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02-15-2016, 09:00 PM
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Keiki or Spike? (2 Dendrobiums)
Hi everyone,
I'm hoping you can help me figure out whether I'm getting excited for nothing. I have two dendrobiums (a NoID nobile and a Den. unicum) with what could be keikis growing.
The first picture is the unicum, which has what I thought were little keikis growing. Now they're looking more like filaments, so I'm hoping for spikes.
The next two are different canes of the nobile. It has four canes growing those nubbins, and I'm dying to know whether they're keikis or not. I have another NoID nobile that is currently in bloom right now, and they've had basically the same treatment. [I didn't happen to photograph the other's nubbins, but it seems to me they were much more obviously bud-like, because I knew pretty early that it was going to bloom. With this one, I'm more uncertain.]
What do you think??
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02-16-2016, 11:01 AM
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I'm new to Dens so I'll just give you a bump. The unicum looks more like buds to me but it's just a big guess.
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02-16-2016, 01:00 PM
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If I had to put money on it, I'd say they were all flower buds.
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02-16-2016, 01:03 PM
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I'd say those are flower buds...
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02-16-2016, 01:26 PM
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YESSSSS. Thank you everyone!
---------- Post added at 09:26 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:14 AM ----------
Also, assuming the unicum is in bud (and upon further inspection today, I do think that's what's going on - the top of each bud is starting to differentiate), should I stop watering it? Or does it not matter at this point?
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02-16-2016, 02:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zabeta
YESSSSS. Thank you everyone!
---------- Post added at 09:26 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:14 AM ----------
Also, assuming the unicum is in bud (and upon further inspection today, I do think that's what's going on - the top of each bud is starting to differentiate), should I stop watering it? Or does it not matter at this point?
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I read it that when the den nobile stops growing, you reduce water and eliminate fertiliser, then when the flower buds start, up the watering and start fertilising again. |
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02-16-2016, 05:00 PM
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If the temp is right, u shouldn't have to worry much about watering it. If u dont water it will died, so water sparingly. Stop fertilizer, give it bright light.
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02-17-2016, 03:43 PM
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My two cents--when you can tell that they are flower buds, then resume watering. Add fertilizer back only when the new growth starts at the base of the blooming canes.
have fun!
Rex
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