Third flower spike

[james mickelso]

But ya know what? No what? I sure hope it's a spike. I love flowers. And I love the feeling when you get them.

[judith_arquette]

I think one of mine is doing the same thing as yours! While watering the gang this morning I noticed a new growth on one of my Phals. My first thought was "cool! Another new root!" But on closer inspection I saw clearly that it wasn't a root at all. It's "pointy" as described and def nothing I've seen growing on any of my plants before...

[lauraeli]

First equestris bloom opened! And the new growth on my NOID turned out to be a keiki after all!

Also, complete repot of a few days ago (phal snowflake) seems a success! After removing all the bark from the roots and replacing it, it has not even dropped a flower (it only had/has one left).

[lauraeli]

Question on the repot- I buried the aerial roots in the bark. Im regretting it now, in hindsight. I am planning on keeping it a little on the dry side for a while. How long does it take the aerial roots to adjust to being in the pot?

[james mickelso]

They should adjust right away. They don't like to be drowned.

[lauraeli]

Right away? Ive had an aerial root start rotting within 3 days. Granted, that was with sphagnum moss. But i didnt even bury that one... :-/ not that it was a healthy root to begin with.