Can someone tell me what is happening to my phal?

[Bospen]

Hey everyone,

I have a question about my phal. It looks kinda strange at the base of one of the leaves. I have attached a pic. Any ideas? Thanks!

[BikerDoc5968]

Hard to tell because the pic is too small to see much of anything....

[jkofferdahl]

As BDoc said, it's kind of hard to tell. Can you post a larger picture?

[Bospen]

I'll have to take another pic on Sunday.

[Bospen]

Here's a larger pic, but its kinda blurry.

[Ethan]

It's still hard to tell if there's any rot there or not. It looks like it could be a possibility. Otherwise, I've had some of the older leaves at the base split like that before. I don't think that's too unusual.

[Gwenchanter]

Yeah I've had leaves split at the base like that too. It's ususally not a sign of anything being wrong with the plant. Often the leaf bases split if a new root is growing through but sometimes not. As long as the roots are healthy I would'nt worry too much. If it were me Id probably pull the whole plant out of it's bark and take a good look at the roots just to make sure, but I'm bretty bold with my orchids.

[BikerDoc5968]

Worst case, if it is something nasty like rot, you may want to sprinkle some cinnamon on it....not on the media 'cause this may harm the roots.

[Bospen]

Thanks everyone. I can't take a better pic of it now, as I'm 4 hrs away from home. I'll take a better pic on Sunday. I'm just glad to hear that it's prob not something serious.