Phals wrinkling leaves

[phalman]

Once or twice a year a couple the leaves on one of my Phals just start to wrinkle and falls off and the plants die. The rest of my plants seem to be healthy. I have looked at the roots and the soil, and they all appear to be normal. I do not see a problem with any type of bugs. Does anyone have an answer to this problem? I have had some of my plants for several years.

[Ray]

If there are no obvious root issues, it could be normal leaf senescence. A phal will get "taller" over time, adding leaves at the top and losing them at the bottom.

A caveat to that is that the better a plant is grown, the more pairs of leaves it will typically carry.

[phalman]

Ray,
Thanks for the information, but this is not a case of old growth, new growth. All of the leaves (one at a time) start to wrinkle and fall off and at some point, there is no top growth of any kind. I wish that I had a picture, but I do not have one that is doing this right now.

[Lagoon]

Are you watering your plant from overhead?
It sounds like crown rot to me.
Pull those newer leaves back and let us know what you see.
You could try pouring a few caps of peroxide down in the crown area - give it 10 mins or so, then put the plant on its side and help wick it out.