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Phalaenopsis Yellow Leaves, Closing Flowers: Overwatered in Ceramic Pot

Gift yellow Phalaenopsis: bottom leaves yellow/limp/fallen, 4 top flowers closing. Ceramic pot, one hole. Fear overwatering. Want to save.

Two Rescue Options

Option 1: Repot Smaller

  1. Stop watering until media almost dry.
  2. Soak pot 15 min lukewarm water, drain.
  3. Get medium bark, smaller pot, sharp tool.
  4. Soak bark overnight, drain.
  5. Unpot, clean roots, trim mushy.
  6. Pot in bark, lowest leaf at/just below rim.

Option 2: Sphag-and-Bag (If No Live Roots)

  1. Damp sphagnum in large ziploc.
  2. Whole plant in bag, seal.
  3. Warm shade, open weekly, remoisten moss.
  4. Months later, roots >2" → pot as above.

Good Luck

Hope you save it!

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