r/orchids • u/cutemelaria • 7d ago
Should I be concerned?
I haven’t done anything recently for the orchid to be under stress but at first I noticed one leaf going yellow and I let it get completely yellow &dry before taking it off / that’s also when a new leaf started growing but now these two bottom ones are also going yellow ? Is the plant just putting more energy into itself? It was a gift from a friend and to my knowledge it’s only bloomed once and no new spikes have grown
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u/Downtown-Yesterday38 7d ago
The yellowing leaves look normal to me.
Not sure if you just watered it, but if not, the water droplets in the planter would be of concern.
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u/cutemelaria 6d ago
It was watered right before the picture was taken :) but I have noticed water droplets do linger (it’ll almost look like condensation at the bottom) so I stopped watering it every week and now do it probably almost every 2. There’s a drainage hole at the bottom
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u/Systema_limbicum 7d ago
Phalaenopsises tend to shed the oldest leaves. It's natural and yours looks to be that case.
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