Please help...it's dying!!!

[jenilee]

I don't think it had new roots yet...It was my first repot and I didn't really know what I was doing

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Originally Posted by jenilee

I don't think it had new roots yet...It was my first repot and I didn't really know what I was doing

It happens.

[jenilee]

Originally Posted by BobInBonita

It depends on temperature. If the plant was at 60 and you bring it to 80, you will increase metabolism, but you still probably want to cycle it day/night. If it was at 70 and you push it to 90, the leaves may be metabolizing faster than the roots can provide.

Are you saying I should be turning the heat pad off once a day to create this cycle?

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Plants need a day/night cycle, just like everything else in this world.

It's not just the lighting, but the temperature as well with plants.

Some plants (such as Bulbophyllums) will not bloom if there is no temperature difference between day and night.

It's not natural to have even temperatures throughout the day all throughout the year. Even in the equatorial regions of the tropics, there is a little bit of variation between day and night, as well as seasons.

[Orchid126]

What kind of light is the plant getting?

[jenilee]

Originally Posted by Orchid126

What kind of light is the plant getting?

It's getting quite a bit of indirect light...no direct.

[BobInBonita]

The pale yellow with a slight reddish tint might also mean too much light for a phal, especially one that is recovering. In my opinion, the higher you push its metabolism, the more of a root system it needs. Maybe try moving it back away from the window a bit.