two leaves at once - Orchid Board

Keltera · #1 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 05:32 PM

Do phals often shot out two leaves at once? ive only ever seen just one at a time, could be be that its because my plant was in distress and i nearly lost it? its finally recouping but i haven't seen any new roots :/ but it has good roots at the moment. Its in bark, with moss on the top to keep some more moisture in.
i just watered all my orchids aswell, which is why i noticed the two growths

trdyl · #2 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 05:46 PM

It does not happen very often. But I have seen it a couple of times. The plants it happened to me with did not seem to be in distress.

camille1585 · #3 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 06:27 PM

It's not uncommon, and in my case it's pretty much the rule with my phals. But the second leaf usually starts when the first is quite a bit bigger than yours. I even have one phal which is working on leaf #3 for the season!

OrchidSue · #4 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 08:44 PM

I had several Phals do this for me this year-not usual for me, but the plants were healthy at the time (and still are

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Susan