Phalaenopsis species flower stalk stopped growing

[Mountaineer370]

My Phal. cornu-cervi is one of my favorites! I do recall when I first got it, it did take a while to adjust to my growing conditions. But now it is always doing something interesting and is in almost perpetual bloom from one of the many inflorescences or basal growths. It even started a keiki at one point, but while I was waiting and thinking about cutting it off to plant it separately, it made its own decision to put those roots right down into the medium, so I've left it there.

It's a really fun plant, and for those of us who are space-challenged, yes, it grows but seems to stay pretty compact. I'd love to have another one or two or three.

In your case, I do think a couple photos would be helpful.

[tmoney]

Originally Posted by Roberta

Phal cornu-cervi (and several of its relatives in the Polychilos section such as Phal hieroglyphica) have a distinctive blooming habit. Those buds grow slowly, easy to miss them altogether, then suddenly, "boing", the flower opens. Typically only one or two at a time on an inflorescence, but new buds keep appearing at the tip, leading to those fantastic "scalloped" inflorescences. If you don't grow this species, you should! And they come in a range of colors from intense red, to yellow-brownish with stripes to aurea with no trace of red, and everything in between. So not only one, you could easily make room for several.

always the enabler

fine, if you insist i will tell the boss that you said we had to get some!

[Bethy]

Thank you Cheri! I appreciate your encouragement. I see that patience is needed when growing this special orchid.