Help me bring this Reed-stem epidendrums to life!!

[littlebrat]

hi my name is jeanette and i live clearwater florida i have found two which i believe is the Reed-stem epidendrums, i have no idea what to do which it could you help me out bring it back to lif. i never had orchid before, i am very new at this but i'mn very interested to learn about orchid. i have attached some picture. please help me out[ATTACH][/ATTACH]

[flhiker]

Hi Littlebrat, I think it may need some fertilizer. But I think this post should be moved to a more appropriate forum so you will get more help. I will ask a Moderator

[Dorothy]

Littlebrat - your post has been moved to the beginner's discussion for greater exposure.

[Chubidubi]

Hi Littlebrat
I have the same epi and what I did was cut out all the dead plants and potted it in a pot with some good dirt. I put some Osmocot (?) fertilizer in it and watered. They get a lot of sun here and they look very happy.

[littlebrat]

thanks so much for everyone advice,now i have at least the comfident to touch it. and hope it will work well.
thanks again

[elitebettas]

These epidendrums are absolutely kill proof and you have nothing to worry about. You can leave it outside and water and fertilize it as it is or if you want a tidier plant, you can actually cut all of the good growths out getting as many roots as you can and repotting into a smaller pot with good draining media. Again, I love these-they keiki and send out new roots all of the time. A little superthrive would help.