Planta
The Orchid Oasis으로 돌아가기

Hi everyone, when I was watering my orchid I saw something strange. I… | The Orchid Oasis | Planta 커뮤니티

Victoria

Hi everyone, when I was watering my orchid I saw something strange. I circled it in red and it’s really soft. I’m not sure if it’s normal. I wanted to know if anybody could help me.

1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일
2개 좋아요 9개의 댓글

9개의 댓글

  1. Sparky🤍plants

    Looks like rot. I’m not sure how to help you though, sorry.

    3개 좋아요
    • Victoria

      It’s fine, thank you for the information 😊

      좋아요 1개
  2. Jen

    It’s not normal. That looks like a case of stem rot. Not having seen how the infection started or originated, I would guess that moisture and therefore bacteria were able to enter a wound on your stem, probably where your flower spike emerged, and developed into a bacterial infection. It’s good that you caught it now, before it got more advanced. It’s still pretty serious, but you do have a chance of saving your orchid. If you go to miss orchid girl’s YouTube channel, then search ‘stem rot’, you should find a few videos where she treats these infections and saves the orchids.

    4개 좋아요
    • Victoria

      Thank you so much for this information, I’m going to go look at YouTube channel right away.

      좋아요 1개
  3. MeasomerPi

    When you probe the area, does to seem to only affect the leaf or does it seem to penetrate into the stem of the plant? Is the area wet or weep?

    4개 좋아요
    • Victoria

      It’s only that spot that was the rot, the rest of the plant looks healthy. When I touched the area that has the rot, it felt really soft and moist.

      0개 좋아요
    • MeasomerPi

      Sounds bacterial, like Jen first said. You might consider treating with hydrogen peroxide until you can research and source a bactericide.

      2개 좋아요
    • Jen

      Very good thought about the peroxide. It may slow the progress of the infection. I know it’s a scary thought to face the possibility of actually cutting the affected area away from the healthy tissue- but if the black mushy area keeps expanding and growing, taking over the entire stem- your plant will die. So watch it carefully for the next couple of days and don’t wait too long to take action if it’s spreading.

      2개 좋아요
    • Victoria

      When I searched how to remove stem rot on an orchid, it said to use hydrogen peroxide and cinnamon, but I don’t know if it would actually work. I also saw that some people would just cut out the rot or even just repot the orchid. I’m not sure which one would actually work.

      0개 좋아요