Urgent: Dying cymbidium... :S:S

[t_riachy]

hello,
i have a cymbidium from last may...
it was doing great had flowers and gave new leaves...
but it's been a while it started dying... only two set of leaves are still alive, and i noticed little goutlet of some sort of dense transparent liquid on tje newest set of leaves...
some black spots are found on the leaves...
and it seems that the roots are dying and is beeing emptied inside out...
so any help plzz

[rodrigo]

I'm not an expert but this is what I would do.

1- Repot using a fast draining substrate.

2- Get rid of all dead or sick tissue. When you are repoting inspect root system, cut all dead roots, is there fungal activity? faul smell? Clean all that, drench in fungicide before repoting.

3- Give it a good shower preferably with rain water.

4- Place in another place, hopefuly sunny and well ventilated.

Hope this helps.

Rodrigo

[Cym Ladye]

The slow death you have described sounds like "death by over watering". Even without a photo, your plant sounds beyond help. Even if you are able to salvage a bulb or two, it will be years before it gives you pleasure with blooms. My hard hearted suggestion is to consign it to the trash can and start with another blooming plant.

CL

[Gin]

I agree with Cym. Ladye sounds like rot .. sorry