Bob has Crown Rot :(

[Anniesoptera]

So my beautiful phal, Bob, has crown rot. I've attached some pictures.

I gave him hydrogen peroxide every 3 days or so until the fizzing stopped. This was over a period of a month or so. The fizzing stopped and the rot isn't spreading.

My worry now is that Bob has stopped growing roots when he was growing roots quite prolifically. His roots are all dried up at the surface (old roots I haven't gotten rid of as he hasn't been repotted since the day I got him from IKEA since he's been in constant bloom since I got him) but he has a decent amount of roots going on underneath.

I don't know what to do. Bob currently has 3 stalks growing, one of which is in bloom. His leaves are a good green but starting to droop when they used to be rigid before.

Please don't tell me it's a lost cause - I don't want to give up on Bob!

[ccrow]

Aw, pretty... I hope he pulls through! I have one that looks like that; I think I got it at Lowes as a 50% off mystery orchid.

[bil]

What's it potted in?

[Anniesoptera]

Originally Posted by bil

What's it potted in?

Bark mix, clear plastic pot with drainage holes placed in a decorative pot.

I water by placing them in a water bath (I do this for all my orchids - the other guys are doing great) for about 10min mixing in orchid food every other water. I water about once every 10 days or so. Really depends on how the potting media feels. I let them drain thoroughly before placing the clear pots back in the decorative pot.

[jcec1]

Maybe increase the frequency of watering? I live in the UK and water my phals once a week but soaking them for an hour or so. I can only imagine that Dubai must be a lot warmer and drier than the UK.

I would be inclined to cut the spikes and use them as cut flowers, so the plant can use it's energy to form a new growth. I lost a growing point on one by dropping it. It took two years before it produced a basal keikei, so don't give up.

[No-Pro-mwa]

Only time will tell.