Happypaphy7
Paphlover
One of my Paphiopedilum Norito Hasegawa that I had for a couple of years and flowered earlier this winter is coming down this some serious disease.
This plant has been growing very well with four growths. It had a stolon a couple of months ago, but it never made it after being terribly deformed circulating inside the pot.
One of the newer growth is coming into spike and I was all excited about this plant until just a couple days ago, I noticed that one new growth was limp while the rest were rigid.
I thought either center rot or plant discarding itself for some crazy reason.
Well, I waited two days and today, out of curiosity, and with almost high certainty, I gave a gentle pull of the youngest leaf on that limp fan.
Yep. It came right out with dark coffee colored base. It smelled very sweet.
I pulled the next, same thing. I pulled one more leaf. The same.
I wanted to throw away the entire pot, but I just poured in some Dragon Blood. I'm thinking the disease either stopped there on that growth, or possibly spreading into other fans via the rhizomes.
Luckily I have a lot of NH and this one was good, but nothing I will be sad over the loss. It is just highly frustrating that it has happned and more frustrating is the thought that things are spreading to other plants. gosh!!!!
Oh, and this plant is bearing a green pod since February. Maybe I can snip it off now?? The pollen donor was my fairrieanum from OZ.
This plant has been growing very well with four growths. It had a stolon a couple of months ago, but it never made it after being terribly deformed circulating inside the pot.
One of the newer growth is coming into spike and I was all excited about this plant until just a couple days ago, I noticed that one new growth was limp while the rest were rigid.
I thought either center rot or plant discarding itself for some crazy reason.
Well, I waited two days and today, out of curiosity, and with almost high certainty, I gave a gentle pull of the youngest leaf on that limp fan.
Yep. It came right out with dark coffee colored base. It smelled very sweet.
I pulled the next, same thing. I pulled one more leaf. The same.
I wanted to throw away the entire pot, but I just poured in some Dragon Blood. I'm thinking the disease either stopped there on that growth, or possibly spreading into other fans via the rhizomes.
Luckily I have a lot of NH and this one was good, but nothing I will be sad over the loss. It is just highly frustrating that it has happned and more frustrating is the thought that things are spreading to other plants. gosh!!!!
Oh, and this plant is bearing a green pod since February. Maybe I can snip it off now?? The pollen donor was my fairrieanum from OZ.