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Old 18-02-2004, 06:04 PM
Rob Halgren
 
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Default phalaenopses lack of leaves

Tanya wrote:

hello,
what can cause phalaenopses' leaves to stop growing?
the problem: 2 phalaenopses (in same room -- with lights) have the
latest leaves ~ 1 inch long (for 6 months (at least))
1 has 2 leaves only (actually 1.25 leaves -- 1 leaf is only 1/4 inches
long)
the other has 3.25 leaves
please advise



Is it cool in the room? Phals are pretty sensitive to temperatures
below .... oh around 58F or so. They can sulk for weeks if not months
after getting cold. If that isn't it, and you haven't repotted
recently, you might want to give that a try. No roots = no growth.

Rob

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