Can someone tell me what I should do with these leaves??? I got this orchid plant yesterday for Valentine’s Day but noticed these leaves! Do I cut them off???
Can someone tell me what I should do with these leaves??? I got this orchid plant yesterday for Valentine’s Day but noticed these leaves! Do I cut them off???
Phalaenopsis orchids grow on trees in the wild and need air flow around their roots. They are usually kept in coarse bark chips in pots with lots of drainage holes as soil suffocates their roots. Water orchids by submerging the pot in room temperature water for about 15 minutes and then let it drain. Make sure there is no water pooling in the crown of the leaves.
Do this when the membrane covering the roots is silvery and dry. Hydrated roots are green, plump, and mottled. Cut off roots that don’t plump up after watering and roots that are black and slimy. Keep the plant in bright indirect light.
Orchid flowers die after a while, that is normal. Cut off the flower stalk when it is dead. The orchid should flower again but it can take several months. Add orchid fertilizer to the water when you see a new flower stalk forming to prolong the flowering. Replace the bark about once a year.
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Leslieb1996
Oh wow. Yea the 4 bottom ones are no good. Top 2 look fine
blandenby
I’d take the plant out of the plastic pot and check to see if any of the roots have rotted and remove any rot. Then I’d repot it in orchid bark
askme1305
Who gives a rotting plant as a gift??
TraditionalTennis188
I would suggest your boyfriend take it back to where he got it and ask for a healthy replacement.
iwenttothesea
Try r/orchids – it looks either fungal to me (bc of the rings) or possibly cold air damage (did you bf carry it outside unprotected after he bought it? Even walking to the car without a wrapper/wind barrier can cause cold damage to sensitive plants…). If he bought it like this – take it back lol! A very thoughtful gift though! 🙂
Eec2213
It’s looking like powdery mildew. That’s not a great sign
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It looks like you may be asking about orchids.
Phalaenopsis orchids grow on trees in the wild and need air flow around their roots. They are usually kept in coarse bark chips in pots with lots of drainage holes as soil suffocates their roots. Water orchids by submerging the pot in room temperature water for about 15 minutes and then let it drain. Make sure there is no water pooling in the crown of the leaves.
Do this when the membrane covering the roots is silvery and dry. Hydrated roots are green, plump, and mottled. Cut off roots that don’t plump up after watering and roots that are black and slimy. Keep the plant in bright indirect light.
Orchid flowers die after a while, that is normal. Cut off the flower stalk when it is dead. The orchid should flower again but it can take several months. Add orchid fertilizer to the water when you see a new flower stalk forming to prolong the flowering. Replace the bark about once a year.
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Oh wow. Yea the 4 bottom ones are no good. Top 2 look fine
I’d take the plant out of the plastic pot and check to see if any of the roots have rotted and remove any rot. Then I’d repot it in orchid bark
Who gives a rotting plant as a gift??
I would suggest your boyfriend take it back to where he got it and ask for a healthy replacement.
Try r/orchids – it looks either fungal to me (bc of the rings) or possibly cold air damage (did you bf carry it outside unprotected after he bought it? Even walking to the car without a wrapper/wind barrier can cause cold damage to sensitive plants…). If he bought it like this – take it back lol! A very thoughtful gift though! 🙂
It’s looking like powdery mildew. That’s not a great sign