Hi everyone!!
I just signed up for Orchid Board, though I've been lurking for a while. I have 3 little Phals, the oldest I've had for almost 4 years.
I have never had any of them bloom since they were purchased. I've had lots of root growth and new leaves, but never any spikes..
That said, I have never regularly fertilized, and the get water once a week(ish) with tap water.
After looking through the beginner thread, I decided it was time to repot. The oldest one had been repotted once, but the others never had. I ordered the Imperial Blend mix from rePotme.com, and I got clear containers so that I can observe the roots. I'm hoping they're happy in the new media.
Now, on to my questions. One of them has had a leaf that is barely hanging on. It's still green, but is mostly detached - it's been that way since I got it. I thought it would drop by itself, so I haven't helped it along, but now I'm wondering if I should just take it off? There's a picture of it attached.
One of the other phals has something growing attached to it. Again, it's been like that since I bought it (not quite a year I think..). After reading, I *think* it's a keiki, but I'm not sure. It really hasn't grown at all, but again it's still green so... I assume thats good. There's a picture of that one, also.
When I repotted, all of them had a decent root structure with very little that needed to be clipped. The phal with the partially detached leaf had the best roots - Lots of them, all very healthy.
I appreciate any help that you can give me with these guys. I hope to get them to bloom regularly, but I'm pretty happy that I've managed not to kill any
ETA: When you look at the picture with all 3 phals, you'll notice the one with the possible keiki has some very obvious leaf damage. My husband accidentally dropped that one, and the pot crushed the leaf. It seems to be ok other than it doesn't look pretty.
Leaf Problem and maybe a Keiki on phal?
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