What did I do!??
 

So, I decided this summer that I would move some of my plants outside. Everything was going great -- I put a couple Phals in hanging baskets and numerous other plants in Eastern light.....

I left for work today and all seemed to be doing well, but when I returned home two of my Phals (in spike of course) had huge white spot and even a brown mushy spot....Has anyone had this happen to them before? Is it too much sun or is is something mush worse? These plants were super healthy two days ago before I moved them outside -- so their environment was changes for sure...I am just concerned about the mushy leaves...:(

I did not know if I should post here of in the disease forum?

Anyone with thoughts / advice?

Thanks,
Jared

Looks like they got burnt from too much sun =(

The mushiness could just be the plant trying to regenerate the cells that have been destroyed from burn. An old roommate of mine decided it would be a good idea to move my orchids into full sun once and something very similar happened. I completely lost two of my Phals to it, and the 3rd I still have, however a couple of the leaves are missing spots.

I might wait for someone a little more knowledgeable to chime in, as I'm still an orchid novice, but that would be my guess.

What did I do!??
 

Fresh baked phals. They burn very easily. Get them into the shade post-haste.
Beverly A.

Yeah I am shocked really...I have a few other Phals in the same general area, but they are shielded from an overhang...I moved them to the shade -- Hopefully all will be OK going forward being they are both in spike (one has buds)

Thanks,
Jared

Definitely sun damage. Same happened to me when I put my orchids in an eastern direction garden window. Few phals' leaves got fried to a crispy white with crispy brown. One of the oncidium pbulb got terrible sun blisters (I had to amputate it). It was a sad discovery. However, everything rebound since then and grew new leaves. I kept the damaged leaves, they are just unsightly but, otherwise, fine.

I'm sure yours will be fine. Just keep an eye on sun movement: what is in shade today at noon may not be in two weeks.
Good luck.

Thanks everyone ---- I will move it to a more protected area and keep an eye on them.

Jared

next year make a gradual introduction to the outdoors....it is ok in your zone to have them exposed to dawn til 11am shadysun and then make sure after 3pm they have to get some more shaded sun til dark....11am to 3pm is the burning bright sunlight even if it is in the shade....at noon you will get a tan sitting under the umbrella (I dont know but its UV rays and sun rays combined that goes thru the umbrella shade) this rays are the ones that burned your leaves....even if you didnt expose the plants to direct sunlight