I would dip the entire plant in full strength CAPTAN just to be sure. i agree it does not sound like crown rot. CAPTAN will help if it is fungal/bacteria. and watch closely. i had crown rot on a phal that had just started 2 spikes. i treated with CAPTAN to kill all the various nasties that cause rot. but too late to save the terminal leaf and crown. i then ground up some charcoal and poured that in the hole left by the final leaf and took very carefull care of the plant for about 2 weeks after which time i was happy that there was no further rot. against all advice i left the spikes and eventually (6-8 weeks)one turned into a kiki. that kiki is still atached to the parent, 4 thick roots, 2 leaves and one flower spike. there is also a flower spike coming off of the original spike from the old parent. the old leaves have gotten a bit dull but are still firmly attached and overall i am very pleased. in short, orchids are much more resiliant than people give thm credit for. DONT GIVE UP. Bermy

Hi. You need to think what caused the rot. One of the commonest causes in cultivation is too low temperature , not enough light. What I would do is cut away ALL the dead tissue with a sterile knife, wash the whole plant in a mild chlorine solution - don't forget to rinse off the chlorine with sterile or boiled water - then leave the wounds to dry for 24 hours. I wouldn't treat them with anything. Get a large jamjar or similar, quarter fill it with fine gravel and add a couple of tablespoons of water, not enough to reach the top of the gravel. Sterilize the whole by microwaving for about 3 minutes. Don't let the water boil away. When it has cooled, pop your plant into the jar (its ICU)and seal the lid.It should fog up. Make sure it is not in contact with any base water. Some people use sphagnum moss, but unless there are live roots, there's not a lot of point. Keep it very warm but out of direct sunlight. In a couple of months ( if you are lucky - your plant is critically ill) you will see new roots forming.

You have some healthy looking phals that just need repotting now that you have removed all old media. Peroxide won't harm the remaining roots, but do not use cinnamon--it will just dessicate those healthy roots. You don't seem to understand that the crown is the top of the plant where new leaves emerge, not the top of the roots, where the black is just the dried remains of older leaves that have been shead naturally. Crown rot is wet and mushy and spreads rapidly. You have a multitude of lovely viable roots. Pack media gently but firmly between and around them. Good luck.

Sheila the phal I had with crown rot when blooming I did nothing but continue to grow it and enjoy the blooms. The plant bloomed for six months and before the blooms ended the keiki appeared. I can't give you an exact timetable because I expected to lose the plant. I always use a couple of drops of Superthrive in my fertilizer water so continued my normal watering routine. The crownless phal can survive for months if everything else is good. If I were going to try a keiki product, it would be the liquid form of keiki product rather than the paste since the liquid can be poured rather than dabbed. Those are my rambling thoughts and I wish you luck with whatever you decide. Brooke