Wrinkled, squishy phal leaves

[butterfly_muse]

Good evening, everyone!

I come to you with a slight problem with my mounted guys. I have two phals (one regular sized and one "mini" which is actually bigger than most minis, lol) that live together on a piece of cork bark. Recently, I have noticed that a small leaf on the normal sized phal has gotten discolored (lighter yellow) and is squishy and wrinkly. The largest leaf on my mini phal is also wrinkled, but not discolored.

I am apt to assume that this is a moisture problem (???) mainly because the humidity in our house has dropped since we were a part of the polar vortex last week and our heat was running basically nonstop for several days. I misted them several times a day, but I don't know if this helped. My agrometer is reading 50% right now, and since they're mounted, I know they're more prone to drying out. I have only been watering them once a day, should I maybe do it twice?

And is this just water related, or is there something else? Will the leaves ever un-wrinkle? Or will they fall off? Help! Thanks!

[kindrag23]

Leaves will never unwrinkle. But when they are ready to drop they will drop and new leaves will come in.

[sthh]

When the leaves are wrinkled, always check the roots. Do you have healthy roots?
Overwatering can rot the roots, and you will have wrinkled leaves.
Underwatering will shrivel the roots, and you will have wrinkled leaves too.

If you are underwatering, just add a bit more water. Do not overwhelm the phal with lots more watering, as a weakened plant may not respond well to that. Then wait for new roots to appear, and your phal will be fine.

[butterfly_muse]

Originally Posted by sthh

When the leaves are wrinkled, always check the roots. Do you have healthy roots?
Overwatering can rot the roots, and you will have wrinkled leaves.
Underwatering will shrivel the roots, and you will have wrinkled leaves too.

If you are underwatering, just add a bit more water. Do not overwhelm the phal with lots more watering, as a weakened plant may not respond well to that. Then wait for new roots to appear, and your phal will be fine.

They are mounted, so I'd say no, the roots are not rotting. My roots are plump and green. On the one phal the roots are a bit weird, they're more, um...woody? But they're not hollow, they're plump and just a dark green. They change color when they get wet. A few of them have even sprouted new bright green tips.