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Old 02-21-2007, 03:11 PM
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No! I see rot and plenty of it. It may have started with sunburn, the soft yellowish condition of the leaves suggests over-watering. I keep mine in a south-facing window (45 degrees latitude) but about 24" away from window and behind other plants. An east window would be ideal (right against the window). Here are the things to avoid:

1) Over-watering. It appears your plant is either planted in sphagnum moss or has sphagnum as a covering. You MUST get air to the roots! I can't overstate that. If the roots are all brown, then it has been over-watered and left wet too much. Don't water more than twice a week - mine get watered once a week in a dry, central-heated house.

2) If this were my plant, I would get it out of the mix (dump everything out) then cut off the bad section of leaf with a clean razor blade. I would shake cinnamon all over the cuts and wet looking areas, I would trim all the brown, dead-looking roots, I would place it in a large plastic bag with a very small opeing and leave it that way in a shady spot (north window is fine) until you see new roots spring out of the base. If 3-4 months pass with no response or if it gets worse, then it may be too far gone.

Now this is just how I would treat it. If, by the way, you get the plant out of pot and the roots look healthy (not brown and mushy) get rid of the sphagnum (it's possibly just a cosmetic covering) dry out the bark overnight and repot in the same bark (I trust you don't have proper repotting supplies). Hope this helps.
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