My phalaenopsis was sunburned and I need help!
 

Hello!

I recently acquired a phalaenopsis of unknown breed from someone at my job, and I messed up hardcore!

Knowing nothing about orchid, I left it out in the sun for a few days about a week ago. The the damaged, exposed parts of the leaves began to turn yellow-green and became somewhat squishy.

Following the American Orchid Society's advice videos, I cut the bad parts of the leaves off using sterile instruments.

I've had it for almost two weeks and have watered it once. The sphagnum is a little moist, but the top is dry, I don't know if it has rotting roots or what.

The new leaf is still growing, so I take it as a good sign. But I don't know what to do!

Your advice would be most appreciated. I would post a link to a picture but the forum denies it every time.

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If it's growing a new leaf, my best advice would be to just take care of it (in less sun) - water when the potting medium is very nearly dry.

There isn't really anything that can be done, other to just care for the plant, and be patient while it grows.

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Sorry your Phal isn't doing well, I agree with WhiteRabbit, you just have to give it time, it's growing a new leaf, so that is really good! ;) In the mean-time, you might just need to go out, and get another orchid that has flowers on it! :evil: that'll make you feel all better while you wait for your first Phal to recover :coverlaugh:

One important tip about orchids, they require you to have/gain patience, they take their pretty little time to grow, so don't expect anything fast. ;)

A good Phal growing resource, is this thread: http://www.orchidboard.com/community...ends-here.html take your time reading thru it, there's a lot of info, but it is really very helpful.

Glad you've joined the forum!! This place is great, and everybody here loves to help! It is truly a wonderful place! Just to warn you, orchids can get very addicting! :evil: You will have to watch out here on the OB, because there's a lot of enablers on here, and you might just find yourself with more than a few orchids one of these days... :coverlaugh:

Ok, good to know that I haven't lost it! Thank you for tour reassurance!

I have it in a fairly bright north facing window, as south was the only other option.