Interesting Phal.

[flhiker]

About a year ago we had 3 days of stormy weather and this phal. somehow got overlooked and was beaten and battered. There are two plants in the same pot and both were looking bad. As soon as I noticed it I put them in a safe place, low light and allowed it to dry out. They already had spikes but I left it along and just watered and fertilized it as I normally would. They both seemed to have crown rot. The large one soon developed a spike coming from the top with one leaf. I was told that it is a death spike and the plant was trying to save it self by putting out new flowers for pollination. We it never flower again but I did recently noticed 4 kekei's growing from it. The other seemed have recover and it is growing new leaves as normal, just looks beat up. I thought this to be a interesting process and wanted to share my observation. I'll try and find the original picture.

[Zoi2]

They sure have the "will to survive" don't they. It is an interesting process, thanks for sharing.
Joann

[snow]

they don,t give up the gohst that easely.
lucky you.

[camille1585]

Just goes to show how determined orchids are to live! They may be beat up, but at least they are alive. Terminal spikes are sad too have, but at least you have the keikis to take over the job of blooming.

[Louder Than Hell]

I love these odd behthem Now you have a bush-phalaenopsis

[tuvoc]

Tenacious little bugger. Let us know when it blooms.

Kim

[greenbean]

And yet so many people think orchids are delicate, finicky things that will die if you look at them the wrong way. It's always funny to see the awed (sometimes odd ) looks on people's faces when I tell them I grow orchids.

Sorry about the death spike, but at least it gave you plenty of keikis, and the other one survived! I also enjoy watching these kinds of processes.