Dendrobium Yellow Leaves and Brown Stem: Evergreen Type Care

Evergreen Dendrobium: Yellow Leaves, Brown Flower Stem, New Growth

Flowers on a terminal spike = evergreen type. Flower stem brown = done, cut it off. Yellow leaves on old canes = normal aging if new canes with leaves are growing.

Keiki on Brown Stem?

• If stem below keiki is green: leave it.
• If stem below keiki is brown: cut keiki off, pot separately, hope it roots.

Action

• Cut brown flower stem at base.
• Leave new cane growth alone to mature.
• Repot in spring if overcrowded—dendrobiums like being pot-bound.

New growth is the future. Old canes fade. That's the cycle.