when to cut broken/yellowing leaf

[learning2letgo]

In my personal experience with the phals, most growers pack or repack them in the sphagnum moss before shipping to the local garden centers to retain moisture around and help preserve the current root structure.

The only drawback is that most of your local chain center and various others continue to water these beauties along with the other house plants for sale. BAD IDEA! That's where the root rot starts most of time. If you've got rot going on with her right now, don't water again until she's dried out completely - that would be your surest bet to keep your orchid alive. She may not be diseased at all, but if your leaves are more of a yellow-green, your phal is getting too much sunlight.

A take on the light requirement (or so it is for mine) is that if there's enough light for you to read a book by in the area where it's at, there's sufficient light for the plant to grow. The only time most orchids require intense or more light is during the season prior to the start of a new bloom cycle. A great majority of orchids will NOT rebloom without sufficient lighting to induce the photosynthesis necessary to carry out the function of the plants internal system for growth and bloom. Like I said before, you really just have to play around with your 'chids and see how they react. Plants give you a sign of their state of health

P.S. The crystal clear pots at RepotMe are rather inexpensive if you can't find any locally