Problem with Phal

[Dorothy]

Originally Posted by alligator1

Thanks for your help. I was worried so I took it back to the florist that the gift came from and picked a healthy looking paph. I (nicely)told the florist that something was wrong with the phal either poor growing conditions, too much heat or cold or overwatering as it should not have the foilage like that. They could have cared less and put it right back out to sell. That is sad as when someone gets this it will probably die then they will think orchids are too hard to grow and they really are not!

Maybe you can go back and buy it for half the price .. ..
Bring it home, pull it out of the pot, check the roots removing any dead, black mushy roots and repot it in fresh medium. It would be a great experience in learning more about growing phals