My Sick/Dead Cat.

[Joansorchid]

I think that I should give up on this one! It was a Cat.Varut Roankamui x Netrasira Beauty. Not much of a beauty now. It has deteriorated since taking this photo. Two leaves fell off. It started with looking shrivelled then the leaf shrivelled and the roots all seem empty. Is this a good case of rot? I have only had it 3 weeks and it looked a little sad when I got it.
Joan

[Brooke]

How badly do you want to save it?

It can be done because it will have dormant eyes on the old pbulbs and current eyes on the newest growth. The plant will look awful but it is capable of trying to prolong it's life.

If it were my plant, I would put some moist sphag in the bottom of a pot, sit the rhizome on the sphag, put it in bright light, not sun, keep it warm. Moisten the sphag daily and wait.

It may take months but even old, leafless pbulbs will try to save their own life and regrow. Also understand the regrowth will revert back to seedling size and take a few years to rebloom.

If this is too much trouble, pitch it and go buy yourself a blooming orchid to enjoy.

Brooke

[gerneveyn]

If it were my plant, I would put some moist sphag in the bottom of a pot, sit the rhizome on the sphag, put it in bright light, not sun, keep it warm. Moisten the sphag daily and wait.

That is how I have revived a couple of catts that looked as bad as yours.

[Joansorchid]

Thanks everyone
As you know I am a new Orchi and I thought that it was a gonner! Do I need to cut off the remaining leaf and those roots?
Many, many thanks Joan

[Brooke]

If the roots are totally hollow, cut them off. Do not cut anything from the top of the plant.

Brooke

[Joansorchid]

Thanks Brooke
Just going to go get the machette now! Oh my poor chid.
Joan