Please help, don't know what is wrong with my Cattleya

[SJF]

Hi,
I noticed this morning that one leaf on my Cattleya is drooping from where it joins the pseudobulb. Does anyone know what could be causing this? It has some nice new roots starting. There are some brown spots on the back of that leaf.

[Oscarman]

It looks your plant is a bit dehydrated. Did you recently repot it? How were the roots when you took it out of the old pot and media?

Perhaps there is not enough live root material to take up sufficient moisture to replenish what is being used/lost from the plant.

You could try placing the plant in a loosely closed plastic bag with some damp moss in the bottom, until the new roots have grown and functioning.

The spots on the back of that one leaf looks like a bit of bruising. Maybe it was scraped during repotting? I wouldn't be concerned unless they get worse. Are they wet or oozing? Cinnamon is a good topical antiseptic if you are worried about them and they are open wounds.

[SJF]

Originally Posted by Oscarman

It looks your plant is a bit dehydrated. Did you recently repot it? How were the roots when you took it out of the old pot and media?

Perhaps there is not enough live root material to take up sufficient moisture to replenish what is being used/lost from the plant.

You could try placing the plant in a loosely closed plastic bag with some damp moss in the bottom, until the new roots have grown and functioning.

The spots on the back of that one leaf looks like a bit of bruising. Maybe it was scraped during repotting? I wouldn't be concerned unless they get worse. Are they wet or oozing? Cinnamon is a good topical antiseptic if you are worried about them and they are open wounds.

I repotted it a little over a month ago. I repotted so many at the time I can remember. Thank you for the suggestions. I am going to follow them. I am usually very careful and gentle when I repot. I just noticed the drooping leave at the pseudobulb juncture today. Don't know if t happened on its own or if someone bumped it. I don't think anyone did.

[tucker85]

I think your catt looks fine. The new roots look healthy. The leaf falling over is something that happens in cattleyas sometimes. If the pseudobulbs in the rear don't have a lot of good roots, it becomes dehydrated and the leaf loses strength and can fall over like that. There isn't much you can do about it but don't cut it off. It adds to the overall strength of the plant. Unfortunately it's almost impossible to rehydrate a pseudobulb in the rear of the plant from the roots in the front of the plant. You just need to give it normal cattleya care, good light and dry between waterings. I often mist new roots every day or every other day to keep them from drying out.

[SJF]

Originally Posted by tucker85

I think your catt looks fine. The new roots look healthy. The leaf falling over is something that happens in cattleyas sometimes. If the pseudobulbs in the rear don't have a lot of good roots, it becomes dehydrated and the leaf loses strength and can fall over like that. There isn't much you can do about it but don't cut it off. It adds to the overall strength of the plant. Unfortunately it's almost impossible to rehydrate a pseudobulb in the rear of the plant from the roots in the front of the plant. You just need to give it normal cattleya care, good light and dry between waterings. I often mist new roots every day or every other day to keep them from drying out.

thank you