Courtney
My poor orchid is having some leaf struggles. Any ideas what might be going on? The blooms still look lovely and I didn’t find any pests. I can see that the air roots are a bit shriveled but her bottom roots are a nice, juicy green.
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- Jen
This orchid seems to be a good example of several types of leaf damage. But if it is newish to you, we can’t really know what caused the damage since we don’t know it’s history. The good news is that all these spots don’t look like they have any active infections going on. If you notice spreading discoloration or that areas of the leaves start to turn at all soft and mushy, there’s a problem. These spots, while they won’t ‘heal,’ probably won’t cause any problems for your plant. Checking for pests would’ve been my very first advice, if only because of the oldest leaf- the little one- that shows signs of grazing. But the others seem free from it. Probably taken care of in the nursery where it was grown. Damage in the first picture looks like a spot of sunburn. Because it is on a lower leaf, I don’t think you have it in a poor spot in your home because the leaf above it doesn’t seem to have any of the same spots, correct? Direct sun on phalaenopsis can cause this kind of damage. The middle photo is a little harder to determine. It’s definitely mechanical damage of some sort, perhaps from a sharp stake, etc., poking the leaves and sort of bruising them. It can happen on transport, in the nursery, or while tender new leaves are growing. Again, they don’t look wet, discolored, or to be spreading, so it’s just a bit unsightly, not a threat to your orchid’s health.
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