Ted,

Relax....sit back and have a cup of coffee and don't worry. Your phals
sound like they are just resting. Any day now they will start growing new
leaves.

Probably the most important thing you can do now is keep the center of the
crown dry so that bacteria doesn't grow and cause crown rot.

As long as the leaves are firm and "perky" your plants are doing good. You
will probably see new root growth before you'll see any new leaves. I
usually notice that the ends of roots change from the gray velum (spelling
is not my best quality) to nice lime green growing tissue. That's the
indicatation that the plant is waking from its rest after blooming.

Enjoy that cuppa coffee,
Gene




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"Gene Schurg" wrote in message
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Ted,

If by sulking do you mean the leaves are limp and wrinkled?

No, out of about a dozen phals, only one has a leaf that is slightly
yellow, and slightly wrinkled, and a couple others have lost a leaf in
the past month. All of the rest of the plants' leaves look fine: firm
and green.

By sulking, I mean that they are just sitting there with no new signs
of growth. I knew they'd begin producing inflorescences and flower
buds in the fall, so what I was hoping for, and not seeing, was new
leaves.


To answer your other question about leaf growth.....yes, phals are
generally
seasonal growers. They grow leaves during long warm days.....set spikes
when it gets cool.....bloom in the dead of winter and then rest for a
few
weeks until the days get warm and long again ....then the cycle starts
again.

I have a few plants that grow leaves all year around. There are always
exceptions.

So then, based on what you and Diana have said, it may be just that it
hasn't gotten warm and humid enough for them to start growing again,
and I shouldn't worry about 'cause they're resting. Right?

Cheers,

Ted