Paph leeanum spike?

[daemondamian]

Hi folks,
I held my Paph leeanum up to the light last night as I do every now and then in vain hope of seeing something and I quite clearly saw a triangular spear shape- the red outline
shows where it was and sort of the shape.

Could this be a flower bud? If so this will be my first ever flowering paph

[Tindomul]

I thought flower buds came out of a sheat that looks like a new leaf at first. Good luck, I hope Im wrong.

[smartie2000]

I think it is a new leaf. is the sheath inside the leaf?

[daemondamian]

Originally Posted by smartie2000

I think it is a new leaf. is the sheath inside the leaf?

It is right inside in the middle.. do the sheathes come up from right within the middle of growths or from the sides of the growth?

[smartie2000]

then it could be a sheath
they come right through the top of the growth

[daemondamian]

Originally Posted by smartie2000

then it could be a sheath
they come right through the top of the growth

Wooohooo!!!

Thanks Fren!!!

[tacurtis]

i hate to say this but i got some bad news for you. I've done the very same thing many times and that dark triangle is just where the older leaves overlap. its not very often that a new leaf and a new sheath start at the same time on one growth. i haven't been able to bloom my leeanum for since ive had it, close to three years now.

[daemondamian]

Originally Posted by tacurtis

i hate to say this but i got some bad news for you. I've done the very same thing many times and that dark triangle is just where the older leaves overlap. its not very often that a new leaf and a new sheath start at the same time on one growth. i haven't been able to bloom my leeanum for since ive had it, close to three years now.

Hi Tacurtis,
on the other growth on my leeanum there is also a dark triangle but it is much bigger and more transparent, where as this dark triangle is much smaller/thinner and darker - actually looks brown. Whether it is a bud or not I guess only time will tell . I think I have had mine for around a year or two also.

[Phantasm]

Paph Leeanum is a winter bloomer so this most likely is leaf growth....

[daemondamian]

Originally Posted by Phantasm

Paph Leeanum is a winter bloomer so this most likely is leaf growth....

Hi Phantasm, thanks for your reply

It is actually almost winter here in Australia.

I just took a better photo that shows the difference between the two growths, what do you think?