5 Weeks old now - Orchid Board

Lagoon · #1 11-16-2008, 10:09 PM

Hi everyone,

I've been watching this lil tot forming for about 5 weeks now. Tough little thing, the roots formed before I seen any leaf growth. This is the first keiki to grow out looks like there is another 3 to come, still in bud too.

Keiki pulchra photos - Thanks for lookin

CoolPhrog · #2 11-16-2008, 10:13 PM

Very cool, Gloria! YEAH!!!

peeweelovesbooks · #3 11-16-2008, 10:37 PM

Coolio. Enjoy!!

jkofferdahl · #4 11-16-2008, 11:19 PM

Awesome! I love keikis. And I love roots, too. (My wife gets sick of me showing her every new root I find growing on my Phals.)

camille1585 · #5 11-17-2008, 05:08 AM

Yay for the keikis!

Usually everyone complains that their keikis are slow to grow roots, but yours did things the other way around!

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Originally Posted by jkofferdahl

Awesome! I love keikis. And I love roots, too. (My wife gets sick of me showing her every new root I find growing on my Phals.)

I know what you mean about getting excited about roots.

Every time I see some appearing on my phals (or other orchids) I try to share my excitement with my mom, sister or friends. They don't get it and say "Camille, it is JUST a root!" They just don't understand...

Chubidubi · #6 11-17-2008, 09:13 AM

I love to watch phal keikis grow. It's just so cool!

wiscnick · #7 11-17-2008, 06:07 PM

Yeah, when I was really excited and showed my husband the new spike on my Vanda, his response was--isn't that what they're supposed to do?

camille1585 · #8 11-17-2008, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by wiscnick

Yeah, when I was really excited and showed my husband the new spike on my Vanda, his response was--isn't that what they're supposed to do?

Non orchid people are hopeless, they can't get excited about anything! When I came to the Netherlands in September for grad school, I left a few phals behind at home (but brought along the rest of 30 odd orchids in the collection

). Anyways, my sister is supposed to water/take care of them . I asked for news about them yesterday. After that question there was an extended period of silence and then a long uuummmmmm.... Obviously she doesn't pay attention because she only JUST noticed (while we where on the phone) that 2 of the phals had spikes. And I don't mean small weeny spikes. These spikes are already 20-30cm tall! How could she miss those??!!??

Sandy4453 · #9 11-17-2008, 07:37 PM

I'm jealous! (not really

) I've never yet had a kieki off a spike...never.

Please keep posting updates Gloria, ok? This is very exciting!

Lagoon · #10 11-17-2008, 08:37 PM

hahaha It's true, non-orchids folk just don't get it, why we keeping telling them? I don't know

But it the same with any hobby of interest, if their not doing it they really don't get it.

Sandy, You should get yourself 1 of these, this is a typical habit for this species, but for many species aswell. I'll renew this thread from time to time for you