What you are observing is "humidity shock". The plant has been growing in a greenhouse under ideal humidity and then brought outside suddenly.Originally Posted by Mesozoic_Orchids
The vapor pressure difference between the interior and exterior of the plant will cause internal fluids to leak out. This process normally happens through the stomata, but can also happen through the nectar ducts at the base of the flower stalks.
The nectar production is a natural process employed by most orchids to attract pollinators. The reason you do not see them most of the time is that the droplets are very small and dry up quickly to be observed.
Adding humidity shock to the equation, more water is mixed in with the nectar droplets and it makes them bigger (more visible) and takes longer to dry up.
I see them all the time on my orchids and they stay inside the greenhouse most of the time. Although not as big as the droplets on your cymbidium.Originally Posted by Mesozoic_Orchids
There are far nastier things possibly contained in the nectar droplets than orchid virus. Pesticide poisoning, Lyme disease, etc.Originally Posted by Mesozoic_Orchids
Worst case scenario with an orchid virus is that your immune system cannot handle the virus and you become a permanent carrier, forever infecting any other plants that you lick in the future.






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