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title: "I must have gotten some water in the crown of my orchid because this…"
description: "I must have gotten some water in the crown of my orchid because this is what one of its leaves looked like this morning!😢just removed it and sprayed some…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Deannarosee2"
published: "2026-08-04T19:22:28.133039Z"
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# I must have gotten some water in the crown of my orchid because this…

_Posted by Deannarosee2 on 2026-08-04_

I must have gotten some water in the crown of my orchid because this is what one of its leaves looked like this morning!😢just removed it and sprayed some peroxide to remove the bacteria. Hopefully it stops there. This has been my longest lasting orchid to date! I can not have her die.

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## 3 comments

### plantgeek commented on 2026-08-04

this is a bacterial infection! called bacterial soft rot. treat with a systemic fungicide, isolate from other plants, and increase airflow.

#### Deannarosee2 replied on 2026-08-04

Which systemic fungicide do you recommend? I already use death drops by happy houseplant in my watering and I think that’s a fungicide.

#### plantgeek replied on 2026-08-04

I hear good things about the Bonide brand. they're made for outdoors but indoors, use the granules and use less than on the package \& you should be okay.

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