Cat. Waianae Leopard with root rot--help

[HItransplant]

hello all..

I got this plant a few years ago (4 maybe) and it has followed me through 4 moves. Anyway I dont know everything about orchids now and I certainly didnt then and I think I may have mistreated it a little with too much water. It hasnt flowered in about 3 years and the leaves are very dark... so I think that it has not only been getting too much water but also not enough light.

My problem is that when I went to repot (the bark was 2 years old) I noticed that the roots were pretty rotten and after trimming there werent many roots left. I went ahead and repotted in 50% medium bark, 25% perlite, 25% moss. I also built a little single plant cellophane inclosure to keep humidity up with bi-daily misting and Ive been keeping the roots and medium dry (no watering).

My question is... Is there anything else I should be doing or should I be doing anything different. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated--I really dont want to lose this plant (we've been through so much together )

thanks

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[RosieC]

Cutting away the rotting roots and re-poting is certainly the best thing.

Some people suggest something like KLN to promote new root growth. I've not tried it myself but I have a Phal which is stuggling with very few roots and that's what's been advised and that's what I'm going to try as soon as I can get some.

[kiki-do]

I had a paph that I discovered had all rotten roots when repotting, so I cut the rotten roots and with nothing there, I used KLN root hormone and put in spag moss thinking it was a goner. It's been months, but I can see one root has developed! There may be more, but I'm leaving it as is. So I can honestly say I swear by it. I ordered mine from First Rays. I'm not saying that roots will always happen, but it worked for me.