Saving a Rotting Hanging Cymbidium: Repotting and Environment

Immediate Repot

Wet mix and black leaf bases = root rot. Repot in commercial orchid mix (fir bark, perlite) in well-drained pot, tight fit. Screen fines, soak mix. Trim rotted roots and mushy pseudobulbs.

Light and Temperature

Cymbidiums need high light (supplement indoors) and cool fall temps (~40°F) for bud set. Not ideal houseplants.

Feeding

Heavy feeder: balanced fertilizer every other watering during growth.