RIP. Phal .

[Gin]

No not the same thing , Yours will grow new leaves from the top be careful of water standing in the crown .
I wonder why anyone would cut them off unless the plant took a dive from a shelf and ended up on it's top . Or there was the start of a problem . Do you have a picture you can post ? Gin

[Phallgirl]

Here are two pic's Gin. I don't know why anyone would do this either. Should be interesting and a learning experience to see what happens.

[Lagoon]

Gin, Any update?

[Shirley]

I have recently encountered a similar thing with a NOID Phal given to me by someone who wanted to be rid of it! The newest leaf came out like a tube/tunnel but was splitting in some places as though it wanted to open flat out. At first I just split it open all the way but that didn't look very good and had all these new cut edges that I thought could invite some sort of infection, so I then cut it right off at the base of the leaf and covered the cut with cinnamon. Another new plant was already growing out at the side so it should certainly survive and I'll just wait to see if it will ever bloom again. Sorry I didn't think to take a picture.

Shirley

[Gin]

Will take a picture of it tomorrow it has a basal keiki .. Gin

[Gin]

Here it is , I had it on a low shelf near the floor the white stuff on the leaves is from the mist fan, lousy hard water residue Gin

[Lagoon]

Cool Gin, That worked out pretty nicely eh?!
The mother plant still looks healthy. Thanks for the up-date!

[mehitabel]

Gorgeous yellow, phallgirl. All that silky sheen *and* fragance. You lucky thing.

Maybe someone took a "cutting"?