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Common Orchid Plant Diseases - Crown Rot

There are several types of rot diseases that you should look out for when caring for an orchid plant. Some of the more common diseases affect not only the leaves, but the buds and roots as well. If left untreated your plant could be facing death, or worse, it could spread to other plants in your home or office (resulting in the death of several plants, rather than just the plant that it originated from). The best care is always prevention, so make sure that you are tending to your orchid plant regularly, and giving it the optimal care it needs to grow and stay healthy. Read on and learn about this specific type of rot, and how to spot, and treat it.

Crown Rot

Symptoms - Another common orchid plant disease is Crown Rot. This orchid plant disease is actually the same as leaf rot but in a larger area and has a greater consequence. Crown rot infects the top or “crown” of the leaf or leaves at the uppermost part of the orchid (hence the name “crown” rot). Starting out as yellowish discolorations (sometimes starting out on the tips, also appearing on the upper and under surface of leaves), it then advances to a brownish to grey/black, mushy blob that covers a larger area than that of leaf rot. Treat as soon as you notice the discolorations at the top of your orchid plants’ leaves because this disease spreads fast!

Control - To prevent the rot from spreading to other areas of your orchids’ leaves, quickly remove the infected leaves (you can classify anything that has a soft, mushy feel to it as infected), this will generally be the leaves located on the uppermost part of the orchid plant (usually at the attachment to the stem). Make sure that you remove all of the diseased areas; dig into the crown of the orchid (with a sterile tool) and remove all diseased tissue if any. Once again treat the open area with bactericidal solution, and allow to dry quickly (same manner as the bacterial leaf rot).

February 3, 2007 comment TrackBack-URI