Hi!
I've got a phal in bloom with a new spike & last year's spike. At the
tip of last year's spike is a plant about 4 inches across. It's got 4
leaves & appears quite healthy, but it has no roots.

Any suggestions on how to get roots to develop? I know there is a
rooting paste from Canada. Any home remedies?

Thank you!
Alex
Austin, TX



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Alex,

How long has this keiki been growing?

From what I have heard some keikis just grow leaves for a while and develop
roots only later. Make sure not to separate keiki from mother plant until it
has enough roots though. My understanding is that it needs to have at least
4 inches of root(s) total -- thus, two 2-inch roots or four 1-inch roots,
etc. When my Phal had a keiki I think it took several months for it to
develop roots that were long enough, and I tend to be impatient. From what I
have heard and read about Phal keikis as long as the mother plant is not
showing any signs of strain it is alright to leave the keiki on as long as
needed, even if it is longer that expected by us impatient humans.

Joanna

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Hi!
I've got a phal in bloom with a new spike & last year's spike. At the
tip of last year's spike is a plant about 4 inches across. It's got 4
leaves & appears quite healthy, but it has no roots.

Any suggestions on how to get roots to develop? I know there is a
rooting paste from Canada. Any home remedies?

Thank you!
Alex
Austin, TX



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Hi, Alex,

Don't remove the plantlet unless the roots are at least 2 inches. Once
I had a water cultured phal plantlet produce leaves and tiny roots;
however, once I potted the keiki it died.

One way of encouraging roots may be to wrap a bit of moss around the
base. If it were not a phal, I would say to allow the plantlet to
softly touch the potting mix in order for it to send down its roots.

Nevertheless, you, indeed, have a confusing situation as usually keikis
will send out roots rather than leaves. Also, sometimes ROOTONE found at
Walmart and drug stores will help encourage root growth.

.. . . Pam
Everything Orchid Management System
http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html

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Hi!
I've got a phal in bloom with a new spike & last year's spike. At the
tip of last year's spike is a plant about 4 inches across. It's got 4
leaves & appears quite healthy, but it has no roots.

Any suggestions on how to get roots to develop? I know there is a
rooting paste from Canada. Any home remedies?

Thank you!
Alex
Austin, TX


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Hi, Alex,

Don't remove the plantlet unless the roots are at least 2 inches. Once
I had a water cultured phal plantlet produce leaves and tiny roots;
however, once I potted the keiki it died.

One way of encouraging roots may be to wrap a bit of moss around the
base. If it were not a phal, I would say to allow the plantlet to
softly touch the potting mix in order for it to send down its roots.

Nevertheless, you, indeed, have a confusing situation as usually keikis
will send out roots rather than leaves. Also, sometimes ROOTONE found at
Walmart and drug stores will help encourage root growth.

.. . . Pam
Everything Orchid Management System
http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html

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Hi!
I've got a phal in bloom with a new spike & last year's spike. At the
tip of last year's spike is a plant about 4 inches across. It's got 4
leaves & appears quite healthy, but it has no roots.

Any suggestions on how to get roots to develop? I know there is a
rooting paste from Canada. Any home remedies?

Thank you!
Alex
Austin, TX


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Hi, Alex,

Don't remove the plantlet unless the roots are at least 2 inches. Once
I had a water cultured phal plantlet produce leaves and tiny roots;
however, once I potted the keiki it died.

One way of encouraging roots may be to wrap a bit of moss around the
base. If it were not a phal, I would say to allow the plantlet to
softly touch the potting mix in order for it to send down its roots.

Nevertheless, you, indeed, have a confusing situation as usually keikis
will send out roots rather than leaves. Also, sometimes ROOTONE found at
Walmart and drug stores will help encourage root growth.

.. . . Pam
Everything Orchid Management System
http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html

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Hi!
I've got a phal in bloom with a new spike & last year's spike. At the
tip of last year's spike is a plant about 4 inches across. It's got 4
leaves & appears quite healthy, but it has no roots.

Any suggestions on how to get roots to develop? I know there is a
rooting paste from Canada. Any home remedies?

Thank you!
Alex
Austin, TX


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Hi ya Alex, I would carefully try to bend but not break the spike, over to
another pot of
mix so that the keiki is over the pot. You may have to put a pot upside down
with the pot of
new mix on top then get a clothes pin & a stake to keep the old spike in
place.
Hope this makes sense?
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: Hi!
: I've got a phal in bloom with a new spike & last year's spike. At the
: tip of last year's spike is a plant about 4 inches across. It's got 4
: leaves & appears quite healthy, but it has no roots.
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: Any suggestions on how to get roots to develop? I know there is a
: rooting paste from Canada. Any home remedies?
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: Thank you!
: Alex
: Austin, TX
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Hi ya Alex, I would carefully try to bend but not break the spike, over to
another pot of
mix so that the keiki is over the pot. You may have to put a pot upside down
with the pot of
new mix on top then get a clothes pin & a stake to keep the old spike in
place.
Hope this makes sense?
--
Cheers Wendy
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: Hi!
: I've got a phal in bloom with a new spike & last year's spike. At the
: tip of last year's spike is a plant about 4 inches across. It's got 4
: leaves & appears quite healthy, but it has no roots.
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: Any suggestions on how to get roots to develop? I know there is a
: rooting paste from Canada. Any home remedies?
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: Thank you!
: Alex
: Austin, TX
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