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Originally Posted by tarev
Now that makes sense, I think your sphagnum moss is very wet. So your plant is overwatered. Dunking root zone works good if media is bark mix, it drains fast..with sphagnum, it will absorb more, stay wet more, and you said some water also got into the crown..all the more too wet.
You may want to consider changing your media to bark mix. It will also help your plant dry out from being too overwatered.
And run your ceiling fan right after watering, to help with air circulation too.
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What it's planted in isn't really relevant to how much water its getting. I've seen people overwater phals in bark too. Bark doesn't help if the plant is being loved to death. It doesn't sound to me like the plant was actively being overwatered here though. I suspect that getting water into the crown and not removing it right away is what caused the issue.
Phals can't tolerate water standing on the surface of their leaves. I think it must break down the leaf tissue quickly because they are very susceptible to erwinia, which this definitely is, and this bacterial disease can kill a plant in two or three days if the infected portions are not removed as soon as they are found.
It's okay to lose one. We all kill orchids. This is how we learn how not to kill them. I think this one is probably a lost cause, so take your girlfriend and why don't each of you pick out a new orchid, one for each of you to care for. I love that you two are sharing a hobby, it's great for relationships and it's great for your plants too.
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