High All :) Greetings to all of you from Athens, Greece.
This summer found me more active in my online shopping, so I did buy some new orchids for my collection. Havent bought anything alive thru the net so I am kind of anxious how the beauties are going to experience the trip. Most of them will be in dormant state so I suppose everything is okee. I think I should ask a question with this first post of mine. There is a Phal that I have, a hybrid (an 'Emperor Lee') that reacts somewhat strange, as far as my knowledge and experience goes - which isnt that far anyway! lol lol :) OK. So here goes the story. This is the second year having that Phalaenopsis. The first year went alright having flowers for about 4 months. The second year bloomed in October and she kept blooming until May. That is 8 months! I was quite surprised. Maximum number of flowers she had simultaneously was 7. But then, the climate in Athens is looney. Suddenly in late May, the Sun was so hot that my dear Phal was kind of shocked. She threw away the flowers and so I decided (dont know if I did well) to cut off the spike as lower as possible and let the plant relax for the hot months that were coming. So, in June, the plant showed 3 more leaves. Beautiful. Then, another, 4th leave appeared in the middle and everything stopped. The plant now since then is still in a dormant state i suppose, because the roots that used to be green, now appear grey. But a few days ago, I noticed that some roots that used during the winter to be green and healthy, dont look grey now as of protection, but they are completely dried out like... uhm... dead. a) is it possible for the plant to be 'resting' more than a month now? b) do you think I should clear the plant off the dead roots, or should i wait for her to 'wake up'? Thanx! Minas N. Miliaras Athens, Greece
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