We fertilized in April with a regular slow release lawn food and again in June. These are spreading patches of lemon yellow leaves in an area that recieves sun from 11 am -5 pm. I am starting to read about yellow patch so we may need to be thing virus. We do have a sprinkler system but with the rain Tyler has gotten we mostly turn it on to find and replace sprinkler heads!! Old house, old yard, very old sprinkler system. It has brass risers with what we used for rose heads on them in the beds. What is really bad is the zoning. Don't know how we will ever get that to a reasonable situation. Do you know anything abt yellow patch? I am not big on chemicals unless it is a 'have to' situation but I don't mind fungicide if it will let the lawn repair itself. We had 7 acres of mowed area in Jasper, this is a little city lot. I would like it to look good. Yellow is not part of it. Thank you for responding, Gail

I'm rather new to Phals, but I do know that producing a keiki is a lot of hard work for the mother plant. Since you can't be sure of conditions a new Orchid, esp a Big Box Store bought one was grown in or how long it was "on the shelf", I would assume the plant is stressed and not induce keikis this year. I would cut the spent flower spike and fertilize at the first sign of new growth.

I would take them out of those pots for this season.... their roots will try better to find water if your 'stand in' forgets to come do it for you. I also would forget the crystals, just a waste of money IMHO.. if they dry out they take forever to re-hydrate and you really want your roots going deeper to seek moisture anyway, not up to the surface to the crystals for moisture. I agree with trigger, water well the first couple of weeks you plant them and then mulch well, they should do fine if planted in the ground ( out of all pots).

Hard to tell what they are from this distance, I'd guess the 1st is Carnosa, the 2nd either that or maybe a Pubicalyx. What info is the seller offering pls? Seems to me they'd have something to say esp. for plants this large, where'd they come from &why they're being sold, etc?