I am new to this with my first orchid, a phal I believe, obtained last
September. After the first blooms fell of after two months, I cut the
stem back and now have nine new buds about to open. I have a question
I have not seen addressed. Two shoots have appeared at the base of
the plant. They are about the thickness of a pencil and have grown
across the surface of the moss potting medium for about an inch, and
now seem to be turning down into the medium. Could someone tell me
what they are, and should I do anything about them.