Orchid leaves are beautiful and can be easily cleaned to maintain their shine. To remove mineral deposits or dust, use a solution diluted with water to wipe the leaf clean. Gather necessary tools and supplies, such as a sharp cutting tool, a damp cloth or paper towel, or a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol.
To clean orchid leaves, choose a solution that suits your needs, either natural or purchased. Leave the leaf on the plant until it can be removed with a slight tug. Leaves that are fleshy, green, and juicy should only be removed at the base in extreme emergencies, such as disease. Trimming orchid leaves may be required if the plant has bacterial or fungal diseases. Cut leaves with sterilized blades and treat the plant with a fungicide.
When trimming orchid leaves, ensure to use a sterile knife or scissors to avoid allowing diseases to enter the plant. Cut off dead roots, leaves, bulbs, and canes, then use clean and sharp scissors or pruning shears to trim wilted leaves at the base, close to the stem.
In summary, cleaning orchid leaves is crucial for maintaining their shine and health. To clean them, gather necessary tools and supplies, choose the right cleaning solution, and follow the steps provided to maintain their appearance. Avoid using chemicals and opt for natural solutions or purchased ones.
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You answer questions I haven’t found answers to anywhere else. Thank you! I’ve just been guessing on some ideas and many have worked. I’ve been able to keep my mother day gift (an orchid) for almost two years and it’s beginning to have continuous blossoms for months. I’m hoping to repot mine. Do you have any tips to give me before I start?
so I can touch the leaves? I was instructed not to and was really working it as to how to water trying to take their pot out of decorative on, whew I am so blessed to have found you. Oh and with watering, we use to leave our water jugs filled with out for 24 hours to make them good to use I have well water and though have softener, still rusty at times. thoughts and thank you.
Hello Danni. Thanks a lot for the very informative article on growing orchids In the morning I used diluted lemon juice to wipe the leaves that had black patches and yellow patches. In the evening the leaves all went limp. What shall I do it Oh BTW I live in Malaysia and the orchids are outdoors under the shade of a big tree.
Thank you for answering my question 9 years later lol ❤ do you still use this method? Or have you found a better alternative? Also, I guess a rag is too much lol although its not very thick, compared to the cotton round you are using lol it very much is too thick to clean leaves 😂 (I split one of my leaves a bit with the rag lol)
I just found two Phalaenopsis on the street, underneath a tree and it rained on them. the dirt under the tree was splattered by rain all over them, even on the underside of the leaves. Should I attempt to clean this, or leave it as is? the worst part is that they seem to have been solidly well taken care off until they were left on 12° day out in the rain. one of them had some sun burn on two of it’s leaves (now one leaf), but roots on that thing?!? it was in the nursery plug, and I had hard time pulling it out of the pot, and then removing the old substrate and the plug, as there was so many roots. I think I had like 30 bark chips lodged in those roots. I only removed few of the roots, cause they got broken while I was trying to remove the substrate. The other one had few mushy roots, and there was far less of them, but it also had 6 spent flower spikes, two of which had keikis… I can’t believe someone threw this out. anyway, their leaves were dry after I found them, probably cause it was windy, but I have no idea if they can survive such weather they were left out at. and whether should I expose them to another showering so soon after they were rained on… why would anyone throw them out?
Hi miss orchid girl I have a phal which has a couple of kikis* with roots and the kikis are on the old flower stalk. Recently I noticed that the roots of kikis are a bit crinkly. My question is how should I hydrate the crinkled roots, should I mist them or soak them, I guess soaking will be quite harder. Thanks.
hey i have another question. is it ok to use natural beeswax candles in rooms with orchids? they are organic and are toxin / paraben free and so something with the ions in the air apparently… just curious as i don’t want to slowly kill them… only thing is my orchids reek out my room and I’m trying to find a way to get rid of the garden smell without harming them..