slow leaf growth?

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Once again, I have another question, and maybe some of you can help me out

One of my phals has a leaf that seems to be growing VERY slowly, or not at all.-- All the leaves on my other phals are growing, but this one stopped, and is about half an inch high, but doesnt seem to have grown over the past month. Is this normal sometimes?

Thanks!

Cam

[jkofferdahl]

Is the plant otherwise healthy? The roots in good condition? The plant getting the right amount of light? If so, just keep an eye on it. That leaf may or may not grow more (it probably will) but if not a new one may soon follow it.

[Ross]

I agree. Some Phals develop leaves on a regular schedule. Others seem slow to develop (if at all). Usually the next one developes just fine. Who knows?

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the plant seems healthy; new root growth, and a flower spike that is about to flower with 9 buds. I plan on repotting it this weekend, even though it is in bud; it has been blooming since december, and sent out a new spike after the other one finished. I want to make sure the roots are healthy, but I am pretty sure they are, I can see firm, white roots through the holes of the pot.

[Des]

Cam, Have you tried foliar feeding the plant, I find that this often helps a plant that seems to have "stuck"

[Lene Th.]

Originally Posted by Des

Cam, Have you tried foliar feeding the plant, I find that this often helps a plant that seems to have "stuck"

What does that mean?

And if this is an english word im supposed to know, im sorry... My native language is norwegian, and sometimes i dont know all the glossary...

[jkofferdahl]

Originally Posted by Lene Th.

What does that mean?

And if this is an english word im supposed to know, im sorry... My native language is norwegian, and sometimes i dont know all the glossary...

Foliar feeding is spraying the leaves with a fertilizer so that the fertilizer absorbs through the leaves rather than through the roots. Nothing to blush for not knowing!

[Lene Th.]

Originally Posted by jkofferdahl

Foliar feeding is spraying the leaves with a fertilizer so that the fertilizer absorbs through the leaves rather than through the roots. Nothing to blush for not knowing!

Thanks!
I suppose i can not learn without asking.

[jkofferdahl]

That it's blooming is a good sign. Perhaps the regrowth - or is it a new spike altogether - is what caused the plant's leaf to stop growing. Flower spikes/flowers are essentially highly specialized leaf growths themselves. But regardless, it doesn't sound like you have anything to worry about with the plant.

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mmm..thats true. perhaps the growth will continue once the flowers have opened

Originally Posted by jkofferdahl

That it's blooming is a good sign. Perhaps the regrowth - or is it a new spike altogether - is what caused the plant's leaf to stop growing. Flower spikes/flowers are essentially highly specialized leaf growths themselves. But regardless, it doesn't sound like you have anything to worry about with the plant.