How To Care For A Dying Orchid Plant. Remove the orchid from its container and gently trim the old roots. Make sure that it doesnt get dehydrated.
How To Rehabilitate Dried Orchid Plants. Tips and tricks for purchasing. For an orchid that is very dehydrated you should thoroughly soak the entire pot.
Typically Phalaenopsis orchids send up a spike and flower in the fall or winter although orchid growers now schedule growth cycles to allow the purchase of blooming orchids year-round.
This usually happens due to overwatering your orchid. Make sure that it doesnt get dehydrated. Many more orchids die from over-watering than under-watering. However if it has some viable roots left you can re-pot those and revive your plant while getting rid of the rotten roots.