Hi,
it's
Pleione formosana, an exceptionally vigorous clone. Shall I give it the clonal name of "Ratty"? Perhaps better not.
I have quite a few of these doing strange things. The one you were pointing to had 4 shoots, quite a few have bulbils already forming on the top, which is quite early, usually happens after flowering.
If it's all the same with you, let's close the rodent chapter for now and carry on our conversation in the Pleione 2012 place. I hate having to look at that furry creature again, gives me the creeps. I will, of course, re-open this if the whole clan comes to attend his funeral.
I suppose I shall have to bury the critter. My friend says that if you leave the corpse in the open, scavenging birds like the Red Kite will feed on it and die of rat poisoning. We don't want that.
