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09-01-2009, 03:10 PM
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what is this?
Hi eveyone,
This is my sickest-looking Phal. I was doing my "daily orchid inspection" a few minutes ago and noticed something growing from it that I that I'm unsure of. Is there a chance that it's a spike on such an unhappy-seeming plant? Maybe a keiki? I would appreciate your thoughts.
Vicki
Last edited by VickiC; 09-01-2009 at 03:15 PM..
Reason: I failed to include pictures with my post
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09-01-2009, 03:13 PM
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Hi Vicki, looks like you forgot to add your photo!
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09-01-2009, 03:14 PM
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Hello Vicki,
A picture would be of help.
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09-01-2009, 03:19 PM
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another try..
I'll try it again...hopefully with pictures this time.
QUOTE=VickiC;252141]Hi eveyone,
This is my sickest-looking Phal. I was doing my "daily orchid inspection" a few minutes ago and noticed something growing from it that I that I'm unsure of. Is there a chance that it's a spike on such an unhappy-seeming plant? Maybe a keiki? I would appreciate your thoughts.
Vicki[/QUOTE]
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09-01-2009, 03:25 PM
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It could be a spike time will tell.
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09-01-2009, 03:26 PM
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Hard to make out but I would bet on a keiki. I have a Phal that looks about the same, also my sickest, and it has just started to put out a keiki.
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09-01-2009, 05:14 PM
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trdyl
Hi Ted,
I got excited...I know I'm too eager. As you say "time will tell". I've just got to work on patience. 
Thank you for replying!
Vicki
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Originally Posted by trdyl
Hello Vicki,
A picture would be of help.
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09-01-2009, 05:24 PM
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kinknstein
Hi,
As I told Ted, I just got excited. If it's a keiki, I hope Mom hangs on at least long enough for her baby to be ready to leave the nest.
Thanks for your reply!
Vicki
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Originally Posted by kinknstein
Hard to make out but I would bet on a keiki. I have a Phal that looks about the same, also my sickest, and it has just started to put out a keiki.
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09-01-2009, 05:41 PM
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I'd bet it's a keiki too. I had a phal that had good roots but dropped every leaf but one. I kept caring for it and it eventually produced a healthy basal keiki. I'm not going to separate it from the mother leaf. If it's happy I leave well enough alone.
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09-01-2009, 08:38 PM
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It looks like a basal Keiki to me as well. You really can't separate basal Keikis. They are part of the main plant, not an independent plantlet.
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