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09-24-2011, 08:14 PM
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emma white
My emma white is awesome. This summer it gave me a nice spread of blooms and looks like she's trying to give me more!
While I was giving it a drink today, I noticed something growing out of one of the stems. The new growth is not coming out of the new stem that will make the blooms. (is that clear?!?) Is this a new stem coming out of the side? It's in the second pic.
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09-25-2011, 08:50 AM
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09-25-2011, 12:03 PM
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It's pretty safe to say it's either a spike or a keiki. Older canes, even if they're leafless, can still spike and bloom. Enjoy!
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09-25-2011, 03:37 PM
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Would the keiki look similar to what I'd see on a phal?
I've never seen a keiki on a dendrobium.
Either way, this is great!!
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09-25-2011, 03:43 PM
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I vote spike !!!
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09-25-2011, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by sii
Would the keiki look similar to what I'd see on a phal?
I've never seen a keiki on a dendrobium.
Either way, this is great!!
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Dendrobium keikis, when they first start growing, look just like a spike. Sometimes they're a little fatter and sometimes not. The dead give-a-way for keikis is eventual root growth. Keikis can pop out in the central area where the leaves attach or at a leaf/node junction farther down the cane. Older shriveled canes can also produce keikis or spikes. Save a dendrobium cane if you ever accidentally break one. It will generally grow a keiki if you toss it to the side in a semi-shady area and forget about it for a few months.
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09-25-2011, 07:36 PM
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new spike??
Thanks!
I just looked at it again and it seems it's coming out with a point. I've oriented it so that it face the sun, as does the other spike that's coming. I'll be keeping my eye on this. So excited!!
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09-26-2011, 12:09 AM
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keikis also happen with alot of moisture and high temperatures. whats strange though is that with the flush of keikis i got last month, one of them turned into a spike. i didnt take a pic of it but i planted it. so to make things clear, it was a flower spike with roots at the bottom...... idk if it will grow or what but whatever it was its strange
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Cool! My Den bigibbum surprised me by spiking from the side recently - I'd been watching the top of the new cane for a spike, and didn't notice the spike coming from the side til it was a couple inches long. And a noid den-phal has growth on the side that I'm not yet sure what it is ...
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09-26-2011, 08:54 PM
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Cool! My Den bigibbum surprised me by spiking from the side recently - I'd been watching the top of the new cane for a spike, and didn't notice the spike coming from the side til it was a couple inches long. And a noid den-phal has growth on the side that I'm not yet sure what it is ...
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wow! Maybe this means more blooms. Yah!!
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