Help! Brassia leaves turning yellow

[murphy48]

I could really use some advice! I bought a Brassia Spider's Gold 'Prolific' from Cal-Orchid three weeks ago. Now two leaves on one of the pseudobulb are turning yellow. The rest of the pseudobulbs and leaves all look good (to my untrained eye).

A little information on how I am caring for it: I thoroughly water it once a week by soaking it in a weak fertilizer solution for 5 minutes. In between then, about every other day I spray the top of the bark with a spray bottle.

It is outside on my patio that faces West, so during most of the day it is in shade. I live in Santa Barbara so the climate is about 70-75 during the day, and low 60's to high 50's at night.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Just old leaves. Old leaves turn yellow and fall off. It looks fine.

[murphy48]

Even the smaller leaf?

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

The yellowing leaves on either side of the pseudobulb were there since the shoot was young and getting larger. Those have been there a while already.

You'll see with the newer shoots you have growing about what I mean.

[murphy48]

Thanks so much! I won't worry about it any more.

[kiki-do]

Gee, you said it gets mostly shade? I grow mine in bright light. Did you get a culture sheet or something that told you to grow in shade? As far as the yellowing of the leaves, I agree with the others...they are older leaves.

[kiki-do]

Oh, and if you do find out it takes sun, not shade, please introduce it very gradually, okay?