My Blooming Orchid in Deep Water Culture :)

[Samantha's Orchids]

[zainal abidin]

Nice pink color and good growing in water culture.... congrats.

[Samantha's Orchids]

Thank you

[gardenguysorchids]

Beautiful blooms. How do you keep it from rotting growing it in water?

[angela]

Beautiful Phal. Congrats on your success in using that growing method. May I ask how long have you had that plant in deep water?

[Bumblebee]

Wow! i didn't know this was an option. How and where do you grow it? I'm fascinated.

[Samantha's Orchids]

Beautiful blooms. How do you keep it from rotting growing it in water?

Hi - Thank you! it won't rot in the water because these are "water roots"; new roots grown in the water. Before I placed this in water, I cut off all the roots. In a week or two, new "water roots" started growing. The roots are adapted to the new environment so they will not rot.

Beautiful Phal. Congrats on your success in using that growing method. May I ask how long have you had that plant in deep water?

Hi there Angela. Thank you. I have grown this in water for about 6-8 months now. Since I put it in water, it has grown 2 new leaves, a spike and now flowers!

Wow! i didn't know this was an option. How and where do you grow it? I'm fascinated.

Hello Bumblebee. It's my easiest orchid to care for out of all the rest (I have a variety of orchids planted in bark medium, sphagnum moss and hydroton clay pellets). I have over 20 orchids This method was such a success, I just transferred another very healthy orchid into water medium. Hope that is as successful. It's very simple, I just cut off all the roots and placed the orchid (above the crown) in tepid water with a little fertilizer added to it. Once in a while when I see the water is low (about once a week), I top it off with more water. I NEVER change the water. There is a green algae that forms and I believe that aids and feeds my orchid so I never clean out my water or put new water. That's it!

[catttan]

Very interesting culure! Thanks for sharing.