emma white - Orchid Board

sii · #1 09-24-2011, 09:14 PM

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.

sii · #2 09-25-2011, 09:50 AM

Junebug · #3 09-25-2011, 01:03 PM

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!

sii · #4 09-25-2011, 04:37 PM

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!!

Merlyn · #5 09-25-2011, 04:43 PM

I vote spike !!!

Junebug · #6 09-25-2011, 05:08 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!!

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.

sii · #7 09-25-2011, 08:36 PM

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!!

Wrebbitrocks · #8 09-26-2011, 01:09 AM

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

WhiteRabbit · #9 09-26-2011, 03:01 AM

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 ...

sii · #10 09-26-2011, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit

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 ...

wow! Maybe this means more blooms. Yah!!