My phal is blooming but the leaves are yellowing - help please!

[jzindenver]

UPDATE: The roots were indeed rotted, pretty badly. I sliced off the rotted roots with a sterile Exacto knife and dusted the exposed ends with cinnamon powder. It's been repotted in bark, though I'm not sure there was enough root base left to salvage the plant. Thanks so much for all the helpful tips!

[Becky15349]

No prob! Remember, I would keep it on the dry(er) side now so that it will initiate new root growth. They say that keeping the phals drier somehow makes them grow roots faster

[nenella]

Originally Posted by Becky15349

It looks a little dark in there - it may not like where it is.

The yellowing of the two bottom leaves is ok...sometimes this happens if it doesn't like where it is growing. How are the roots?

If you start to get yellowing in the topmost leaves, then its crown rot...that is not easy to recover.

Here is what I would do: Check the roots, see how they are. Maybe it could use a repotting if its media is broken down. Maybe try giving it some more light also - they can take a small bit of sun, but only in the morning before the rays get too hot. Maybe sure you aren't causing any rot by keeping a small fan near the plant to help it dry out after you water. Finally, don't overwater! If the plant isn't getting that much sun, I would only water it only 7-10 days.

:iagree: with Becky!
From my experience with equestris.They are 'easy' as long as you have the right root humidity & feed (everything becky mentions) Also are 'not difficult ' to bring back to "life"! so to speak! ..keikies ...
keep us posted & good luck!


PS: I grow in the lounge area of my house & the equestris "spot" is between in the corner between W & S facing patio doors. They are all in a mixture of sphag, bark, leca. (I started 'knowing ' their watering needs with the help of the 'skewer method' ...

[Pilot]

Please remember, you're in Denver-- we're very dry here-- so methods used by those in lower, more humid environments may not work here.