Spots on the leaves of my Vanda

[Gerben1998]

Hi

My Vanda has little spots on her leaves. Is there anyone who knows what it could be??


Gerben

[WhiteRabbit]

Are the spots purple or reddish?

[Gerben1998]

The spots are purple

Gerben

[Ray]

If that hybrid has ascocentrum in its background, it's totally normal.

[Gerben1998]

It's a Vanda Sansai Blue so it hasn's got Ascocentrum in its background.

Gerben

[tucker85]

There are a few possibilities. If the spots have a redish tinge to them it could be that the plant is getting more light than it's accustomed to. That doesn't mean it's too much light, it's just might be more light than it got before. Vandas will usually adapt to the higher light and the freckling will go away. If the spots are more black or brown and they start developing a shape like an eye, it may be leaf spotting fungus. Leaf spotting fungus is very common here in South Florida. It usually doesn't kill plants but it's unsightly and it can spread. Give the plants plenty of air movement, good light and try not to have the leaves wet in the evening. It probably wouldn't hurt to use a fungicide for a few months to keep it from spreading if it turns out to be fungus.

[Gerben1998]

Ok thx

[tucker85]

Looking at your picture again, it looks more like freckling caused by high light than anything else. If that's the case, you don't need to do anything. As long as the leaves aren't actually burning, the vanda will probably grow accustomed to the light level and will be fine.

[NYCorchidman]

Agree. They don't look like disease spots, but rather response to strong light as mentioned.

Don't worry.

[Gerben1998]

Ok, it is possible because a few weeks ago, I hung it in my greenhouse and there is a lot more light than where it hung before.

Gerben