Lycaste leaves rotting

[philiplowrey]

Follow-up question: The rot (soft/brown/thinning/wet) areas on these leaves are spreading, but very slowly. I used some cinnamon, and a fungicide on the plant. My question is: should I remove the leaves? That would mean removing the only growths on the plant (I.e., cutting them both back to only bulbs), as every leaf is now brown near the base

[orchidsarefun]

Originally Posted by philiplowrey

Follow-up question: The rot (soft/brown/thinning/wet) areas on these leaves are spreading, but very slowly. I used some cinnamon, and a fungicide on the plant. My question is: should I remove the leaves? That would mean removing the only growths on the plant (I.e., cutting them both back to only bulbs), as every leaf is now brown near the base

In my experience nothing helps and they will die back. I had the same thing happen to 2 growths and they died. However 3 new growths were initiated so there was good news. That said you just never know with orchids so try it.