Spikes or bulb?

[Henke]

we have a C.cristata that have either spikes or new bulbs. Attached is a picture. Does anyone know what kind it is, will it be a flower or "just" another bulb? Its the "thing" in the pink circle. We haven' had it for to long yet. And its the first one.

[tfields]

I no expert but looks like a spike to me.

[Frdemetr]

I have a huge Coelogyne cristata (i don't know the correct abreviation for 'Coelogyne', but 'C.' is for Cattleya only) growing outdoors; due humidity (and heat) excess in my home town, it never blooms; cristata needs a clear dry (dry at the point the pbulbs became strongly ribbed) and cool period during the winter to induce blooming; your cristata pbulbs appears in very good conditions, then I think the 'thing' is 'just another' pbulb!
Frederico

[Tindomul]

Looks like a bulb to me as well.

[tfields]

Didnt mean to get your hopes up. Sooner or later it will happen.

[moria0672]

For me is a bulb. If the spikes in the Coelogyne cristata are similar to the same in the Coelogyne flaccida they shoud be more brown.

[Frdemetr]

These pics (I toke today morning) show a spike and a new gowth in the same Coelogyne testacea, showing the differences. As Massimo stated, the spike is more brown.
Frederico

[Angurek]

Originally Posted by Frdemetr

These pics (I toke today morning) show a spike and a new gowth in the same Coelogyne testacea, showing the differences. As Massimo stated, the spike is more brown.
Frederico

The spike looks a lot like a rattlesnake rattle.

Thanks for the pic. At least I know what to look for now.

[Shadow]

Looks like new growth to me too.

[Marty]

Frdemetr, thos are great comparison shots. Can't have it more clear then that.