Is that a flower spyke?

[rodrigo]

I de-flasked some "Stoneheaven Cooksbridge" Standard Cymbidiums on Oct. 2008 I imported from Australia.

Now, after 2 years, my most vigorous specimen is at the 3 bulb stage and growing!

But about 2 weeks ago, a fat, very purple "shoot" has started emerging!

I do not want to get over-enthusiastic thinking that this is a flower spike, after only 2 years? In the tropics? Come on!

But every day, I look at it and it seems different from a foliage shoot. So I just want your advice on this one to be certain I'm not fooling myself.

Here are 2 close-up pictures of the 2 shoots, there is one that for certain is a foliage shoot, but how about the other fat one?





Any help to gain certainty here will be very much appreciated.

Rodrigo

PS. Sorry for not being patient enough as a good gardener should