| I Have Twins
I rescued a Phal from an office mate who was leaving the company. It was planted in soil and stayed in a room with no windows. Poor thing! Anyway I took it home got it a new pot, planted in a good medium, and hoped for the best. After a few weeks it took off, I was surprised on how quickly it recovered. Then several more weeks later I noticed a growth that I thought might be a flower spike. It was coming from low in the plant so I knew it wasn't a normal growth. I was a little curious...how could this sucker be flowering? After a few more weeks I discovered it was a leaf, huh? Yeah...a leaf! After about 8 months in total time I have the Phal, it has grown 3 leaves on the new growth. The old plants has grown no new leaves but it already has 6 fair size ones, so I'm not concerned for it.
In doing some research, it appears that the Rhizome has split. Now my question is, how long can these two Phals cohabitate before I should think about relocating one of them. The very prospect of it baffles my mind as these two have put of some crazy roots, and I have no doubt they are twisted up like knots down there. However, I am also concerned about the Rhizome since its central to the plant.
If anyone could offer some insight, it would be much appreciated.  |