about 6 months ago i inherited an orchid from a friend of mine who was keeping it in soaked regular potting soil in a kitchen with no windows.
an entire "shoot" of the plant had rotted, and had to be cut away at the base. also, half of the biggest leaf had turned yellow and had black spots, so i nipped it off. upon repotting, i noticed that the small stem with two leaves on the top is actually a separate plant with a completely separate root system.
a few days after that emergency surgery/repot into orchid bark, the remaining bit of the big plant shot out another stem (you can tell i'm new to this and don't know the terminology, huh?). it's since gotten a lot bigger and produced a lot of roots, that are growing up the main stem. is that normal? same with the little bud looking thing in the last picture on the main stem, is that normal? what is that? also, one of the three leaves on the main stem turned yellow and fell off and the smaller plant hasn't done anything at all. i'm concerned i might be doing something wrong, as i don't even know what type of orchid this is, other than it not being a phal.
help? guidance? id? i don't want to kill it
