Keiki on a weak plant
Hi,
I'm brand new to orchids of any sort. But have several Phals in my office.
I've a very large old Phal that was given to me. It previously had a massive cascade of big white blooms. It was beautiful. Then the thing shriveled up and all but died. I found the sub medium roots to be all but completely rotted out.
I followed quite closely instructions I found online in ridding the plant of rot and repotting it. However, the old spike recently formed a Keiki.
It's obviously a weak plant, with only a few air roots, and perhaps 1 (and a half) roots going into the medium. It has large shriveled/shriveling leaves.
Should I cut the spike off thus destroying the Keiki in order to save the plant? I don't know if it's too far gone already... I'd rather have a tiny plant than no plant, given the spectacular blooms this thing produced.
I don't know if the plant will or can sustain itself long enough for the Keiki to form roots enough to cut and repot.
Help!
(see photos)
|
Threaded Mode
