I imagine it is nice to have it in the kitchen window 😍
A secret to tell you, after seeing your post, I checked out my only orchid.
my reaction: 😩😩😩
I remember you were surprised I have it on the balcony, during the winter... pfffffffff, seems it doesn't like it anymore to be outside hahaha, it got one big leaf yellow with brown spots, and the stems with the buds and open flowers also stared to dry and be brown-yellow coloured.
I took it inside now 😞
Ops... Maybe it was too cold for it in winter... or too much rain.
It's Phalaenopsis? I don't remember.
The yellowing old leaves is normal. They will die eventually and grow new ones. Brown spots might be from sunburn.
Flower stems also die eventually.
I hope it is not rotting from the inside... then nothing can save it :(
Yes, it's a Phalaenopsis
To spoil your beautiful post with this not nice view:
I think it is not rotten inside ( well, I hope)
The roots look ok, I checked in the pot (the transparent one) and it seems ok. Also, the roots that are outside are ok, just that leaf and some of the buds and flowers in the stems where there are still good flowers are getting brown and black.
I hope it will get better now inside :)
It looks like sunburn to me. Was the sun reaching them there?
I wouldn't worry much then. They like bright light, but no direct sun, especially in Portugal or Spain. The leaf will fall off eventually and those buds too.
Now that you moved it inside all buds might die (blast). Don't worry about it either :) They do that sometimes when they are moved while forming buds. That's how they react when the conditions change.
How many flower spikes it has?
I took today more photos... and probably I will post them these days, I saw that not just that one leaf is affected 😱
and now the change is not making it any favour, too warm inside the living room.
hope the orchid lovers will not cry at the scene hahaha 😂
I also have bad luck with my orchids, I had 2...both of them went to a better world lol. Now I have a third. I hope it will survive..me lol. I just seem not to cater to them well. All of my other plants do so well. Only with orchids I had issues..
The third will be the lucky one :))
They are a bit sensitive, a lot more sensitive than the succulents, I just treated all of them in the same way :D
I have learned that they do not like excessive water and that the container should be quite small. Fingers crossed lol😅
No, no excessive water and the plastic transparent recipient works well.
now , my orchid is not the best example of surviving, I took today some more photos and will post them...
not the nicest view it will be 😒