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Orchid Problem
I have a phal given to me by a friend. Has a stalk for blooms and 2 good
sized leaves (5-6 inches) I have since lost one leaf and the other is now yellowing at the tip. Yet a new leaf is peaking out from the center. Its potted in orchid mix, and in a 6 inch pot What gives? chaz |
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Chaz,
Does this orchid have any other leaves, or did it come to you with 2 leaves only (+ the new leaf - lost one leaf). Once the leaf that just started yellowing falls off, will the new leaf be the only leaf left? If so this orchid is in dire shape. If however this phal has more leaves, then how many leaves does it have left? I would not worry much over a yellowing leaf if it had several healthy leaves and a new one on the way -- especially if the leaf that is yellowing is a lower leaf; new leafs form on top, and old leaves should fade from the bottom. Generally whenever one of my Phals looses more than one leaf in quick succession (especially if it has not grown a new leaf or if it is loosing leaves much more rapidly than replenishing with new ones), I tend to cut off the flowering stalk, since that takes energy to maintain -- if the flower spike is in bloom, I put it in a vase. Then I will usually repot the plant to look at the health of the roots, and trim away any rotten ones. Joanna "chaz" wrote in message nk.net... I have a phal given to me by a friend. Has a stalk for blooms and 2 good sized leaves (5-6 inches) I have since lost one leaf and the other is now yellowing at the tip. Yet a new leaf is peaking out from the center. Its potted in orchid mix, and in a 6 inch pot What gives? chaz |
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Hi,
Thank you for the response. It has 2 "adult" leaves now, had 3, one had died 3 weeks ago. The oldest of the 2 remaining is yellowing. It has one remaining adult leaf and one new leaf peaking out from the center. I will check the roots tonight. "J Fortuna" wrote in message news:%JI_e.14630$TQ3.8127@trnddc05... Chaz, Does this orchid have any other leaves, or did it come to you with 2 leaves only (+ the new leaf - lost one leaf). Once the leaf that just started yellowing falls off, will the new leaf be the only leaf left? If so this orchid is in dire shape. If however this phal has more leaves, then how many leaves does it have left? I would not worry much over a yellowing leaf if it had several healthy leaves and a new one on the way -- especially if the leaf that is yellowing is a lower leaf; new leafs form on top, and old leaves should fade from the bottom. Generally whenever one of my Phals looses more than one leaf in quick succession (especially if it has not grown a new leaf or if it is loosing leaves much more rapidly than replenishing with new ones), I tend to cut off the flowering stalk, since that takes energy to maintain -- if the flower spike is in bloom, I put it in a vase. Then I will usually repot the plant to look at the health of the roots, and trim away any rotten ones. Joanna "chaz" wrote in message nk.net... I have a phal given to me by a friend. Has a stalk for blooms and 2 good sized leaves (5-6 inches) I have since lost one leaf and the other is now yellowing at the tip. Yet a new leaf is peaking out from the center. Its potted in orchid mix, and in a 6 inch pot What gives? chaz |
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Joanna summed it up with "dire straits." If you are determined to try
life-support, plan on treating for fungus. Personally, I'd pitch it unless it was something "special" (great clone, sentimental value, or something); otherwise, I'd douse it with something broad-spectrum like RD-20 while it's out of the pot. Kenni "chaz" wrote in message ... Hi, Thank you for the response. It has 2 "adult" leaves now, had 3, one had died 3 weeks ago. The oldest of the 2 remaining is yellowing. It has one remaining adult leaf and one new leaf peaking out from the center. I will check the roots tonight. |
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