Am I killing my phalaenopsis???
Hi all,
My name is Isabel and I am new to the news group... I have a few phalaenopsis and some of the leafs have started to turn an odd colure. I have had one before that went a purpley colure and I was told that is ok... but now two of my plants are getting a brown or black over the leafs. Is this a good thing??? Am I killing them?? I have them inside on a windowsill where they get afternoon sun... is it too much for them? Should I have some shade cloth over the window?? I live in Australia so the sun can get hot down here?? I hope someone out there can help me Thanks Isabel |
Am I killing my phalaenopsis???
Welcome Isabel, I am not a phal expert but agree, sounds like it's too hot!
Try the hand/shadow aspect. Hold your hand about 18" from the plant, you should only see a faint shadow. You could put up a little lace curtain. Cheers Wendy "Isabel Burns" wrote in message news:1051768210.247956@teuthos... Hi all, My name is Isabel and I am new to the news group... I have a few phalaenopsis and some of the leafs have started to turn an odd colure. I have had one before that went a purpley colure and I was told that is ok... but now two of my plants are getting a brown or black over the leafs. Is this a good thing??? Am I killing them?? I have them inside on a windowsill where they get afternoon sun... is it too much for them? Should I have some shade cloth over the window?? I live in Australia so the sun can get hot down here?? I hope someone out there can help me Thanks Isabel |
Am I killing my phalaenopsis???
My guess is that it's got sunburnt. I suggest moving it away from
direct sun and it should be fine. Don't know what state you are living in, but imagine giving it the same shade it would get under a big eucalyptus tree, with no direct sun whatsoever. Hope this helps. T U "Isabel Burns" wrote in message news:1051768210.247956@teuthos... Hi all, My name is Isabel and I am new to the news group... I have a few phalaenopsis and some of the leafs have started to turn an odd colure. I have had one before that went a purpley colure and I was told that is ok... but now two of my plants are getting a brown or black over the leafs. Is this a good thing??? Am I killing them?? I have them inside on a windowsill where they get afternoon sun... is it too much for them? Should I have some shade cloth over the window?? I live in Australia so the sun can get hot down here?? I hope someone out there can help me Thanks Isabel |
Am I killing my phalaenopsis???
Purple for me in Phals means they're getting as much light as they can
possibly handle. A better color is green, that means they're getting enough. But brown or black sounds like the leaves got burned (your window acting like a magnifying glass on a bug) and now it has some kind of rot. Depending on how many leaves you've got, how many are burned, etc. you can decide to either treat the problem (others in the group probably have better suggestions than I) or cut it off before it spreads. For longer term care, move the plant further from the window and see if it's happier. Isabel Burns wrote: Hi all, My name is Isabel and I am new to the news group... I have a few phalaenopsis and some of the leafs have started to turn an odd colure. I have had one before that went a purpley colure and I was told that is ok... but now two of my plants are getting a brown or black over the leafs. Is this a good thing??? Am I killing them?? I have them inside on a windowsill where they get afternoon sun... is it too much for them? Should I have some shade cloth over the window?? I live in Australia so the sun can get hot down here?? I hope someone out there can help me Thanks Isabel |
Am I killing my phalaenopsis???
Isabel:
Can you post a picture of the affected plants at alt.binaries.picures.orchids? Then we can perhaps offer more exact opinions. They do indeed sound sunburnt. Dead tissue does invite rots. After cutting the dead tissue away, treat with a fungicide (Physan) and perhaps dust with cinnamon. A chartreuse green is probably the best leaf color for most phals. Best of luck. Mark From: MeMyselfAndI Newsgroups: rec.gardens.orchids Date: Fri, 02 May 2003 02:53:45 GMT Subject: Am I killing my phalaenopsis??? Purple for me in Phals means they're getting as much light as they can possibly handle. A better color is green, that means they're getting enough. But brown or black sounds like the leaves got burned (your window acting like a magnifying glass on a bug) and now it has some kind of rot. Depending on how many leaves you've got, how many are burned, etc. you can decide to either treat the problem (others in the group probably have better suggestions than I) or cut it off before it spreads. For longer term care, move the plant further from the window and see if it's happier. Isabel Burns wrote: Hi all, My name is Isabel and I am new to the news group... I have a few phalaenopsis and some of the leafs have started to turn an odd colure. I have had one before that went a purpley colure and I was told that is ok... but now two of my plants are getting a brown or black over the leafs. Is this a good thing??? Am I killing them?? I have them inside on a windowsill where they get afternoon sun... is it too much for them? Should I have some shade cloth over the window?? I live in Australia so the sun can get hot down here?? I hope someone out there can help me Thanks Isabel |
Am I killing my phalaenopsis???
Isabel
Take them out of the afternoon sun. That is generally a bad idea. Give them northern light if possible. As for the black and brown you mentioned - are they dry spots or soggy? Located at the leaf tips, crown of plant or middle of the leaf? Siew Hong On 5/1/03 1:43 PM, in article 1051768210.247956@teuthos, "Isabel Burns" wrote: Hi all, My name is Isabel and I am new to the news group... I have a few phalaenopsis and some of the leafs have started to turn an odd colure. I have had one before that went a purpley colure and I was told that is ok... but now two of my plants are getting a brown or black over the leafs. Is this a good thing??? Am I killing them?? I have them inside on a windowsill where they get afternoon sun... is it too much for them? Should I have some shade cloth over the window?? I live in Australia so the sun can get hot down here?? I hope someone out there can help me Thanks Isabel |
Am I killing my phalaenopsis???
Siew Hong wrote: Isabel Take them out of the afternoon sun. That is generally a bad idea. Give them northern light if possible. Akkk! Direct northern light in Australia? What are you thinking? |
Am I killing my phalaenopsis???
Steve wrote in message ...
Siew Hong wrote: Isabel Take them out of the afternoon sun. That is generally a bad idea. Give them northern light if possible. Akkk! Direct northern light in Australia? What are you thinking? Well, Siew Hong is correct. In Aus we have northern light in winter. In summer the sun passes overhead. T U |
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