New phaius microburst with spots

[kathyk]

I just received this pretty phaius from Logee's. I noticed one of the growths has black spots on the front and brown spots on the back. The leaf is paler than the others on the plant. I would greatly appreciate any help in identifying the problem.

[estación seca]

Welcome to the Orchid Board!

It looks pretty good to me. Most Phaius have spots most of the time. Their leaves are delicate, and easily damaged. They are among the orchids that really do much better in high humidity. The boxed journey was stressful. They don't like to dry out at all during the growing season.

Phaius and hybrids are used as landscape plants in the Deep South of the US. I have seen them sold in the garden section of Home Depot in Miami. They grow easily there. They are introduced species in Hawaii, and grow prolifically in one of the wettest parts of Kauai. Try and duplicate that sort of environment.

[kathyk]

Thank you for taking the time to respond with such good information! I didn't want to put it with my other orchids if it had a virus or disease.