWER ABOUT THEM DO I HAVE TO USE GLASS BECAUSE MINE IS PLASTIC AND STILL NOT DOING WELL AND NOT HAPPY VERY DEHYDRATED I HAVE A GOOD HUMIDIFIER AND A GOOD TEMP BUT STILL NOT HAPPY DO YOU DISINFECT THEM PRIOR TO PUTTING THEM IN THE GLASS SHINY I KNOW WE HAVE TO CLEAN THEM . HOW DO YOU FERTILIZE THEM PLEASE GIVE ME A GOOD TIP I LIVE IN TORONTO ,ONTARIO AND IT IS VERY COLD RIGHT NOW BUT THE ORCHIDS ARE IN MY ROOM WITH A GOOD HUMIDIFIER AND TEMP
what about the temperature? and the light ? we have ahot weather here and am afraid the water will get too hot..in which condtiosion are they? thank you :)
