cattleya leaf tip necrosis
It probably wouldn't hurt to soak the plant in a dilute solution
of calcium nitrate or calcium chloride. That would help draw out any
accumulated salts, and impart some known concentration of calcium.
Several years ago, I had some ICP tests done on orchid media
recovered from flasks with cattleyas suffering leaf-tip necrosis that was
characteristic of calcium deficiency. I don't have the values handy just
right now, but I recall the calcium levels were in the high-double digit
or very low triple digit parts per million level, and the cattleys were
showing the "terminal" signs of calcium deficiency.
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-AJHicks
Chandler, AZ
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