Hello everyone,
I am hoping someone may be able to identify this leaf problem that has recently developed on my Cattleya (i think it is a cattleya).
A few days ago I brought the cattleya's indoors into my very well lit laundry along with some other orchids as it looked as tho something had been eating at the leaves. I sprayed the Cattleya with a Yates anti rot systemic fungicide (phosacid systemic fungicide ), more as a preventative as i had to drench a few cybidiums that had root rot so i just sprayed all of the orchids at that point the plant didn't look this bad.
Could someone make some suggestions on what to do.
I acquired the plant recently from my beloved late mother i am unsure of when it was last repotted it didn't appear to have any problems when i got it, apart from being a very dark green.
Looks like ordinary rot. Treating it with a fungicide is correct. These spots don't indicate a virus, although that doesn't mean that the plant is virus free. It looks like a catt, but I can't be sure.
Last edited by ALToronto; 11-15-2014 at 10:57 PM..
oh no poor orchid
thank you very much.
is the yates anti rot phosacid systemic fungicide suitable ? it says it treats crown rot, phytopthora root rot and downy mildew.
How far apart should treatments be ?
Do i need to repot at all ?
From what I can see, it looks somewhat over-potted, which may contribute to the problem. When you re-pot, give it some open airy media in a pot not much larger than what the roots require to fit.