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Moon Orchid with Overfertilization? Rare but Treatable
Phalaenopsis amabilis
Susceptibility: Low Severity: Medium Difficulty: Easy
Fertilizer burn is a condition caused by applying excessive fertilizer to plants. The salts in fertilizer draw moisture out of plant tissues, leading to scorched foliage, root damage, and overall plant stress. This environmental condition is not contagious and can be reversed with proper treatment.
🔍 Symptoms
- • Yellowing or browning of leaf edges and tips
- • White, yellow or brown streaks following fertilizer application pattern
- • Wilting despite adequate watering
- • Leaves browning and collapsing from edges inward
- • White crusty salt buildup on soil surface
- • Stunted growth or excessive foliage with few flowers
- • Blackened or brown limp roots