Current Vanda blooms 20121031

[braveall]

Hi,

The leaves of the mimi palmer were suddenly bleached and sunken after a night of heavy continuous rain. I was shocked and wasn't sure if it was fungal or bacterial or viral, so erring on the side of caution I had them cut, and I was surprised that it began to spike 2 weeks after having the leaves cut.

Could you advise on what caused the leaves to bleach??

Thanks!

Eugene

Originally Posted by Bud

Lovely flowers....
I was wondering why you cut the leaves instead of just wiping them clean with fungicide or insect repellent....it needs the leaves to manufacture food, even if it is infested it still does the job....next time dont worry about blemishes on the leaves....the important thing is it gives you beautiful blooms