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title: "What’s wrong with my orchid?"
description: "What’s wrong with my orchid?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64f382809253397313433f46"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "New Plant Mom 11"
published: "2023-09-02T18:44:16.086Z"
language: "en"
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# What’s wrong with my orchid?

_Posted by New Plant Mom 11 on 2023-09-02_

What’s wrong with my orchid?

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## 1 comment

### exitJiraffe commented on 2023-09-02

Hard to tell, but that looks like mold on the roots to me? If this is a vanda, they need airy soil around the roots, hence the pots having lots of holes around the sides.

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