Water related stress symptoms

[My Green Pets]

Dendy why don't you try half moss and half bark? It stays moist longer but still affords some air spaces do the dots can breathe.

[Dendy83]

Good idea! Would you recommend mixing the bark within the moss or using bark as a bottom layer (drainage)?

[Tschimm]

I always mix it. Fine grade bark and chopped sphagnum.
I mix it 2/3 - 1/3 but my climate is not that dry and I tend to overwater.

[My Green Pets]

I use medium-grade bark mixed half and half with sphagnum. My conditions are humid so mine don't dry out as quickly.

[lotis146]

I missed this before. Kim those are very helpful photos/descriptions thank you!! I have a couple of Paphs with this curling and some came that way.

Paphs do seem they can be tricky, well some of them, but I guess that's what you can say for Orchids in general. This summer I've not seen much growth in mind and I'm certain at this point that they aren't getting enough light and probably they'd like to be fertilized more b/c we've had a lot of rain. After watering, does anyone have a theory on what may influence them more, getting more light or more fertilizer? Or maybe is this not really a good question as there are so many variables to consider...

[Paphluvr]

Originally Posted by Fairorchids

It is difficult to overwater Paphs (and close to impossible for Phrags). If you do overwater a Paph (= killing the roots), you will end up with desiccated leaves again.

Fairorchids brings up on excellent point. If you keep the plant too wet and rot the roots you will also have a desiccated plant. It all boils down to learning what is too little or too much.

[estación seca]

Do Paph leaves get soft and floppy when they dessicate, or do they remain firm and stiff as they curl under and show the longitudinal ridges underneath?

[Tschimm]

See post #4 ;-)

[estación seca]

I saw the photos... but do the leaves get softer as they dry out? Is is possible to detect dessication before the leaves get to the point in the photos referenced above?

[troy]

I would adjust the fertilizer to the amount of light they get increase of light more fertilizer be careful, too much fertilizer and it will burn and kill the roots, also orchids tend to stop absorbing fertilizer at over 95 degrees and under 55 or degrees farenheit also plants will dessicate beiing in conditions under 50 percent humidity