Black Spots on Onc. 'Sharry Baby' leaves

Hi Everyone,
I just received a new Onc. 'Sharry Baby' today and when it arrived it had small, black spots on every leaf. I am keeping this plant away from my other orchids. Should I be worried? I have contacted the person I purchased it from ....still awaiting a reply. Thanks in advance for your help!

Chuck
Centerharbear

When I saw the start of the heading I thought 'whats the bet its Sharry Baby.

This is a cultural fault and is very very common.The plants that have this black spotting have been grown to warm in the cooler months of the year.

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murray

Hi Murray...is this something I should worry about? Is the plant doomed or is this normal? It has a flower spike on it and otherwise looks healthy.

We call the spots freckles , all the Sharries I have had or seen has the spots , Not a thing to worry about ,not catching it is just a Sharry thing .. Gin

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Never put off until tomorrow what you can avoid all together.

If the plant gets enough light to bloom, it will have the spots. It is normal. No worries.

Cheers,
BD

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We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors....but they all exist very nicely in the same box. ...Hmmm? .

My Sharry Baby is coming into flower know and has no spotting on the leaves .
I will post photo later

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murray

as promised ,my Sharry Baby starting to flower without leaf spotting

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murray