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Old 17-06-2007, 02:05 AM posted to rec.gardens.orchids
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Thanks much for the information. Not sure how I escaped this until now.

"Bill" wrote in message
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On Jun 8, 9:25 pm, "eeyore" wrote:
Normal case for a phal loosing a leaf is it yellows and falls off over
time.
Found one of mine in a case I'd never seen before. The inside of the
leaf
had sort of liquefied, leaving me with a sort of water balloon effect.
Definitely yucky! "Normal", or could I have some strange disease in my
plants? I'll be away for a couple of days so I may not be able to reply,
but appreciate any help you guys can offer. Thanks!.


It is a bacterial rot and must be removed "carefully" to prevent
spreading and--- loss of the plant. Bill