Hello helpful Orchidboarders!
I bought this little fella a month ago from Trader Joe's, it seemed like a healthy plant with six or seven dark green leaves and thick roots. After the blooms dropped I repotted the plant in bark; there were quite a few rotted roots from being previously planted in wet sphagnum moss but I removed them and didn't see anything particularly alarming.
It seemed fine until a few days ago, when I noticed that one of the lower leaves was detaching itself and turning yellow at the base. When I tried to get a closer look it snapped off in my hand. A day later, another of the leaves followed suit and started yellowing as well.
Today I decided to take drastic action and pull the plant out of its pot to take another look. Since my previous repotting several of the roots had rotted and I cut those away. I stripped another of the bottom leaves off (it was wobbly) and there were signs of rot (black spots) at the base of it. I also noticed a darkish smudge near the base of the remaining plant, which you can see in the close-up photo.
Is this black rot? Fungus? Bacteria? I am letting it dry out as much as possible and have sprayed it with peroxide in the hope of stopping whatever it is that is attacking the plant. Any further tips or ideas of what is happening? This is so disappointing since it seemed to be a very healthy plant at the point of purchase and has gorgeous dark plum blooms. My one saving grace is that the remaining leaves are firm and seem well attached to the base of the plant.
Thanks in advance, I'm really hoping to save this one!
Yellowing leaves and rot in new Phal...help!
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