What is causing the leaf tips to brown?
Answer Hello Karen, Without actually seeing your cymbidium, I can’t be sure but I believe the browning leaf tips might have already been there when you bought it and just didn’t notice because you were looking at the blooms. Brown leaf tips are usually caused by either water that is high in salt (sodium chloride), excessive use of fertilizers or a combination of both. Over time, you may see the browning slowly migrate down the leaf and it may eventually kill the entire leaf although it probably won’t kill the cymbidium. If the brown leaf tips bother you, you can cut off the offending tip but cut it at an angle so it doesn’t look obvious that the leaf tip had been cut off. By the way, this salt migration process can take upwards of 3 months to go from the roots to the leaf tips. You can help minimize tip browning by watering twice once a month. Water with plain water in the morning, wait about 1 to 2 hours then water again. The first watering will dissolve any salts within the potting m
