KEIKI @ THE BASE OF PHAL?

[barkingsquirrell]

I'm new at this too and can't really see your picture very clealy. But, yes it is posible to have a keiki at the base of your plant. It is called a basal keiki and I don't believe you can removed it from the plant as Phals are monopodal. Could have that last part wrong. I'm sure someone with more experience will chime in soon.

[OrchidSue]

Yes, Phals sometimes produce basal keikis and it is something to be happy about. In the future, basal keikis will produce their own spikes and make for an even better blooming show for the plant. I generally leave basal keikis unless there is a reason to remove them. I did have a Phal mannii that had a basal keiki that was getting squashed and deformed under the mother plant, so because it did have its own root system I did remove it and it established itself well as a separate plant.

Susan