Dendrobium phalaenopsis dropping some leaves?

[Leafmite]

Some Phal-dens do drop leaves after their roots are disturbed. Don't worry, they should put out a new cane soon and the leafless canes will still send out new spikes. One of my early orchids was a very fussy Phal-den that dropped the two most bottom leaves of every cane in the spring when moving it outside and, again, in the fall, when moving it indoors. Crazy thing. It was in bloom ten months out of the year, though, always with multiple, gorgeous spikes so how could I complain? After having it about ten years, the kids knocked it down a few times and finished it off. Now I have a new Phal-den (since Nov) and am starting over again. It dropped most of the leaves when being moved to red lava rock but it is now putting out new growth. It doesn't mind being moved, though, thankfully.

I've had other Phal-dens that don't care if they are re-potted a million times. I often wonder about this.

[astrid]

Originally Posted by Leafmite

Some Phal-dens do drop leaves after their roots are disturbed. Don't worry, they should put out a new cane soon and the leafless canes will still send out new spikes. One of my early orchids was a very fussy Phal-den that dropped the two most bottom leaves of every cane in the spring when moving it outside and, again, in the fall, when moving it indoors. Crazy thing. It was in bloom ten months out of the year, though, always with multiple, gorgeous spikes so how could I complain? After having it about ten years, the kids knocked it down a few times and finished it off. Now I have a new Phal-den (since Nov) and am starting over again. It dropped most of the leaves when being moved to red lava rock but it is now putting out new growth. It doesn't mind being moved, though, thankfully.

I've had other Phal-dens that don't care if they are re-potted a million times. I often wonder about this.

Yeah, one of them lost all the top leaves, and the other only dropped two. The naked cane with an inflorescence is pretty odd looking, but the flowers are so pretty that I don't mind!

The one that dropped leaves also dropped two flowers after the repot, while the "stronger" one only lost one flower and is still going strong!

All my phals (I only have 4) like to drop leaves at the same time... funny little plants. I repot my biggest one three times in a week (don't ask) and cut off an unsightly twisted leaf entirely, and it just keeps poking out new baby roots like it doesn't even care.