Cattleya Dormant Eyes Black

[MrHungx]

Originally Posted by CR7cristiano

Don't worry yourself. Like i said, those r just dead eyes. They are drying up. New growths will come again, just make sure to not get the base of the pseudobulbs damp/wet in the evenings; you need to allow enough time for them to dry before nightfall.

I'm only worrying since I don't see any viable eyes. It could be possible that there are some I can't see. There are a total of four damaged/black eyes and three healthy pbulbs. I sent the nursery owner an email seeing if I can exchange the plant.

[CR7cristiano]

What I'm trying to tell you is that this is nothing to be worried about. This can and will happen the more orchids you add to your collection and thus need to water all at one time. If there was a problem with the leaves or really shriveled pseudobulbs then I'd say you need to improve your care. Stop stressing over nothing that you can't effectively change or that won't hurt the plant itelf.

[MrHungx]

I had just acquired the orchid and discovered the black eyes when repotting it, so I can't ascribe the damage to being under my care. Would it be best for me to just go back and exchange the plant? The other division of the older growths did not have as big of pbulbs as mine, though there was one developing eye.

[CR7cristiano]

No need to exchange it. Most likely cause is from the stress of division and repotting to the orchid. You will have new growth once the orchid is settled in its new environment.

[MrHungx]

Originally Posted by CR7cristiano

No need to exchange it. Most likely cause is from the stress of division and repotting to the orchid. You will have new growth once the orchid is settled in its new environment.

I understand that dividing and repotting might cause one or two eyes to turn black, but I honestly don't think that this will cause most of the eyes to turn black. i think this problem was present before the dividing. It seems really strange since these pbulbs are from the newest growth of the plant.

[CR7cristiano]

There is no real issue besides just accepting that these leads are pretty much gone. I have had and instance where I lost all my new leads bc of neglegence on my part by keeping the medium to damp. Just be patient. Again you are looking at the wrong things here. The most important thing is the overall plant health which is by no means based on the eyes. That can be by grower conditions at any given point. New growths will come.

[NYCorchidman]

Originally Posted by MrHungx

I had just acquired the orchid and discovered the black eyes when repotting it, so I can't ascribe the damage to being under my care. Would it be best for me to just go back and exchange the plant? The other division of the older growths did not have as big of pbulbs as mine, though there was one developing eye.

I find it odd that someone says it is nothing to worry about when there are dead eyeS and you are not sure if there are any viable eyes left.

Anyways, I would totally contact the seller and let them the condition the plant came in as, then get money back or get a better one with no dead eyes.

Why would you sit and worry about a plant with a bunch of dead eyes?? get a better one and get your peace of mind back.

[CR7cristiano]

Well its not something to worry about if this is a young division. You would have to kill every dormant growth bud for you to be on the last with your Cattleya. As a grower you should at the very least know this. These growths are only lost over time with age. So if this is a young plant poor previous culture resulting in some dried up eyes is nothing to worry about. If you want to be picky then sure you can exchange the plant; if it gives you piece of mind. You did on the other hand say you chose this division because of its strong existing growths. Either/or, the fact still remains; if you don't have factors such as pests or other stressors continuously destroying viable buds nothing bad will come of it.

[gnathaniel]

On top of the good points made by silken and NYC, the nasty color of the oldest PB in your second photo suggests to me there's some active (potentially spreading) rot going on. A 3-growth division with healthy eyes is viable with good culture, but if you lose that back growth AND the eyes are dubious then at best you've got a weak plant that will take a long time to return to health, if it ever does.

I agree that you should take this back where you got it and request a refund or replacement. If you get another fresh Cattleya division, keep it very dry for a week or two; this helps forestall any latent fungal/bacterial issues and often seems to encourage new roots. Just my ...

[CR7cristiano]

Just return the plant n don't worry to stress over it.
At this point looking at the roots will be what will tell you the story if it is in fact fungal.