HELP!!!! Phal leaves and spike seem to be filled with water. HELP!!!!

[willie_woo]

It is in sphagnum.

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Here is what the last leaf looked like.

I cut the spikes off and I am taking all the old media of and repotting it in a terra-cotta pot with fresh sphagnum.

[Orchid Whisperer]

Originally Posted by willie_woo

It is in sphagnum.

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Here is what the last leaf looked like.

I cut the spikes off and I am taking all the old media of and repotting it in a terra-cotta pot with fresh sphagnum.

Sorry, I did not see this picture when I posted. Bacterial rot in the leaf where it joins the stem is a bad sign. A picture of what remains of the plant is what is needed. If there is anything left to treat, try what Brooke suggested. Any tissue that shows signs of this bacterial rot need to be cut out immediately, with the cut through healthy tissue in a wide margin around the rot.

If this has progressed into the leaf bases (close to the stem) on the other leaves, time to throw out this plant and maybe try again with a new one. Before your next orchid purchase, there is a lot of good advice in this thread: http://www.orchidboard.com/community...ends-here.html With a new plant, best treatment is actually prevention; re-pot into well-drained medium, don't over-water, keep water out of the crown of the plant.