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06-28-2008, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Chococatte
Not always the case if they're still in bloom don't bother cutting back the spikes. The flowers, themselves, will drop after the blooming period. Definitely like the first Phal. the others a pretty as well.
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OOPS! Don't tell me that  just yesterday I went to my in-laws and i saw the saddest thing... a phal potted in soil... over the crown!!!! 
so what did I do? I told my BF... I'm going in, I took it out and the stench was almost unbearable, the poor little thing lost 90% of the roots, I washed it, sanitized it and sprinkled cinnamon on it and planted it in bark, I didn't have KLN handy (not my house) but I will soak it in it within the next couple of days... the point to my story is... I cut the flower skip it had like... 20 blooms or so.... but I've always know to cut it 'cause it takes up too much energy? was I wrong? is this one of the "not necesarily" cases?  |
06-28-2008, 01:56 PM
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Priz, I think it depends on the overall health of the plant. If you have 90% root loss or more the plant won't be able to support it's leaves as well as a flower spike. I would have cut it off too. Better to lose the spike than the whole plant. Spikes will grow back. Just my  . |
06-28-2008, 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Ray
I may be way off on this, but the irregularity of the flower growth and the strange, twisted nature of the vegetation makes me think "virus".
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Oh no, virus?  Well, its growing nice, maybe it could be a mutation? haha, and here I thought that I had bought a really special one  The flower is really thick and have a wax like texture. I hope it will continue to grow, I'll keep you posted. |
06-28-2008, 02:20 PM
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Thank you for the reassurance Terri  : For a moment there I thought I had blown it. Now all I need to do is ensure the health of the phal so they'll all know I was right  , and of course to see it bloom again!!!!! 
And Sandy... I really hope the texture of your orchid is not a virus. I'd be awesome to have a paper maché phal. 
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06-28-2008, 02:36 PM
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Weird plant endeed...
I have a chid that have a similare leaf-strukture... but i dont know what the flowers looks like. I found a beginning spike today, and im really curious to see the blooms! I got it from my mother in law, and she dont remember what color the flowers are...
The leafs are thin but firm, and you can see on the pic that there are lines running down the leaf.
This one didnt look all that good a few weeks ago, but firmed right back up after the repot into S/H *s*
Youre other chids looks nice!
 
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06-28-2008, 08:26 PM
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Hello!
Im very thankful for all the inputs!
Lene, it will be interesting to see what kind of flowers that plant will grow.
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06-29-2008, 12:20 AM
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It might be a virus, and if it is, it made a pretty cool looking bloom. it's possible that no one in the world has a phal that looks like that. That in itself is pretty impressive. I would have bought that in a second. Maybe you can sell it for thousands.
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06-29-2008, 05:58 AM
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I would have given it a try too. It's weird, no discussion about that but in general, I think it is an interesting looking plant... If you want to be sure whether it is a virus or a mutation (or something else) you can make an experiment: buy a cheap supermarket NOID, one you would not care if it does not survive, and artificially "infect" it withsecretion of your Phal WeirdOID, and wait and see what happens If it is a virus, your cheap NOID will start developing the same symptoms... just what I would do in that case |
06-29-2008, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by kavanaru
I would have given it a try too. It's weird, no discussion about that but in general, I think it is an interesting looking plant... If you want to be sure whether it is a virus or a mutation (or something else) you can make an experiment: buy a cheap supermarket NOID, one you would not care if it does not survive, and artificially "infect" it withsecretion of your Phal WeirdOID, and wait and see what happens If it is a virus, your cheap NOID will start developing the same symptoms... just what I would do in that case |
Jikes, I have a monster on my windowsill! Now, that could be a good idea, infecting something else and see if it is a virus? I had planned to put this one in a semi-hydro with Lecas like the other ones, and Im not sure if it will like that. But I will give it a try.
How would I infect a flower with the monsters secretion, do I cut of the leaf and squeeze out whatever there is to squeeze, or the roots? And where do I put this secretion? |
06-29-2008, 01:40 PM
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How would I infect a flower with the monsters secretion, do I cut of the leaf and squeeze out whatever there is to squeeze, or the roots? And where do I put this secretion?
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What about doing it like the insects do? pierce both plants with the same needle just a thought, I have never done that before |
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