Leafless pseudo bulb

rainey.meme52

I have a leafless 2 yo phal that was very healthy until about 3 mos ago.The leaves started slowly falling off.One of the thick "stems"had a spike so I broke it off and put it in water just to see.It bloomed! First time! Sweet little white blooms.I still have the leafless mother plant.What do I do about it?

Fire

A two year old phalaenopsis orchid? It could have been suffering from over-watering. If water got into the leaf base, it unlikely to recover.  I would take it out of the pot and see what the root system looks like? Are they rotten? Are the green and juicy? if there is a good, extensive system, try replacing the bark, give it a little water then put it in a bright, very cool, frost-free place. Don't fertilise, water very little, just when it all dries out.  Give it 6-12 months and see what happens.

The flower spike might have given you flowers for six months or more if you'd left it on the plant.

rainey.meme52

That's right

Skandi

do you mean a phalaenopsis? Because your description sounds more like a dendrobium as they do have thick stems/psudo bulbs whereas phal do not. In either case Fires's advice sounds good

rainey.meme52

I apologize to Fire and Skandi.It is a dendrobium.I had been in an earlier discussion about a Phal.My old brain doesn't track well.Regardless,I still have a leafless plant.

hogweed

Bin and buy!