Orchid spike or root?

[SharonCC]

I rescued this orchid this past spring. Someone was throwing it out. It was not in bloom. It has grown one new leaf, and another is starting. I expect I have a new root, or could it be a spike?

[Dalachin]

Spike! Coming right out of the center of a monopodial Phal, it is sometimes called a terminal spike, but healthy phals will usually keep growing… either just putting out leaves as usual or producing a basal growth, or both. Nice find, it will be exciting to see what the blooms are like!

[SharonCC]

Ooooooh! Nice!

[SharonCC]

Same orchid….this growth is at the bottom of plant. Root?
Basal growth, as in Keiki?

[estación seca]

Looks like a root. Bright green tip, then as it grows the older part turns shiny white.

[SharonCC]

Thanks!