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Originally Posted by Cactuseed
orchid gal, there are lots of orchid hypochondriacs on here. by the pic your orchid looks fine. when the blooms wilt, phals are typically tired from the exertion. After you cut off the dead spike and see some new roots its time to repot. but i think your phal is fine.
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??? Hypochondriac?
Where did this come from?
She mentioned some indicators that would be of real concern in my opinion. The severity of the concern is not terribly high at the moment considering that the Phal has some good healthy roots to make a strong recovery in a fairly short period of time, but that doesn't mean there is no concern whatsoever.
Those indicators of concern were:
1. Wrinkled leaves.
Could the result of:
A. Under watering.
B. Plant not receiving enough water due to possible root damage.
2. Brown roots that peel. Signifying dead roots, unless you can verify that this characteristic is of live healthy roots.
I also happen to have both the coarse mix and the fine mix for the Grubler's brand orchid bark mix, so I know how fine the grade of the wood chips to the fine mix is, and imo, it is not appropriate for growing Phals.
and it can't come soon enough! I am so grateful for your help king of orchid growing and kindrag 
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