Phal pixie red mount

[Call_Me_Bob]

i mounted this phal pixie red recently its doing great!! one new leaf ( do new leaves usually come from the crown?) and bunches of new roots!

[Zoi2]

Yes, new leaves come from the crown. That's why it is so important to keep water out of the crown to prevent rot.
Joann

[Call_Me_Bob]

okay, thats what i thought but i wasnt positive the leaves came from the crown all the time

[RosieC]

Phals are 'monopodial' which means esentially that new leaves come from the crown and they only have one crown.

When a Phal puts out a side growth (which they do, usually if some damage has happened to the crown, but not always) we call it a basil keiki.

Sometimes a basil keiki can form when there is either no problem with the crown or the crown recovers and you can then get a Phal with multiple crowns... but usually Phals will only have the one crown and the one place that leaves grow from.