need a little help...what's growing out of this spike?

[cutie_monster]

i have a phal in spike & i'm trying to stake it up in a way to showcase the flowers, but i'm having some trouble trying to figure out where the buds are. doh! here's a pic of what i'm working with:


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1st node


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2nd node


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3rd & 4th nodes, growing tip. the 4th node looks like the only bud on the stem so far.


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this is how it is staked right now.


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i thought those bottom nodes were going to be flowers; that is why its staked in that position. but now upon further investigation, i'm pretty sure those are not buds but something else. maybe keikis on nodes 1 & 3? i think at node 2, there is a secondary branch. what is going on? thank you in advance for any suggestions. brandy