Orchid Care What The Flower TellsBy Robert RoyIn Orchid Care The Flower Will Tell You About Some Diseases Tale for orchid care the flower. The orchid flower is usually a thing of beauty. When diseases strike it can be tell - tale. Like the leaves, the flower can tell you a great deal. Let's take a look at what we will learn...
Spotting of Flowers
Flowers With Punctures
Flowers With Mottled Colors
Bruised Flowers But it could also be from slugs or even cockroaches. You may need to investigate and use some dust to bait them. If from cockroaches then diazinon or Sevin on the ground around the plant, on the plant and the pot as well. Caring for orchids also shows that the bruising can be from red aphids. If so use the malathion treatment.
Rapid Wilting Of The Flower
Deformed Flowers
Common causes include;
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