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Originally Posted by gngrhill
When I looked at your photos my first thought was also that you may have turned the plant as the spike/buds were forming as this may cause some crazy twisting of spike and blooms.
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When I say I "moved" the orchid I moved it closer to the window but the orientation facing the light has been the same. I can kind of see how it
could be a light change issue, but it reminds of the results people get with synthetic hormone use. Some people have no issues using hormone pastes etc. and others have crazy mutations.
I don't think the orchid was peloric when I bought her and I don't use artificial hormones; so I don't know what could have caused this. I hope it is just his bud. I have noticed the other buds are developing much slower maybe this bud had a surge gibberellins etc. when it was being formed that caused quick but improper formation?
I will keep you informed as to what happens with the next buds and ty for your help!
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Originally Posted by jkofferdahl
Whatever the reason, the plant itself looks healthy and vigorous. Honestly, my hope/best guess is the light thing - I've done it myself and messed up spikes (and I'm a person who likes nice, neat, tamed spikes). I think the real test will be to see how the new spike blooms; if the flowers are normal then pass this off as an anomaly. If not, however, it's time to fret a wee bit and watch the plant a lot more closely.
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That is my only concern, that I'm inadvertently causing these aberrations, which means I could be doing this to all my plants. I'll keep an eye on it closely and keep ya up to date! TY again !
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