Recommendation for this orchid?

[OzarkQ]

I messed up - it's hot and muggy now so I thought it would be ok to put my orchids outside. However, a couple of weeks ago it suprisingly dipped into the 40's and the leaves on this one went mushy. Is there anything in particular I should do to help recovery?

Geoff

[kmarch]

One thing I would recommend which will help to avoid this problem in the future is to set somethign up so that you can tilt all of the phal pots at about a 45-degree angle. In nature phals basically grow on tree branches on their sides or hanging. Because of this moisture never collects in the crown, it always drains out. When we grow them inpots we artifically grow them upright and moisture can collect in the crowns causing trouble, namely crown rot.

As you probably know phals are intermediate growers and don't like might time temps below about 55-60F.

About the only thing I know to do for this stressed phal is to give it good culture form this point on. The damaged parts won't regenerate but it may survive and continue to grow.

Good luck and let us know how it goes for you.

[brookn]

Hi, the weather here has been crazy here lately. I keep my Phals inside for this reason, temp dips, rain at weird times. I worry about them in the elements, too much light and crown rot are my biggest concerns, I am putting mine under lights, but they do great in my front window. Dends, Cyms, and Catts like it just fine outside though.