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11-16-2016, 03:07 PM
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Tiny keiki!! (first one in my household!)
One of my plants gave me a good laugh and a nice surprise this weekend.
When I was watering my plants, I saw a couple roots sticking out from near the top of a pseudobulb on one of my little hard cane hybrid dens, and at first I thought the plant had some roots that had just grown up the cane and were now waving around in the air . . . but when I moved the plant tag out of the way to get a better look, I busted out laughing because the roots are growing from a very new little keiki, and the roots are as long as the keiki!!
I love this little plant, it's super-cute and the leaves get attractive red edges when it's getting enough light. The blooms are a lovely rich magenta. I'm looking forward to the day when I can separate the keiki and start another pot of the plant 
Plant in bloom earlier this year (along with some others):
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11-16-2016, 03:34 PM
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Excellent. Don't forget to help those roots along by misting them or wetting them somehow. My Dend keiki's hate me because I always forget to do that. The keiki's end up with shriveled roots.
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"We must not look at goblin men,
We must not buy their fruits:
Who knows upon what soil they fed
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11-30-2016, 12:13 AM
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Thank you for the reminder! I water this plant about twice a week but I'm not yet used to needing to remember the keiki's roots, too. And they may need attention more frequently than that, too.
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11-30-2016, 12:29 AM
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You're welcome. I just know that it's something that happens to me and my wife sympathizes with the little keikis.
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11-30-2016, 11:34 AM
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Off topic but I noticed a big photo of a hummingbird hanging above the plants,JFeathersmith! Lovely.
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11-30-2016, 12:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DeaC
Off topic but I noticed a big photo of a hummingbird hanging above the plants,JFeathersmith! Lovely.
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Yes, that's my Audubon calendar! We have hummers around here but I'm not fast enough to get photos. |
11-30-2016, 03:07 PM
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Who wouldn't want a calendar like that!
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