Mystery Ailment on Phal Mini Mark?

[jje10001]

A small update 6-24-2022:

New leaf continuing to grow:


Root growth restarting + new root, no movement on the triangular growth:


One of the older leaves withered off- instead of yellowing and falling off like in most phals, it seemed to have browned to a reddish tone instead, and did not fall off like most normal dying leaves. I wonder if it might have been that the dying patch at the base essentially girdled the leaf and preventing the plant from sending the signals to drop the leaf? Another strange case with this phal. No other changes so far with the remaining leaf, and I hope that the infection has ended now.


I will also have to consider how to repot this phal in the future, as the new plant is essentially growing 90 degrees to the original plant and root system.

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by jje10001

I will also have to consider how to repot this phal in the future, as the new plant is essentially growing 90 degrees to the original plant and root system.

Good rescue! The mother growth is on its way out, though its roots are contributing to the "pup" which looks like it is doing very nicely. The crown on the mother growth was gone at the beginning, but orchids do have other strategies to survive, and producing offsets like this is an important one, especially with monopodial types (one growth point) Actually, other than aesthetics, having the growth at an angle is a good thing... in nature, that lets them shed rain water instead of having it collect in the crown (which can lead to rot if it also gets cold) By the time you repot (maybe in a year or two) the mother growth will probably be gone, you'll be able to orient your "new" plant the way you want it. When you do, consider letting it be at an angle, maybe not 90 degrees, but not straight up either. In the meantime, just let it grow.