| I just had this happen to a new and very expensive Phal I repotted, then left it on display for a week without watering, way too long for this plant in its new mix. The flowers were wilted when I picked it up, and the leaves followed in a few more days, even after watering well. Inspection showed the roots to be rotting to nothing very quickly. It is currently in sphag & bag, and is getting a thorough spraying of Thiophanate Methyl (Cleary's 3336, Bonomyl, OHP6672, Fertilome Halt, ...) every day.
My guess is that the 2 or 3 days of being too dry stressed the plant and allowed the fusarium in the peat moss to get a hold on the plant. I can assure all that the plant did not get over watered at any time.
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Cynthia
Prescott Orchid Society  |