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I hope someone can help me understand what is going
on with one of my orchids. 3 years ago I bought a nice Phalaenopsis
schilleriana 'Pink Butterfly." It was a meristem propagation. The
next year it produced a nice inflorescence and also another growth that first
appeared to be a normal inflorescence but soon turned out to be a new basal
shoot that rapidly produced leaves and roots of its own. After a while I
separated the new growth and potted it up. That plant grew well and is now
producing another new basal shoot, but no normal inflorescence. I grow
these in sphagnum moss and they seem to be happy, carrying 3 to 4 good leaves on
each side.
What is going on with the new basal shoots?
Is the original plant just a genetic freak? Is there some cultural factor
that is influencing these particular plants to perform in such an odd way?
I would rather have the bloom! Any comments would be
appreciated.
Giles Smith
Santa Monica, CA
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