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Vanda with Black Spots?
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I have several vandas that I got from a reputable vanda grower about 3 weeks ago. The three smaller ones have developed some black spots on the leaves.
Location: west central Florida, near the coast Environment: outdoors, very dry conditions (for Florida), some cool snaps (down to 50s at night) but mostly quite warm They did not have much to the roots when I got them and I have been watering them at least once a day, often twice. I am not sure whether to be worried or not. Note: I looked at several other posts about black spots on vandas and am unsure about these still. |
I don't see any issue. Maybe the low temperatures, combined with "shipping shock". A lot "cleaner" than many of my plants, I don't worry about anything that isn't spreading.
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Those look like anthocyanin spots, a sign of high light. You don't need to move the plant until it is completely purple or if it starts burning.
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Motes has written Vandas may develop red spots and coloring during cool weather when they are magnesium deficient. Add some Epsom salts to your fertilizing regimen once a week. A tablespoon / 15 ml of powder in a gallon / 3.78 liters of water will work. He wrote it can take months to replenish magnesium stores.
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Great! Thanks for the information, everyone! I just wanted to be sure I didn't have a problem on my hands.
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