Encyclia coch spike or sheath?

[gardengirl13]

Well Jerry as awesome as usual when I've contacted him, said the leaves inside the sheath is were the spike will form. he thinks it'll form fairly soon too, so that's good news! He did say it's parents are very good stock and the plant will be a bit larger and flower better then the generic cochleata so that is also good news. He seemed to hint that is should get flowers relatively soon.

I hate to spend more money since it's very tight right now, this was an expense knowing I may not be able to buy orchids for a while after I stop working. But everything I've received from OL has been very nice! All the plants I got in Oct have new roots growth and all seem very happy in their new home. The encyclia already seems settled in nicely, the leaves on the phal are perking up already too! I may lose the bottom one, but with care it may be able to hang on for a while. I'd rather spend a bit more money from a place I really trust and know the plants will be healthier. I've seen some places say it's in a 4" pot and the plant itself is only 5" and way too small for the pot. All the plants from OL are in the pots for a reason, the roots really fill out the whole pot and the leaves are nice and large.

I guess I was just more worried about paying $15-20 more thinking it may not be in spike and only have a sheath. I'll post photos when he does finally bloom!