Phal question?????
Today, I was repoting my Phal which had one stock with about 4 flowers on it
and I accidentally broke the flower spike. I was repotting because it came in a 3" pot and there was more root outside the pot than in it. The roots and leaves look healthy so I snipped off (shudder) the flower spike as it was bent and broken and laying on the table. Will this orchid still grow more spikes with flowers if I treat it with kid gloves? Is there anything I should do special for it? Thanks...Chuck. |
Phal question?????
Oh, the dreaded *snap* sound! How far down the spike did you cut it off? If
not too far, it may branch for you. If you cut it all the way down, well, it just might send up another. No way to tell until it does its thing. As long as it has healthy roots and leaves, all will be well. Next time, don't be in such a hurry to repot a healthy plant, though, unless the medium has broken down. If you have aerial roots (out of the pot and growing all over the place) just be sure to water them thoroughly when you soak the plant. Diana "Faz" wrote in message news:gxKXj.146039$rd2.97064@pd7urf3no... Today, I was repoting my Phal which had one stock with about 4 flowers on it and I accidentally broke the flower spike. I was repotting because it came in a 3" pot and there was more root outside the pot than in it. The roots and leaves look healthy so I snipped off (shudder) the flower spike as it was bent and broken and laying on the table. Will this orchid still grow more spikes with flowers if I treat it with kid gloves? Is there anything I should do special for it? Thanks...Chuck. |
Phal question?????
On May 17, 5:14*pm, "Faz" wrote:
Today, I was repoting my Phal which had one stock with about 4 flowers on it and I accidentally broke the flower spike. I was repotting because it came in a 3" pot and there was more root outside the pot than in it. Repotting stresses plants and stressed plants tend to drop their flowers. So even if the spike had not broken, the flowers might not have lasted too long on the plant. Since it did break, you did the right thing by cutting off the spike and hopefully placing it in a water vase for viewing. Next time I'd recommend waiting until the plant is done flowering before repotting. The only exception to this would be if the potting material is breaking down and the roots are rotting, in which case it's an emergency. I see that another person mentioned this too. As a final note, don't worry about aerial roots. They're often some of the healthiest roots of the plant. It does sound like this one was ready for a bigger pot, but next time wait for the flowers to run their course. The roots and leaves look healthy so I snipped off (shudder) the flower spike as it was bent and broken and laying on the table. Will this orchid still grow more spikes with flowers if I treat it with kid gloves? Is there anything I should do special for it? Most of today's phals are hybrids and bloom at least twice per year. Provided it recovers from the repotting in short order, it may send up another spike later. There is some anecdotal evidence that placing the plant in the shade for one week will help the plant recover more quickly from repotting. Hope that helps. Happy orchid growing! Munir |
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