Steve,
I think you have a point the Phal spikes grow under or in between leaves
or if one is unlucky then in the middle of the crown. Roots can grow
anywhere though.
Joanna

"Steve" wrote in message
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J Fortuna wrote:
Burr,
...............................................I n general roots and spikes
can come out of the same kind of location on the plant, and the direction
where they head does not differentiate them either......................

Hi Joanna,
Tell me if you agree with this, or if you have seen a clear exception to
this "rule":
Spikes form on the trunk in a position parallel to the leaves on one side
or the other. A new growth in that position can still be either spike or
root but something new growing in a different position around the trunk
has to be a root.

Steve