Common Diseases for Orchid

DISEASE 1

                                                                                                                      Front view

                                                                                         Up to bottom ( see the leaf start to turn yellow )

                                                                                                                       Side view

                                                                                                        Close up ( Leaf peeling off )

                                                                                                Close up view ( Roots shrinking )


Name: Yellow Leaf / Fusarium wilt

Cause By: Fusarium oxysprum f. sp, cattleyae ( Virus )

What Happen: - Leaf start to turn yellow, thin, shrink
                       - Roots start rotten, finally turn to brown and purple at the base of the plant.

Time: affect plants may live 3-9 weeks. ( Longer may be a year )

Solution: after plant died please put the media under the sunlight about 5-7 days. ( killing the virus in the media may prevent the next orchid from affection )

( Don't recommend using drug, because it is too expensive and not convenient, since we just plant for personal habit and entertainment )

                                                                                                                    DISEASE 2

 Up to bottom View

 Side View

 Closer View ( Look at the tip of the leaf )

 Closer View ( stem started to shrink and black spots appear )

  Closer View ( Leaf  tip slowly drying)

Closer View ( Leaf slowly drying )

Closer View ( Leaf dried )

Name: Anthracnose

Cause By: Colleetotriohum phalaenopsidis Peuzig

What Happen: - small black spots start appear at the tip of the orchard leaf and slowly spread to the base cause leaf to dry and fall off.

Time: During any season

Solution: put the orchid in a ventilate area and prevent high temperature and moist.

( All information above are from personal experience ( Pictures ) and research from the Internet ( Information ) Those aren't mine!! )