what’s this about?

[Ray]

Water has nothing to do with this, but as long as the potting medium is open enough to allow plenty of aeration of the root zone, water won't hurt anything.

[tedro]

Originally Posted by Ray

Water has nothing to do with this, but as long as the potting medium is open enough to allow plenty of aeration of the root zone, water won't hurt anything.

thanks you. it is water day, but colder (Naples, FL), damper, and very gray today. i think it’ll be okay to “feel”
and wait and check tomorrow, yes?

Back on topic: the fasciation, ... etc.
When I first got it 5-6 months ago it had the blooms on the branches in the pic (see included pics).
After those were almost gone, this new branch appeared!
Question: it seems to me by looking at it that the branches that those branches were “singular.” THIS one, albeit fasciated, seems like it wanted to be several branches coming off this new one but became quickly fasciated.

I am just very curious about SO many branches from one branch and so many new buds.

Thanks for any and all info!

one the pics, the blooming one, is when I first got it. (the color is not true, but you can discern the original branches. as you might guess, after blooms died I did trim a couple dark brown branch tips — perhaps you can see that by comparing pics.

[SouthPark]

Originally Posted by tedro

thank you, can’t talk now, but i did “do stuff” to it.
nothing special, not really on purpose. more later.

In both the plant world and animal world ----- or in this world in general, we people have seen lots of interesting things. You know how cells contain information that program them to form whatever they're programmed to form.

As long as the plant continues to survive, stay healthy and grow properly - then everything is ok and under control.

When keeping an orchid, we need to provide it with conditions to keep growing properly. So just keep growing this orchid in the way that you had been, and everything should be great.

I totally agree with Ray about adequate aeration around roots (and media). If aeration is adequate around roots (and temperature and lighting is good, and the plant isn't being attacked by pathogens), then the plant will do just fine.

Aeration around roots can also be associated with air-movement around roots and growing media, or it can also be associated with keeping adequate oxygen level in water around roots (and/or growing media).

As long as the roots get enough oxygen to keep surviving (plus good temperature and lighting) - then no problem. That is, water on roots all the time is generally no problem if aeration is adequate.

If necessary - every once in a while (eg. once a week week or once every 10 days etc) allow for a dry out of roots and pot. That can/may help cut down on certain issues like unwanted things growing (or growing too much) in the pot.

[Orchidking]

I've seen some weird mutations on some hybrids, it is a strong plant wanting to pump out lots of flowers though.

What happened was that the plant was going to branch into two branches but those branches stayed fused together creating twice as many flower clusters.

I've had 2 flowers fused together before but on your plant it looks like you possibly have 1 flower with 3 flowers fused into 1.

[tedro]

Originally Posted by Orchidking

I've seen some weird mutations on some hybrids, it is a strong plant wanting to pump out lots of flowers though.

What happened was that the plant was going to branch into two branches but those branches stayed fused together creating twice as many flower clusters.

I've had 2 flowers fused together before but on your plant it looks like you possibly have 1 flower with 3 flowers fused into 1.

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thank you. yes, i’m most curious about the late, as i understand it “rare, bonus branch”. )
a while back, before i found this board, a grower told me it was a keiki, wrong!
before that i HAD seen the attached image — which actually includes what it labels “bonus... NEW... not common.”
NOBODY knew, never saw it, and i lucked-out finding this image 2 months ago. ) also, i don’t have nor used any “paste.”