On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 18:55:07 -0600, Susan Erickson
wrote:
SuE wrote:

Congratulations, 2 leaves are great. As well as a good long
bloom cycle. Since it is growing leaves you do not have to worry
much about the health of the plant. It would not be able to grow
leaves while it is blooming if it were being stressed by such an
extended bloom cycle. Good News.

The spike can best be
described as a conical (almost cylindrical) half-centimetre growth
originating from the point where the lowest leaf joins the main
stem/spike.

This sounds as if it could be a new aerial root rather than a new
inflorescence. That is good news too. Phals like aerial roots
as well as roots in the pot. And growing new leaves and new
roots are all healthy happy signs.

Now - as to the split -- I will let one of the phal experts
expound on it. I would guess the humidity is low. But I am not
sure of the causes.

Good growing.
SuE
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Thanks SuE,

I run a humidifier in the apartment 24/7 during the fall, winter and
early spring. I don't do if for the plants though, this place is just
too dry and I'm not comfortable unless it's running. Actually maybe
the heat has something to do with it. The place has been warm enough
for weeks that I've had it off, but it has been on for the past few
days thanks to this cool front that we've been experiencing recently.
Unfortunately the plant has to sit closer to the heater than I'd
prefer in an ideal world, but my window space and available light is
severely limited.

I don't have any tool to measure the humidity levels in the rooms. I
just set it run until I can just see water vapour forming on the
windows.

My plant currently doesn't have any aerial roots. There is one root
that is close to the surface -- I can just see it under a thin spot in
the mossy cover, but it is still mostly concealed.
--Vic