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Roots instead of spikes...
This morning when I was watering, I noticed that many of my S/H
phals--more than 30-- have developed or are developing aerial roots where I'd expect a spike. These are plants that previously did not have aerial roots. Argh! I looked in Mary Noble's Phal book, and she writes: "Along the sides of the stem in the axil of each leaf are two or three tiny buds...these buds are like little bumps. They are capable of developing into flowering or vegetative parts." [ I assume that "vegetative parts" includes "roots".] These buds remain quiescent until envronmental conditions induce the plant to produce flowers or new growths. " Okay, so why am I getting all these roots instead of spikes? Is the plant merely reacting to S/H? Am I over-fertilizing? Am I doing something else wrong? How can I reverse this trend toward roots instead of flowers? My primary fertilizer is Dyna-Gro Grow, 7-9-5, and the leaves do not exhibit fertilizer burn. The plants look healthy, except that they are not setting spikes. They are getting almost a 15-degree drop in temperature at night. Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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