I had them dry out between misting and they started to shrivel and the leaves started to lose moisture. The roots never looked blackish though of course. I'll be trimming most of the roots off unfortunately due to what I did to the poor little thing! Will it be okay?

Thats all that is left

Nicole, give us more info of where are you located example... Look my name i have the info of my zone is very important when we try to help

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i will put it on a wooded basket (make sure it won't move tied )and let it regain strength on those roots before introduce it to the sun if your weather is cold now protect it from it but it need sun early in the morning don't mist with water at least for a week. After that i add a drop of superthrive on the mist bottle to help grow more roots once a week spray only the root with that. If you hose the hole plant i do it once a week depend how hot is it but very early in the morning...

good luck,

keep us update .

My favorite for roots is maxi-crop. Norwegian seaweed juice. Works great. ALL orchids like it. Try to find some. Mine are in hanging wooden baskets also. They are the warmest loving orchid. Most like 50 and higher. Your plant this time of year will thrive on the morning sun and if you mist the root once a day, morning is best so the root can dry. Where you live and what space does your orchid live in? If the heat is on it is in too low humidity. A sunny bathroom maybe if it is too cold outside.

Thanks so much for the advice . It is 36F outside at the moment so pretty cold. This orchid had not been outside at all since I got it. I am in zone 6B. Where would I get the root products that you both have mentioned?

google. where in the house does it live? It must be living in dry air. And that is why it is unhappy. You need to create an environment it likes or give it to someone that has the right environment. I live in South Florida and I don't grow orchids from the Himalayas and they can't grow orchids from the Everglades. With an effort you can make an artificial environment to survive or thrive depending on how well you do. I can't tell you how to build one. I never needed to. Because I don't have mountain top orchid either, living in low flat lands of Florida.

I have been given orchids in the past that I had no chance in creating a culture that would work. I gave them to a grower thad had success and proper culture.

Nicole, Here are some notes prepared by the American Orchid Society that may give you some idea of the growing conditions required.

AOS Vanda notes

Nicole,

I grow vanda types in zone 6 also. My experience as far as over-wintering them indoors: either place them in a pot with very large chunk media (1"+) and water 2-3 times a week or be prepared to mist multiple times a day and/or dunk and let them sit in water for a couple of minutes once a day.

It may be tough getting that one to recover in zone 6 at this time of year.

Good luck,

Bob

I'm also in zone 6 and grow a few vandas. I have a sunroom with it's own humidifier and I mist everyday and soak once a week. Initially, the longest and thinnest roots dried up. But, as the vandas became used to my set-up they started growing new roots to accommodate and have pushed out several new leaves. My sunroom is 55-90F and 50-80% humidity at all times. Vandas are in direct sun all day.

Thank you all for your help! Yes because of the transition from the humid warmer weather to the dry heat of the house due to colder weather probably freaked it out. Poor little thing. I hope I do better for it! I put it to the brightest spot of the house and will try misting/soaking as suggested. The plant part looks pretty decent considering what it has been through. I hope I get more roots soon with a little TLC! Thank you all :)

Lots of light!

Jane