Quote:
Originally Posted by willie_woo
So here is a picture of the plant as it sits... looks like we are going to lose another leaf... hope I can save whats left...
|
The yellowing leaf bases gives me some concern. I hope I am wrong, but this may indicate that bacteria has also moved into the leaves that are yellowing.
Just in case, keep this plant isolated away from all other plants. Keep it very dry for a while (meaning, don't water at all for a couple weeks), see what happens with those yellowing leaves. If the leaves deteriorate and fall off, then discard the plant - bacteria has likely entered any tissue that could possibly generate more growth.
If the leaves hang on, and stay green, water the roots only, maybe every week to two weeks. DO NOT mist or spray the leaves (all of my Phals hate this anyway - they usually respond to having wet leaves by rotting and dying). As Lepetitmartien suggested, the hope is that the plant will sprout from the base (this is called a basal keiki). This could take many months.
I know one grower on another forum that tried to get a crown rotted plant to make a basal keiki for about a year, with no success. She eventually set it to one side so she would not have to look at it every day, neglecting it, to die a quiet death on its own. The leaves withered, but after a month with no water, she checked the plant to see if she should finally throw it out - and it had a basal keiki growing. So, if you are willing, where there is still green, there is still hope.
[COLOR="Silver"]
Hybrid Mode
