| Tom, I'm really sorry to hear about what happened to your Phals, and I was puzzled until I read that you mist them every day.
I'm 100% sure that misting was at the origin of the failure. When misting is useful in worm and dry conditions, in your climate it's a dangerous practice.
A good shower in the morning is OK from time to time, to clean and refresh the leaves, but they have to dry before the air get cooler at night.
The color can be various green according to genetic variations, from medium to dark, with a touch of purple if kept in bright light, as I can see on my plants. But floppiness is a sign of dehydration, there might be a root problem, too.
I'm my opinion coarse bark does not provide an even moisture to the roots (what a phalaenopsis likes!).
I would think of switching to something much moist retentive - even though it sounds contradictory.
(I prefer sphagnum moss, but there are several other options, too.)
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Last edited by Aniko; 04-28-2007 at 07:35 PM.
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