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Old 11-25-2015, 06:35 PM
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Been into cactus and bonsai for a while, and noticed a very unhappy looking orchid in the office at work. So with my limited green thumbs, thought I'd try to help out.

This little plant actually had two in the same pot, seemed to be placed in a good spot though we've had some hot days few weeks back. Believe this is suffering heat stroke, which explains the yellow leaves however also have a dark gray-ish colouring on a curled up leaf.

We've split the pair up, and re-potted into fresh orchid mix.

It is no longer getting direct sunlight through a window, now have it placed on my desk which has non-direct light coming in through skylights.

Hoping this is the right course of action?

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I'm after any advice, tips, tricks, etc.

Thanks,
Daniel
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Old 11-25-2015, 06:57 PM
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It does look sunburned, the burnt areas will probably die off, so you may want to think about trimming those areas off when they go brown. Definitely, keep it out of direct sun. The pot looks a bit large for the plant, keep the roots as snug as possible in the pot, they are likely to rot if kept too damp in a large pot as the bark does not dry out quick enough. The bark does look a little on the fine side, phalaenopsis like large bark that allows a lot of air at the roots. Good luck with your rescue.
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Old 11-25-2015, 08:04 PM
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It looks more frozen to me, but I do not know much abut the weather in Australia except in the middle is Ayers rock and on the ends are Koalas and flocks of cocatoos.
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Old 11-25-2015, 09:35 PM
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The dark section of leaf in the 1st and 3rd photo shows a bacterial infection. You need to cut the infected part off immediately to prevent the whole plant from dying. Bacterialcimfections progress quickly so do this soon. Use a sharp, flames sterilized and cooled knife, cut off the leaf about half way between the dark area and the stem of the plant.

After the cut, don't water for at least 3 days, allowing the cut to heal over.

When you resume watering, do so at the sink, run a lot of water through the bark, don't wet the leaves (also - no mist ing). Don't water again until the bark is nearly dry, but not quite. This will probably mean watering not more than twice a week.

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Old 11-26-2015, 01:40 AM
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Thanks everyone for the awesome and helpful replies.

The dark section has been surgically removed. Will look to repot it next week, as today is Thursday and I believe it best to water when repotting.

- Daniel

P.S Could be frozen, as middle of Ayers Rock is frozen solid, and the speed of the flocks of koalas generate massive winds, hahaha
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Hey Crew,

After cutting back the bacterial leaf yesterday, am noticing the other two yellow leaves are looking worse. Should I cut them too? Or wait until they go brown, the just cut the brown parts?

- Daniel
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Yes, it does look a little sunburned, but it should be rescuable! It's not too far gone.
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Hey Crew,

After cutting back the bacterial leaf yesterday, am noticing the other two yellow leaves are looking worse. Should I cut them too? Or wait until they go brown, the just cut the brown parts?

- Daniel
New photos of the whole plant would be helpful.
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Old 11-29-2015, 08:15 PM
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Came in to work this morning, as soon as I touched the top leaf, it fell off. The other yellow leaf was half gone, so I gentley yanked it off too.

New photo attached, looking grim but still very green.

I showed one of my work mates the plant, he thinks the pot size is good for the size of the roots (he has some orchid experience).

The smaller pot I have would cause the roots to be a bit squashed and restricted ... so my next question is:

Should I repot into the small pot, or leave it where it is?

Thanks again,
Daniel
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