Hi Kushroo -

Since you haven't had anyone answer, I'll take a shot at it.

It looks to me as if the moss on the top of your plants held too much
moisture too close to the crown of your plant. The other plant seems to
be a bit higher in it's pot with the crown elevated enough, so that the
moisture from the moss didn't effect it as much.

You have rot! You need to treat your plant with a fungicide if there is
any chance of you saving it.

Denise.

Khushroo wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am having problems with some of my Phalaenopsis plants, where the
> leaves seem to get rotten and fall off.
>
> This starts as wet spots on leaves, which expands rapidly. Finally
> leaf becomes completely soft and slimmy, and they just fall off. This
> happens for no apparent reason, and is so sudden that I am unable to
> take corrective action.
>
> Please see two pictures I have posted (under the album "Khushroo's",
> and the pictures titled as "squishy leaves"). This plant was kept in
> my house in a two-plant container, with both plants flowering.
> Suddenly, after about 3 weeks, one plant went down. The other one was
> not affected.
>
> Any information will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Khushroo
>
>