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Sean,
Congratulations on the beautiful mother plant and keikis. I looked at the photo on abpo, and they look very healthy. :-) As already stated by the others, wait until the keiki roots are long enough before separating the keikis -- this may take a long time, so be patient. In my experience the nice thing about keikis is that they tend to get to blooming size much faster than seedlings, and so then you will have 3 plants instead of one, and if you want you will have something to give as a present to friends or to exchange for plants from others. I decided to keep my keiki plant though out of sentimental reasons, it being the only plant that I have watched grow from the very beginning, and all that. As for the leaf that's upside down. Some of my Phals also have a leaf like that. I have one time successfully persuaded a leaf to no longer flop by staking it down. But most of the time I just leave them alone. As far as I can tell the plants don't mind the flopped leaves. And so the main reason to try to un-flop your leaf would be the human sense of aesthetics, I believe (someone correct me if I am wrong please). The plants with flopped leaves are continuing to grow healthily. I suspect that the flopping of the leaves may be due to the plant trying to optimally direct all leaves in relation to the light, but also young leaves that are not yet sturdy enough to hold their own weight will flop over. Best, Joanna "Sean" wrote in message link.net... Hi all, About 5 months ago I purchased an out of bloom phal at a local nursery on the cheap. It was in good shape with two spikes. I cut the two spikes just above the first node to attempt a rebloom and instead both spikes have produced keikis (sp?). How should I go about caring for these and what should I be looking for in the near future to have two offspring from this parent? I have a picture in a.b.p.orchids titled 'phal keiki' for those that care to take a look. Also, if you have an opportunity to look at the plant, one of the leaves from the newest growth has curved over to the point you can only see the underside of the leaf. Is this ok or should I try to keep the leaf topside up with a small stake? thanks tremendously for any help or advice, Sean |
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