Anyone has an explanation for this...
My Phal lindenii has one of its forming buds with the column sticking out... Seems like the column got to full size before the rest of the flower.... All other buds are fine.
I also had a Phal Shilleriana do the same this winter, but on all its buds.. once fully open they actually looked almost normal...
Half way opened..
I can't find a picture of the Schilleriana fully open from close, but it honestly looked (close to) normal.. I had another Shilleriana from the same batch that grows mounted with this one and it was totally fine, all its buds were normal and it bloomed at the same time, so don't think it's growing conditions related, maybe hormonal?