On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 13:57:20 -0500, JM
wrote:

I am a newbie to orchids. I've attached a picture of my phalaenopsis
orchid, which I am not sure is alive or dead. As you can see from the
picture, the original stem has become like hardened wood. The broad
leaves at the bottom are still green and appear to be growing, and
there are as well at least 2 stems (towards the right of the picture)
that are small and green and growing. Will the 2 stems continue to
grow and eventually bloom? The plant hasn't bloomed for a long time
now. Thanks for any help you can offer.



By "The plant hasn't bloomed for a long time now." do you mean
more than 12 months? Most orchids bloom once a year. Some have
bloom displays that will last 6 weeks or more, others are as
short as 4 hours. Phals usually bloom for 4-8 weeks. And may
have a second smaller bloom display about 3-4 months later.

Your description sounds like you have 2 flower spikes. GREAT!

Now, about the pix. You need to put it on a web site and give us
the address or you need to post the photo to ABPO. We will all
be glad to take a look and comment.


SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php