This is what you can do for the plant. Leave the mother plant undisturbed. Reduce water down to once a week if you water more than once a week. Water without any fertilizer whatsoever.
Do not attempt to pollinate the flowers! Pollination will tax the mother plant out and reduce the chances of anything coming out your actions.
Now the baby Phal. Tie some moss big enough to fit under the stem of the baby Phal that's growing on the mother Phal's flower spike onto a piece of cork bark. Take the flower spike with the growing baby Phal and tie the baby with flower spike onto the cork bark mount. Make sure the tiny swab of moss is directly underneath the baby Phal. Leave the flower spike on the mother plant, do not cut off. Grow mother plant potted and mounted baby together. Water the baby Phal twice a week. Fertilize the baby Phal every two weeks. When a Phal is mounted the leaves naturally want to grow downwards like they do in nature. After the roots on the baby Phal grow to be about 1/4" to 1/2", cut the flower spike with the baby Phal halfway between the baby and the mother with a sterilized cutter. Leave the remaing flower spike on the baby Phal alone until it dries out completely, then remove.
If the other flower spike produces another baby Phal, repeat above. If not remove it with a pair of sterilized cutters.
As for the mother Phal. After cutting the flower spike with the baby Phal remove the mother plant from the pot (if it's still alive). Cut out all the dead roots, and clean off the living roots by removing all the dead portions if any. Dip the roots in 3% hydrogen peroxide solution for about 3-5 minutes. If the leaves of the mother plant have fallen off, leave it alone. Do not attempt to clean the stem of any dried up material. Next dip the stem/leaf portion of the plant in 3% hydrogen peroxide solution for 3-5 minutes. Mount the mother plant onto a piece of cork bark with moss. Water the plant without any fertilizer for another 2 months. Cross your fingers and maybe it will produce side shoots from where the stem used to be if the roots are still strong.
Last edited by King_of_orchid_growing:); 04-06-2008 at 12:35 PM..
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