Keiki has pattern on it like my petals have?

[EnthusiastRachel]

Hello, all! I'm new here, and acquired my Phal orchid back in May of this year (2013). It bloomed happily until late July, and when the blooms fell off I cut the stem back to just above a node, with hopes of getting a new flower spike within a few months.

I was absolutely thrilled when in September/October I found new growth coming from my orchid's only flower stem! It was mitten shaped, so I assumed it was going to turn into buds. However, as time passed (about a month or so, into November) this growth began to open up and looked like leaves O.o

Now, I googled and realized my beautiful Phal was probably just having an aerial keiki and since it looked otherwise healthy (with gorgeous roots and no spots or anything on the leaves) that I should be excited about this new plant. However, on closer examination... My keiki's new leaves had spots on them, in patterns just like on my Phal's usual petals. The spots are identical in both color and size.

Has this happened to anybody else? Is it a true keiki?

Any insight, fellow enthusiasts?

[Bud]

Pictures would be a great help.
maybe its not a keiki but a deformed flower that didn't open right.....if it was mittenlike then it is a flower....a keiki is green just like a new leaf growth on the tip of the crown.

[Optimist]

I would be thrilled to get a keiki. I have a little mini phal that is actually re-blooming on its old spike now, and I am letting it do what it wants in the hopes that it may give me a baby orchid. That would be great!

[EnthusiastRachel]

I'm a little bummed because I sort of wanted blooms, not motherhood! Lol!

It is just very strange to see my perfectly healthy plant develop a keiki with the same pattern as my petals usually have, except they're green and open like leaves!

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Originally Posted by Bud

Pictures would be a great help.
maybe its not a keiki but a deformed flower that didn't open right.....if it was mittenlike then it is a flower....a keiki is green just like a new leaf growth on the tip of the crown.

Bob, I tried to post an album but the forum would not allow me to. I think it was because I just joined. imgur.com/a/xdP8P is the album!

[Kailyn]

hard to tell from the pics but to me it looks like the purpley color my phal leaves get when they are getting the upper end of there light preference. I have never had a keiki before though so hopefully someone on here can give you a better answer.

[MrsH530]

I agree with Kailyn. When I'm getting new growth on my phals, they get a purple tint to them. Everything looks normal to me