I have 2 orchid plants that were doing great when I bought them last season
but they will not put out any flower stalks this season. The plants are
otherwise healthy with good root growth and good leaves.

Any suggestions ?

Mohammed,

Do you happen to know what type of orchid plants these are? Did you happen
to keep the tags identifying them? Orchids are an exceedingly diverse
flowering plant family, and different genera of orchids have different
needs. If you do not know the genus of your orchids (for example: Phal,
Cattleya, Paph, Dendrobium, Cymbidium, Oncidium -- to name just a few of the
most common ones), then maybe you can take a digital photo of your orchids
to help us identify them. Do not post the photo to rec.gardens.orchids,
since this is not a binary newsgroup. Instead you can share the photo with
us in either of these ways:

1. Post the photo to alt.binaries.pictures.orchids -- if your server carries
this newsgroup
2. Post the photo to a Web site, and provide us a link to the Web site here
at rec.gardens.orchids
3. Go to http://www.free-webhosts.com/free-im...ing.php?sort=2 and
upload your photo to one of these free hosting sites and then send us a link

It is likely that someone here will be able to make an educated guess as to
the genus of your orchids based on the photo of the plants. Only once the
genus of the orchids is established, can anyone here give you better advice
on what you should be doing to get the plants to reflower.

Best,
Joanna

"MOHAMMED SHAIKH" wrote in message
...
I have 2 orchid plants that were doing great when I bought them last
season
but they will not put out any flower stalks this season. The plants are
otherwise healthy with good root growth and good leaves.

Any suggestions ?

After a bit of Web searching I located the following site that hopefully can
help you identify your orchid.
http://www.orchidlady.com/encycloped...wth_types.html

Best,
Joanna

"J Fortuna" wrote in message
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Mohammed,

Do you happen to know what type of orchid plants these are? Did you happen
to keep the tags identifying them? Orchids are an exceedingly diverse
flowering plant family, and different genera of orchids have different
needs. If you do not know the genus of your orchids (for example: Phal,
Cattleya, Paph, Dendrobium, Cymbidium, Oncidium -- to name just a few of
the
most common ones), then maybe you can take a digital photo of your orchids
to help us identify them. Do not post the photo to rec.gardens.orchids,
since this is not a binary newsgroup. Instead you can share the photo with
us in either of these ways:

1. Post the photo to alt.binaries.pictures.orchids -- if your server
carries
this newsgroup
2. Post the photo to a Web site, and provide us a link to the Web site
here
at rec.gardens.orchids
3. Go to http://www.free-webhosts.com/free-im...ing.php?sort=2 and
upload your photo to one of these free hosting sites and then send us a
link

It is likely that someone here will be able to make an educated guess as
to
the genus of your orchids based on the photo of the plants. Only once the
genus of the orchids is established, can anyone here give you better
advice
on what you should be doing to get the plants to reflower.

Best,
Joanna

"MOHAMMED SHAIKH" wrote in message
...
I have 2 orchid plants that were doing great when I bought them last
season
but they will not put out any flower stalks this season. The plants are
otherwise healthy with good root growth and good leaves.

Any suggestions ?

Hi, Mohammed,

I would suggest increasing the amount of light just a little for them. Then if
they are phals, Bob Gordon once said to deprive and stress them a bit.

.. . . Pam
Everything Orchid Management System http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html

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MOHAMMED SHAIKH wrote:

I have 2 orchid plants that were doing great when I bought them last season
but they will not put out any flower stalks this season. The plants are
otherwise healthy with good root growth and good leaves.

Any suggestions ?

The #1 reason why a healthy mature orchid fails to flower is insufficient
light. However, certain orchids, partciularly phals, also require a diurnal
temp change; others require a "rest period" in which they are not watered or
fertilized, in order to set buds. So, without knowing what kind of orchid
you have, I cannot provide any specific advice.


--
Kenni Judd
Juno Beach Orchids
http://www.jborchids.com

"MOHAMMED SHAIKH" wrote in message
...
I have 2 orchid plants that were doing great when I bought them last
season
but they will not put out any flower stalks this season. The plants are
otherwise healthy with good root growth and good leaves.

Any suggestions ?