HELP....cattleya sunburn NEWBIE

[jaxy86]

Originally Posted by silken

The hydrogen peroxide was likely a good precautionary step. Good luck with your Cattleya. They are hardy and usually recover fine. Just get another one now to keep it company

Now that you mention it, some friends of ours bought us a Phalaenopsis for my husband's and my 1st year anniversary 2 weeks ago....so she will have company. I hope I do a better job with this one than I did my first.

[HighSeas]

Put him in Sick Bay! Just let his roots dry out for a day or two...bareroot. Then put him in a solution of KLN 1tsp/gal for a few hours. He will survive but he'll be ugly for awhile. No big deal because in the end, the new growth will take over and you'll have a nice plant again. Once you've soaked him good....plant him in anything but sphagnum moss...preferable coconut husks, sponge rock and some charcoal. Wait a day or two and then start watering with a weak fertilizer, alternate with seaweed and KLN. That always works for me.

[Island Girl]

Yep, Silken, Nat, & HighSeas have given u great info! All I have to add, is that I have witnessed firsthand that Catts r tough! I received a Catt in the mail (a 2nd freebie), and it had lost its roots... that was 6-7months ago. Now, it has 3 new leads (it had rotted into two pieces ~4 PB's so, apparently, twice the leads) and TONS of new roots. Yours prob shouldn't take as long (hopefully) b/c it's growing season... I got mine in the fall, so I had to wait. Good Luck! Also, don't keep him too moist.