Yeah, Tin. My guess is this is a new root. Actually, Linnie, you should be glad it's a root and not another shoot. Only rarely does any Phal pump out shoots like that. And when there are multiple spikes, I believe they come mostly at the same time. Now, I have a hybrid (Tin knows the one) that goes against most advice by sending out new spikes when the old ones haven't quite quit. But that is exceptional in Phals. Phals usually send a spike following completion of development of a new leaf.
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Ross
http://orchids-ross.blogspot.com/
I don't do most Dendros or large, "floofy orchids". For me it's minis (like Angraecoides), Masdies, Paphs, and others that crept in somewhere along the line. See my orchid list for complete collection (usually not current.)
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