RE: Selmo
This damage happened back when this leaf was just a small shoot. When the shoot was young something took a bite out of side of the shoot. The new shoot has the leaf rolled up inside of itself. And when the pest took a bite, it was out of several folds of the leaf. Kind of like when you make snowflakes out of paper. Some kind of chewing pest; caterpillars, grasshoppers, or mice or even lizards can leave this kind of mark.
Exactly what happened, shoot tip was cut when it was tiny and has grown with the square cut on top. Okay, may be a chewing pest, but it must be a nano sized pest - I can't find em...
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Also when you transplanted it could you of hit the new shoot with something that damaged it on the side.
No - just transplanted it to S/H yesterday.
But being that you said it was inside, then probably snails or a slugs. They can bring infection with them, as they chew on the leaf. The outer leaf was eaten though. The inter leaf rolls suffered the infection from the injury. Giving it that repeated pattern.
Indoor snails or slugs? Again, must be nano sized, I just can't find em, but I'll keep looking.
The leaf will probably not be effected any more by this. The leaf will just be unsightly for a few years until it drops off after it is replaced by new leaves.
Hope this is true... but the new inner leaves are damaged as they form...never to mature.
There are snail and slug baits that are effective, or you can use the old beer in the plate to trap/drown them.
Nano baits for nano slugs and snails?
Good luck with this and Welcome to the forum!
And what cool name for a cattleya
Thanks, the name for this Cattleya was on the tag that came with it when purchased... Wild Willie Bingo.
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