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Old 08-30-2017, 06:42 PM
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Default Help with two NoID Phals. Severely neglected, Ugly roots

Hi Everyone! I am finally feeling a bit more confident with my orchid care abilities. I have had two mini phals that are doing great.

I recently got a larger phal as a gift, and adopted a dying phal from someone else in my office. I keep all my plants on my desk which is about 15 feet from some huuuuge east windows. I also keep my desk light on them. Temperature is a steady 75 all year round, nothing I can change about that.

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On to the sadness. This phal is near death, but I think it will perk back up. The leaves are both very very shriveled and droopy, but I can see a new leaf coming in. It has exactly two healthy roots (one ariel) and one new root coming in. The container is way bigger than it needs to be, so I plan to re-pot it as soon as I can. It is literally just sitting on top of moss. The moss was dry as a bone when I received it so i ran it under some warm water just to get some moisture back into the plant. Is there anything else I can do to help this little guy without shocking it too much?

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Next is another NoID Phal that was given as a gift. It had two flower spikes, one dried up and broke off very quickly, the other is taking its sweet time. It has dropped one of its 4 leaves, but the other 3 seem to be doing just fine. My concern with this one is its roots. They really don't look very good. I see a lot of brown and black spots, and I have pulled a lot of rotted roots out of it already. I have only had this phal for a couple months. I only water it when it feels light and dry. The moss is very very dense, so I don't think the center ever dries out. Should I re-pot it? I have some orchid bark I could use.

Thanks for all your help!
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