Apologies, for not letting you all know that I posted the photos on the
binaries orchid group.

Yes, the sheath is a very recent development.
"Kenni Judd" wrote in message
.. .
Mariana: If there were photos, they didn't make it, at least not to me.
However, from your description, I am assuming that the sheath is a recent
development on a Catt division of only 2 pbs with a badly-damaged root
system.

If my assumptions are correct, and further assuming you want the plant
live
beyond its first flowering, then you should not _allow_ it to expend
energy
on flowers until it has a chance to recuperate.

Orchids in fear of imminent death will often try to send up a "swan song"
set of flowers, in a last-ditch effort to reproduce. This type of
division
with only 2 pbs isn't strong enough to support flowers and still live,
esp.
if it doesn't have a good root system -- it just wants to get its pollen
out
into the reproductive stream. If you cut off the buds as soon as you can
get at them, you can force the plant to redirect its efforts towards its
own
survival ... which is still problematic ...

I understand that. The only reason that I was thinking of allowing it to
'reproduce' was because since it's attempt of suicide, the orchid produced 3
p/b's (fully grown now), and is now also growing 3 more p/b's!

Also, I should mention that the root system since the problem started
growing and they are plump and in good shape.

Thank you for the advice,
Mariana


"GrlIntrpted" wrote in message
et...
This orchid went through so much while in my care. It survived a p/b
rot,
loosing 2 p/b's out of 4 in total. Then a case of overwatering which
left
the orchid with no "legs" to support itself. Finally, it grew a several
new
growths with one particular p/b that is much rounder and plumper then
the
rest. As you see by the photos, there is what looks to be like a small
sheath growing from it. However, I am hoping that you can see that it
is
also not quite right looking. Both the leaf and the sheath are kind of
wrinkly and don't look quite right. In the summer it spent pretty much
in
full sun most of the day (sometimes outdoors sometimes on the southern
window sill). I water it and fertilize it when the mix is dry (I stick
my
fingers in there g).
Is this something that I need to be concerned with or will it straighten
out
and produce a flower/s?