I bought a NOID phal from Bunnings (local hardware store) early in the year as a rescue as it had flowered and hadn't really been cared for afterwards. It had several green leaves but a little dehydrated, it picked up with regular watering.
About 6 weeks ago I saw some green emerging from the main stem and it was getting stuck behind what looked like an extremely dried old stub of a leaf.
When trying to release this the whole top of the plant broke away.
After the swearing ceased
I didn't see any rot or other problems apart from the one I had just created.
With a decent root system and something green growing I thought I would just keep things normal and see what, if anything, would happen.
I'm so happy to see at least 5 new green nubbins on the old stem.
I know this will be a long recovery but I'm glad to see some signs that despite a total lack of leaves its managing...so far...to grow.
It's growing with 3 other phals on a table in the family room that gets eastern light but its far enough back not to get direct sunlight on any leaves. Temps range from 13C overnight in Winter to 26C in Summer
NOID Phal with no leaves
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