Phal Keikies

[Jungeoma]

Are keikies that are growing from the Phal. pot a good thing or do they spell trouble?

[WhiteRabbit]

Keiki growth may be because a plant is in distress - but, many Phals (and some other types of orchids) grow keikis as a matter of course. If your plant appears healthy (roots, foliage), it's not something to worry about.

[rbarata]

I'm always expecting my orchids to grow keikis but they don't.

[Ordphien]

Originally Posted by rbarata

I'm always expecting my orchids to grow keikis but they don't.

Try almost killing them. Always seems to do the trick for me lol.

[mandirose1]

Is this a keiki?

[lotis146]

Take another picture of that b/c everything but the leaf or what not at the top looks like a spike. However some orchids do produce adventitious leaves on their spikes.

[rbarata]

Seems to be a bloom but it is somewhat defocused. Another picture would be great. In my experience with Phal, usually keikis appear in the spikes' nodes.