Lil,

The fact that the leaf on the large plant felt like wilted lettuce suggests
that the plant was not getting enough water. There are, unfortunately, two
ways that can happen - simply underwatering, or more commonly, you
overwatered it to the point of rotting off the roots. No roots = no way to
take up sufficient water.

The fact that it only had one leaf suggests it was on a steep downhill
trend, and is likely a goner at this point.

As far as the small plant is concerned, it's really hard to ID a problem
from such a brief description, but I'd guess that no matter what the spots
are, you've got a similar root rot problem on the way, if not there already.

I'd repot the plant into fresh medium, and go from there. If you can
describe more about the growing conditions, medium, etc., maybe we can
contribute more.

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"Lil" wrote in message
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Have two phalaenopsis--one large and one baby, and the single leaf on
the large one fell off recently, and one of three fell off the baby
one.

The leaf that fell off the big one was really soft--kind of like
wilted lettuce when I touche it--that was also when it fell off. The
leaf that fell off the baby looked kind of dry and had a few small
white spots on it. Again, when I touched it, it too fell off.

Why are the leaves falling off? Isn't it a bad thing when leaves fall
off--after all, don't they need it for photosynthesis? What can I do
to prevent that?

Thanks in advance.

Lil