This 1 1/2 year old Phal* is in a 3.5" pot and has four distinct leads. Both of its healthy roots come from the main plant. There are no other roots.

The main plant consists of the two largest leaves and the three small leaves central to them. Plantlet #2 emerged to your right of the big plant; plantlets #3 & 4 emerged to your left from under the largest leaf.

These plantlets are not like keikis. It appears that some genetic twist endowed the plant with very active meristematic tissue in its "stem." Whatever ordinarily serves to limit a Phal to one main lead has apparently been turned off in this plant.

If someone on the forum (yoohoo, cjwatson) can elaborate on this phenomenon, would you please share some of your special knowledge? :)

Sweetcicely

*RHS Registry shows the first parent as Ho's Dreamy Jade and the second as Doritaenopsis Sogo Circus 'Sun Prince'