Sick Sedirea

[Pilot]

Hey guys-- my minmaru shima isn't happy. He lost all of his old roots to rot which is odd because my other minmaru are happy as clams planted this way. He has three good roots so I removed the plant from the old moss and removed the nasty dead roots and placed the plant on new moss and gently wrapped those so they can up take more moisture. I think hit the plant with some mega thrive to stimulate more roots. I have placed the plant into a large jar with wet moss on the bottom to up the humidity.

Check little dehydration:



Would you guys do anything else? The jar it's in doesn't have a lid as I don't want air to stagnate.

[rangiku]

Put it in lower light.

[Pilot]

Originally Posted by rangiku

Put it in lower light.

Is this to slow down the metabolic rate?

[Red Orchid]

Originally Posted by Pilot

Hey guys-- my minmaru shima isn't happy. He lost all of his old roots to rot which is odd because my other minmaru are happy as clams planted this way.

Would you guys do anything else? The jar it's in doesn't have a lid as I don't want air to stagnate.

Sounds like you have done all you can for him so sorry; I hate root rot. Just keep going easy when watering I have a tendency to get heavy handed sometimes with the water. He is such a pretty guy too....do your magic on him.

[Pilot]

Originally Posted by Red Orchid

Sounds like you have done all you can for him so sorry; I hate root rot. Just keep going easy when watering I have a tendency to get heavy handed sometimes with the water. He is such a pretty guy too....do your magic on him.

I think he will pull through but isn't out of the woods. I think giving him frequen watering but quick dry time will get this one back to health.

[AnonYMouse]

I don't know if it makes any difference between this and the other minmaru (not shima?). The stripes might make the culture a bit different. This should be a slower grower than a all green one, won't photosynthesize as efficiently.

Let us know if you figure out why this happened. I think I want one but not if its fussy.

[jeremiah.chua]

To be honest, you never really needed to put it into a jar from the start. More air circulation, the better. Granted there is no cover on the top of the jar, it will STILL hinder air flow. I have noticed that orchids (and any epiphytic plant) will do best when kept near an open window for the breeze. Don't worry so much with humidity for these guys, I keep mine in relatively low humidity here in NorCal <40% and they do perfectly fine. They've even dried out with the sphagnum being super crispy and they're still doing fine.

I recommend you take it out of the jar, let it get some airflow and things should pick it. Simply water when it approaches dryness (since it's in the summer season right now).

[Pilot]

Originally Posted by jeremiah.chua

To be honest, you never really needed to put it into a jar from the start. More air circulation, the better. Granted there is no cover on the top of the jar, it will STILL hinder air flow. I have noticed that orchids (and any epiphytic plant) will do best when kept near an open window for the breeze. Don't worry so much with humidity for these guys, I keep mine in relatively low humidity here in NorCal <40% and they do perfectly fine. They've even dried out with the sphagnum being super crispy and they're still doing fine.

I recommend you take it out of the jar, let it get some airflow and things should pick it. Simply water when it approaches dryness (since it's in the summer season right now).

Actually I chose not to keep it in a jar. It's always lived on the shelf and has gotten loads of air. I have read many times to never let these guys dry out entirely.

The odd thing is that I have another just like this and in the same conditions and its doing remarkably well. *shrug*

[Bud]

rot is caused by stagnant water....to nurse it back to health I would grow it bare root ....the humidity in your environment will not dry it out....just remember it is a distant cousin of the Neos and Vandas,,,,it can survive bareroot until the roots get back to health...if the roots shrivel just spray....

[s.kallima]

I agree with Jeremiah about keeping it a bit more dry. I have lost many plants (Neo and others) by keeping them too moist, none when too dry...
When you look at the Sedirea plants, they have very thick leaves (almost succulent) and big roots, it means they can withstand dryer environment than other species with thin roots and leaves
Good luck with this superb little plant!