A couple Paph questions… about spikes, I think…

[toynutz]

Last month I got a Paph from Ebay and asked about the little shoot growing from the side. As you can see, it’s coming along quite nicely…



And now I have a new question. I think (I hope) it’s producing a bloom spike, but since I’ve never seen the beginnings of one before, I’m not 100% sure that’s what it is. So is this a new leave or, hopefully, a bloom spike? And if it is a bloom spike, is it common for them to bloom when they’re this small (young)?




This next Paph I got at Trader Joes. It’s a cute little Maudie hybrid and is slightly different than my other Maudie hybrid even though they have the same names.



I bought this Paph because I thought it was rather unusual. It might be hard to tell by this pic, but it’s what I would call a “Siamese twin.” It has two separate growth crowns coming from a single stock (I’m not sure if all my terminology is correct here). So is this type of "twin" growth-pattern common in Paphs?



And my last question… which is the same as my first… is this producing a bloom spike on its smaller “twin” half or is it just the beginnings of a new leaf?



Thanks!