Wierd Pbulb

[Tindomul]

I have three divisions of Slc. Mini Beau. I had all three growing as one in S/H, it wasn't as happy as I thought it could be, so I proceeded slowly over the months to put the divisions, one by one into my vivariums. Ok, the latest transfer lost both of the mature leaves it had, but the youngest one is still alive and kicking. This one also decided to grow roots, so there is alot of hope. Then suddenly the the pseudobulb burst out of the papery sheath that usually covers them. The pbulb is all curved and looks rather deformed. Not sure if this was a response to new light conditions or what?


What do you all think?

P.S. I turned the plant around so the roots grow into the background rather than away from it.

[cneos]

Looks like pbulb began to develop then aborted; pbulb continues where leaves should have emerged.
You should remove the (middle) rotting pbulb - it's not contributing anything to the health of your plant.

[Ross]

Not sure what I am seeing here. Everything I see looks perfectly healthy. Perhaps I don't understand the question or the image?

[Ross]

Having studied this image further I would suggest the following:

What I see here is #1 - a newly emerging growth, good news. #2 - a newly emerging root, also good news. Hope this sets your heart at rest.

[justatypn]

The brown pbulb is not doing any good being in the pot so you might want to cut it out. As for the deformity , could be light , chemical deformity or if this bulb came from under the medium it might have been under stress trying to surface . I really would not worry about it ... looks healthy.

[Tindomul]

Thanks all! I wasn't particularly worried so much as wierded out. Never seen a curved pbulb. I'll see if I can remove the brown one. I had no idea that one of those roots was actually a new growth!! . Thats great! Thanks Ross.

[gands]

I think your plant is going to be just fine. I agree with the others about removing the dead pbulb. It could lead to trouble on down the road. As far as the curving of the pbulb, we have had that happen when too much sun hits the new growth causing the papery sheath to get "stiff" instead of pliant and then it kind of traps the elongation of the pbulb, if you can picture what I mean. If you could have caught it soon enough you could have simply sliced the sheath membrane or pealed it a little to free up the growth. Just a tip for future reference.

[Tindomul]

Thanks gands!!! I had no idea thats why it happened. How fast does the sheath become hard? Becuase it seems to have happened just a few days after I placed it in the higher light environment.

[gands]

Hard to say on how long it would take, I've missed a few myself ! LOL. I would not expect it would take long tho, a leaf for instance can sunburn very quickly. Perhaps a day or two could even do it on a sheath. Seems its always something isn't it.

[orcdfrk]

How is this one coming along Tin?