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Originally Posted by Dendy83
Yeppers. I have a few phals with black nubbins once the leaf falls off, after a while a green root comes poking out of the black nubbins...at least for me they do. Since this is my first year with orchids I'm not sure how the black nubbins got started, but just know that a root may emerge after a few months.
As far as the purple thing, I have no clue!
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The black nubbins are from a root that started to grow, come out of/thru the stem, then aborts, and they turn black when the tissue in the tip dies. They can abort growth for many reasons, one being - if the root starts to grow, then the plant is taken out of the greenhouse, & shipped - that sudden change can cause them to stop growth... Any kind of "shock" (sudden change of environmental conditions) can cause an orchid to stop growing, but they will usually start back up after awhile, given good conditions. New roots can push thru that dead tissue, which is what you're seeing your new roots do.
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