What is this new growth on my phal?

[freshmess]

I have had the luck of a continuous streak with several of my phalaenopsis reblooming over the last few months. I noticed a new growth last week on one of them and it looks rather unusual. Could you guys please identify what this is? Thanks in advance!

[abigaillevans]

It kind of looks like a keiki to me.

[freshmess]

Originally Posted by abigaillevans

It kind of looks like a keiki to me.

Thanks for the quick reply. I've never experienced or seen anything like it before. I thought it was a new leaf coming out but had to check here. Will read the forum on how to treat/handle keikis.

[abigaillevans]

If it is a keiki it's still itty-bitty, so you have time to research to your heart's content! And hopefully someone else can second my assumption or correct me if I'm wrong!

Either way, good luck!

[RosieC]

The only thing I can think is keiki. But I'm not sure, I've not seen anything like it before, but it doesn't look like either root or spike which really only leaves keiki.

[Daethen]

I am also rather new to all this, but it looks like a basal keiki to me. There isn't much for you to do with it other than let it grow and flower. Most people discourage trying to remove it as they usually use the same roots as the mom.

[tucker85]

It looks like a keiki to me.

[nenella]

It looks like a basal keikie to me too.

[freshmess]

Thanks everyone for your replies! I'm just happy I get to experience something new with my phals. I'll post an update when it's bigger.

[mattryan]

It looks like what I just had a spike growing through a brac that started to form a leaf. See if my pic looks like yours. It's alot further along than yours, but it did look like a spike then a keiki, until I think it was philip told me that sometimes the bracs go crazy. Goodluck!