Sap on Buds
Howdy all! I have a question that I cannot find an answer to with my Google searches.
I have a Dendrobium spectabile that has three spikes with buds that, I expect, will be open by the end of October. I've included a pic of the buds' stage taken 2 days ago.
I was looking at the buds just now, and one or two looked wet. Since I mist them, I thought maybe it was water (from yesterday) that had not evaporated. When I touched it, though, it was sticky. Not water.
I have searched orchid sap, and I've found information on leaf sap, but nothing about sap on buds. I wasn't sure if this was indicative of blooming or a part of blooming or something else.
Plant is grown indoors. No apparent pests on it or any other plants. FYI, spots on leave are existing damage (presumably from the sun) from when I got it earlier this summer. No other sap observed on any other plants. It and Dendrobirum Stephen Batchelor x Nida (from same greenhouse -- Stephen Batchelor was almost dead) are displaying new growths with Stephen Batchelor growing a new pseudobulb.
Anyone know if this is typical for a Dendrobium spectabile, for it to have a little sap on its buds? Oh, and I had observed moisture on the buds a couple of weeks ago. It did not feel sappy, though, so I chalked it up to leftover moisture.
Thank you in advance.
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