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Originally Posted by Flower Fool
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It looks like a keiki to me. From what I understand a terminal spike will grow up through the crown which will cause the plant to die. I'm sure more experienced members will chime in. But, let's hope it's a keiki.
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Actually, it looks to me like a spike that changed its mind and decided to make a keiki - could still make a flower spike on top of that. "Terminal spike" doesn't mean the end of the plant. IF it does a spike at the "terminus" - the growth point, it may not grow further vertically, but will still live, likely make a new basal growth (not a keiki , more like a branch of a tree, sharing the same root system). Depending on parentage, some are more likely to form a clump than others. But when you think about it, they all have to have a way to stop growing vertically at some point and spread out. (Where have you ever seen a 6 foot/2 meter Phalaenopsis???)
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