Hahaha so I came home and the first thing after I put down my stuff was to go straight to the window and stare at my orchids - thinking "be a spike, not a root!"
Rosie, you're the Orchid Whisperer!
You knew all the new mystery nubs (except for first) were roots! I kinda guessed the others except for the tiny nub #4 were roots. #4 was so small that I couldn't tell. So I peeked at the nubs to check on their progress. Now they are all miniature versions of the root nub. DOH!
RJSquirrel, that's so true! Although I went a little nuts this last time. I saw a cym in the supermarket around Easter so I avoided temptation by not going to the supermarket and making my husband do all the shopping until they were all gone. Meanwhile I went online and bought a giant cym and 2 dens.
thepurpleorange & peace: Thanks so much! I felt like such a complete n00b crouching over my orchids cheering them on. I think I creeped out my neighbors across the lawn, because they were outside on their deck and I'm crouched by my window looking at my orchids. I caught them giving me a funny look and going back inside. They must think I'm stalking them through my orchids. It probably didn't help that with all this new activity going on, I check a few times a day and even look just before bedtime with a flashlight.
help: I love looking at new growth too! Before all this action happened with my phal, I was just crouching by the window watching my den leaves come into place. I liked the dark purplish coloration. I couldn't help but think if I'm this excited about leaves, what's going to happen when I finally get a spike? I love that photo of you with "mega-phal!" Is it the way the photo is taken or is it really half the size of your head??? My jaw dropped when I saw that photo. Where did you get that?
Thanks for the support everyone!
that time of year for spikes!!
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