Hello Everyone. I'm Mary

[justatypn]

Mary, I have to 2nd tess_man, here is a webpage that might come in handy for now and future pests and diseases....Orchid Pests and Diseases

[Barbara]

Hi Mary, welcome to the forum. I'm new to growing Cymbidium's too since we just got a couple before Christmas. I have been doing a little research on them and came across this website which has a couple pictures of Cymbidium Mosaic Virus and Cym./Orchid Fleck Virus. Just scroll down to nearly the bottom of the document to see the leaf details.Wiadomo¶æ Sorry, these are the only pictures I can find on the web of these diseaes.
I would clean up your plant and repot it as T-man said and avoid watering/spraying it at night or on cool damp days.
Cymbidiums will also get fungal leaf spot, which mine has right now! I will post a picture of it is a few days.

[Mary Morton]

Thanks to everyone who has tried to help me with June. I will try some of your suggestions. First I am going to remove June from her pot and potting medium. Then I am going to give her a good cleaning and root trim. Next she will be planted in a smaller pot. Then she can just rest or grow or whatever...

[cneos]

Plant tags have a bad habit of growing legs and walking from one pot to another. Your ailing plant is a cymbidium not an Slc. In picture 1, oit appears that there are mealy bugs on the undersides of the leaves and at the base of the pseudobulbs.
You mention that you just watered your plant tonight - in general, orchids should be watered early in the day so that water that gets onto the leaves or into leaf axils has a chance to dry off before the lower temps of nightfall. Watering early in the day can help prevent fungal, mold spots that we may be seeing in the photos.
The silvery, pitted look on the leaves in photos 2 and 3 could be mite damage.
And there's always the possibility that your plant is virused - testing is the only way to confirm this.
Whatever is making your plant ill, you should separate it from the rest of your collection while you treat it and until you've ruled out virus. Take special care to sterilize tools, pots, etc. before and after using them on this plant.
Hope this helps ... Cymbidium Best Pal is a beauty!

[Mary Morton]

Thank you for the information. Now I wonder what Best Friend June looks like. Did I mix up the tags or did it come that way? I may never know but that was my 3rd orchid.

[cneos]

The tags were probably mixed up before you got the plant. To see an image of Slc. Best Friend 'Cleopatra', go to Welcome to the World of Odom's Orchids or orchidsinourtropics.com - both have Slc. Best Friend for sale.
When you repot your Cymbidium, you may discover an old tag with the correct name inside the pot. There is a hybrid named Cymbidium Best Pal (Alison Shaw x Doctor Baker). Both parents have pink flowers - see yahoo images.
You can 'confirm' your plant's name (almost infinitely) by making two tags - one gets buried in the bottom of the pot when you re-pot; the other sticks out at the top of the media. Number 2 lead pencils are pretty durable. Next time you re-pot, replace the tags with new ones. Or write the plant name on the bottom or side of the pot (lead pencil for clay, permanent marker for plastic or glass).

[Mary Morton]

You Guys are just great! I am recieving so many valuable comments. Thanks bunches.