The orchid has shriveled leaves due to overwatering. How is it that two opposite care mistakes cause one and the same symptoms, that is, that in both the orchid leaves become shriveled? Well, if you overwater the orchid, it will also cause damage to the roots – they rot and then also can no longer conduct water to the leaves.
There are a number of reasons why orchid leaves may become limp, wrinkled, or wilted. Orchid leaves can become wilted, limp, wrinkled, or droopy due to watering problems, low humidity, poor root health, temperature extremes, or disease.
This begs the inquiry “Why are my orchid’s leaves wrinkled and leathery?”
This orchid has lost its roots, probably due to overwatering, and cannot take up water. Shriveled leaves indicate a lack of water to plant tissue. The next step is to determine why the plant is not getting sufficient water.
You should be asking “Why is my phalaenopsis orchid drooping?”
Some authors claimed Causes of Droopy Orchid Leaves In plain and simple terms, the cause of the majority of all droopy and wrinkly orchid leaves is improper moisture levels for your plant. To complicate matters, this can happen if your Phalaenopsis orchid is kept too dry AND also when it is kept too wet! So, how do you know the difference?
How to treat brown spots and rot on Orchid leaves?
Next, here are a few ways you can help prevent future fungal and bacterial outbreaks: Provide constant, yet gentle air movement. Point a fan away from your orchids, and turn the fan to the lowest setting. Water in the morning. This way any water accumulation on the leaves will dry before nightfall. Use care to keep water off the leaves and flowers. Keep paper towels on hand to absorb water that accumulates in the crown of the plant.
How to Prune an Orchid, and phalaenopsis orchid. Make sure you have super sharp pruning shears to use on your orchid. The sharper the shears, the cleaner the cut will be. If your orchid is fairly young, you want to encourage it to grow bigger roots and blooms. If your orchid is a Dendrobium type, trimming is a little different.
How do I know if my orchid has dry roots?
I love them because you can clearly see the root health of your orchid and also help you determine if anything unusual is going on. If your roots inside the pot are a bit wrinkled, shriveled and dry themselves, this means that you have kept your orchid way too dry.