Hi all! I bought an orchid for my dad at my favorite clearance warehouse a few days ago. Last night I went to repot it, and when I took it out of the bag and took the fancy "wrapping paper" off the pot, I discovered this crap all over the leaves!!
At first I thought it was rot, but it's not squishy at all...the leaves are completely firm, even where the brown patches are. The brown spots seem to have a "halo" of yellow around them, and they go all the way through the leaves. Here's a shot where you can see the back of one of the leaves.
I've never dealt with anything like this before. I have the orchid in quarantine right now, just in case whatever this is could be contagious. I don't want any of my other orchids catching it.
The flowers and buds still look quite healthy (buds are still opening), and there are a few leaves on the plant that seem unaffected by whatever this is.
What do I do with this plant? Can this be treated? Should I chuck it?
I hesitate to give it to my dad at this point, even though he's fallen in love with a clone (or sib) of it that I have. He drools over it every time he comes over, so I told him if I happened to see another one I'd get it. But this was a $6 plant, and this clearance warehouse gets shipments in frequently...it's likely that another will show up that's healthy. As much as I like to rescue plants, I'm leaning toward throwing this one away. Looking at the leaves gives me the creeps. But if there's an easy solution, please tell me and I'll try to fix up the plant!
What are your thoughts?
Thanks as always!
Leaf rot? Fungus? Help!!
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