Phal Stuartiana being stubborn... need advice.
On Valentine's Day, my husband took me to a local orchid greenhouse and purchased me a beautiful Phal Stuartiana. It had 2 spikes, one completely developed and all buds about to open, and one smaller one with a few still developing. There were a total of 68 buds total!
It was extremely healthy and I was totally psyched to ad this to my very successful collection....
From the time I got it home, it has not done well at all. The leaves became droopy, the buds didn't progress very well...
I called the greenhouse and they said that this species is very finicky and that they don't know what could be wrong. It was planted in moss, so they told me to repot it with bark. They said that the trip home (it was in the 30s outside) could have upset it.
Anyway, I repoted and it is getting worse and worse. The leaves are droopy/wrinkly. The flowers are starting to wilt, but then again it could be time... considering it has been 6 weeks since I purchased...
The roots looked very good when I repotted with very good quality medium fir bark mix.
I have it by an east facing window with a lot of morning light. I water it roughly once a week, and the medium has a chance to dry out between waterings. The humidity is somewhat low at about 40%. I have about 16 other phals in the same room/spot and they are all healthy and flowering, so I don't know what I could possibly be doing wrong.
I know I removed it from a great enviroment at the greenhouse I purchased it from, and now it is rejecting my less than perfect conditions.... but it doesn't seem to be getting better, and I'm afraid it might die on me.... I have never killed an orchid... and I'd like to keep my track record that way!
NOTE: I purchased another phal on that same day and it is thriving and exuding health!
Do you have any advice for me? Does anyone here know anything about these finicky species?
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