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Originally Posted by james mickelso
The leaves scorched because of sunlight not temperature. If it were from temperature all the leaves would have been fried. The roots are encased in moss and as you say, wet moss. I doubt they got boiled. My reasoning stays the same. Repot this and it will surely die. The roots and lower unburned leaves are all that is keeping this hydrated and alive. All that has been compromised at this juncture are what was exposed to strong sunlight. Repot it and the roots will become damaged further dooming the plant. We don't know if this store bought (most phals here are store bought) phal's roots are compromised. Many store bought phals have very good root systems. Most have old roots that are dieing back but due only to age. These are the original roots that the plant produced when laid on the first sphagnum moss plug. These will die back and heal themselves. The second set of roots are all that is keeping this alive. I wouldn't take the chance and injure them. Your choice.
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I think I am just going to cut the spikes and leaves for now. Fortunately, this phal. was planted in a clear plastic pot, so I can see the roots deeper down; and they all look really good, firm, green and healthy. Not only that, but it doesn't look like it was planted too tightly or overwatered.
But I do have some more questions---
How can I distinguish between young roots and old roots that are dying off/back due to age? What do these roots normally look like? You say that these roots die back and heal themselves, so I'm assuming that when I do eventually repot I don't remove these roots?
Also, when would you suggest I do repot this? Like I said before, the root system looks good and healthy, and had this phal. not been sunburned, I probably wouldn't repot it till a year or so...
I attached pictures of the roots
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