Need help

[Dido]

Finally today my order from Perner arrived,

But the paph I bought have a problem which was not existing on a pic 4 weeks ago he have sanded me, what could I do to stopp this fungus from growing. The root have not one growing tip left.









Tis is the pic of the other plant I purchased, a flwoering size changinea with grenn leaves I get told, oh well this was not my day, waiting on reply from him. The 3rd plant I bought was not in the parcel



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[NYEric]

Maybe the changinea was w/ flower and green leave. I would not worry about the minor damage on the Paph 3rd plant - Maybe invisible?!?

 

[Dido]

Maybe the changinea was w/ flower and green leave. I would not worry about the minor damage on the Paph 3rd plant - Maybe invisible?!?

Thed paph pic only show 1 plant the growth are on all show this signs, I have a pic before he sanded it, will upload later have it on a different computer

 

[NYEric]

Some people indicated K-lite feeding could help. I don't know, good luck.

 

[eggshells]

It looks to me that its a mechanical damage. The paph leave got folded and the marks was the "folded points". I wouldn't worry about the lack of live root tips. It will grow new ones.

Good luck.

 

[Rick]

It looks to me that its a mechanical damage. The paph leave got folded and the marks was the "folded points". I wouldn't worry about the lack of live root tips. It will grow new ones.

Good luck.

I agree, and for a shipped plant I've seen worse. I would cut off the leaf behind the damaged areas. They already look like water is not flowing well past the damaged spots. You might add a bit of cinnomen to the cut edges.

Once potted keep the humidity up. Instead of fertilizing for the next few weeks, add a small amount of kelp to your irrigation water until you see some signs of growth. Then go to normal feeding.

 

[Stone]

Yes I agree with all of the above. Maybe wash the plant and roots with plain water, dip in fungicide and pot up. (the paph that is)

 

[Dido]

Many thanks for your recommendation, never had soemthing looking like that on a paph before only on phrag after import.

I will clean it and use the things above.

 

[likespaphs]

i don't understand what you mean when you say he sanded it

 

[Ron-NY]

i don't understand what you mean when you say he sanded it

English not first language. I beleive what he wanted to say is: sent it not sanded

 

[Dido]

English not first language. I beleive what he wanted to say is: sent it not sanded

yesu are right, he was on a show and it arrived with the post from the show

 

[Trithor]

I have certainly had plants arrive in a worse condition than that. I think as others have indicated,
1) Remove the badly damaged leaves (cut through clean healthy tissue with a clean knife/blade, and sterilize between each cut.)
2) Wash the plant with clean water
3) Soak in a mild fungicide, preferably one with a residual effect, I use Captab wetable powder
4) Pot, and keep a little dry with good air circulation
5) Gradually increse watering as your summer approaches
I am not too sure how well cinnamon (Kaneel) works, some swear by it, but it sure cant do any harm.
..... and then, Good Luck!
I have seen plants looking a lot worse, recover well.

 

[likespaphs]

thanks