What is happening to my orchid?

[AAYLLAA]

Hello all,
Completely new to caring for orchids. Had this one for a few years now and all of a sudden it erupted two new heads so to speak. What is happening to my orchid?

[Bulbopedilum]

Keikis! Small plantlets/babies/offshoots that grow on flower stalks.
I'm not an expert, but I believe you should cut them and pot them.

[AAYLLAA]

Should I cut the stalks off completely too?

[WaterWitchin]

Cut stalk about 1/2" or less from base of each keiki. Pot up each keiki in medium of your preference.

I would also cut stalk down on mother plant and see how it recovers. Check medium on mother plant and see if it's broken down... if so, repot in fresh medium.

[AAYLLAA]

Originally Posted by WaterWitchin

Cut stalk about 1/2" or less from base of each keiki. Pot up each keiki in medium of your preference.

I would also cut stalk down on mother plant and see how it recovers. Check medium on mother plant and see if it's broken down... if so, repot in fresh medium.

What about the two shoots going out of each keiki?

[WaterWitchin]

Cut off all stalk, don't cut any roots.

[SillyKeiki]

Damn, those are some sexy looking leggies for a keiki.

They are little plants, clones of the mother plant. And yours look big enough to be repotted.

[AAYLLAA]

What are those green projections coming out of them? Are those the new roots I’m supposed to put in the medium?

[SillyKeiki]

Yes. Those are the roots. Please be careful with them. They could snap if you try to bend them too far. Perhaps you could look up a tutorial on Youtube on how to repot a phalaenopsis keiki. An image (or video) is worth a thousand words after all.

[AAYLLAA]

Originally Posted by SillyKeiki

Yes. Those are the roots. Please be careful with them. They could snap if you try to bend them too far. Perhaps you could look up a tutorial on Youtube on how to repot a phalaenopsis keiki. An image (or video) is worth a thousand words after all.

Great idea! Thanks!