I dun goofed. Can I save these severely sunburned orchids? (multiple species)
I've successfully rebloomed grocery store Phals for a couple years, and this spring treated myself to a few more varieties. They lived at the back of the sun room where they didn't get direct sunlight, and did very well.. one of my den. seedlings even threw me a flower! I know I can't winter them there (it will get below freezing in our Canadian winters), so we just renovated a spot in the house where they'll have Kessil grow lights, and soon an aquarium beneath them to help with humidity.
The sun has been creeping up higher and higher in the sun room as the seasons change, and everybody seemed fine even though they had about 30 min of sunlight each day while we were getting their winter home ready. After two days I came in to water to see... this (photos attached). I brought them in, and a week has passed since the sun incident, and photos are from just now. I knew better, I should have brought them in sooner. The damage is done, and I'm hoping you can give some advice as to how to save these guys. The winter area is ready enough to move them in, and I've also attached a photo of that.. it's the purple image because the Kessil lights are magenta.
The one I care about the most is the dracula jester. The seller did warn me that he likes high humidity and no direct sun, and gave me a discount because he already had a bit of sun damage on his leaf tips. I was up to the challenge, and would like to build a terrarium for him and other humidity lovers like him this winter. Every day he drops more leaves, but still has some green new growth (closeup photo also attached). You can see I bought a small wardian case (on the floor in the magenta winter space image) that might help with humidity if I also put in a gravel tray. Two of the upper panels are open for air flow. Do you think this might save him?
I also have a Paph seedling that hasn't grown a smidge since I got it in May, although its oldest leaf slowly yellowed and dropped. I was advised at the orchid show to put it in a wardian case, which I did, but I think in this case it might have magnified the sun. You can see it too is very unhappy. Any advice?
For the first time ever, one of my grocery store phals took some damage. The whole crown turned white and mushy! I don't think it's crown rot as I tend to keep them on the dry side (I'm so sorry dracula jester!) and am careful not to get water between the leaves. It's been a week, and the blooms and roots look fine and the spike is still growing. Should I cut off the blooming stem and the spike to help it recover?
Apologies for the lengthy post. I'm still a newbie to the hobby and appreciate any input.
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