Frustrated: what's going on here?

[Jayfar]

Originally Posted by Pilot

Nope different plant. That plant is doing very well despite getting squished.

I wasn't suggesting physan is a systemic only that I'd use it in my approach to helping this plant. Clearys is a phyton 27 equivalent. Again I've had black rot in a Phal before and using this fixed the issue with just two applications and possibly even one but I did a follow up app. This plant is hanagoromo and is gorgeous and should be in everyone's collection. This plant will look great again one day.

Hmmm, maybe equivalent in some sense, but completely different chemically:

Cleary's 3336WP:
http://www.clearychemical.com/support/label/4151SL.pdf
ACTIVE INGREDIENT:
Thiophanate-methyl (dimethyl 4,4’-o-phenylenebis[3-thioallophanate]). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50.00% OTHER INGREDIENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50.00% TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00%

Phyton 27:
http://www.kellysolutions.com/erenew...6_12_44_PM.pdf

ACTIVE INGREDIENT
Copper Sulphate Pentahydrate*.........21.36%
INERT INGREDIENTS..............................78.64% 100.00% *Copper as Metallic....................................5.5% Contains 2.06 lbs. Active Ingredient per gallon

I see orchids_limited has a couple hanagoromo listed on ebay now (including a very small one added yesterday), but not as nicely variegated as one that New World auctioned last month. Orchids Limited does list one in their regular store too and the picture there is much better (and bigger) than their 2 ebay listings; they have it as 4-6 growths for 65.

I also saw a suggestion on a Canadian seller's site to alternate high and low light:

Tropical Gardens Orchids

A stunning tiger pattern variety, where regular leaves are golden yellow. In order achieve the alternate yellow and green leaves in a plant(see enlarged picture) one must alternate light levels (alternate between high light and low light)