Hello,
I have been struggling to keep this orchid happy for some years now. Remarkably it didn't gave up on me yet. I got it back in 2005 and it should hae been bigger, but due to the personal matters I wasn't taking care of it for 6 years. It was in the care of my sister in law and i finally got it back with only 2 miniscule leaves.
It's doing significantly better now but what's bogging me are the black dots on the leaves. The leaves start out fine, nice and light green, but seem to develop these spots later. It doesn't affect all leaves though. The spots are visible on the upper side as well as the underside of the leaf and seem to be more concentrated around the base of the leaf. Leaves are smooth to the touch.
Any ideas about their ID, origin?
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Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi with black spots on leaves
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