Keiki on spike

[OrchidTess]

Excellent! They look great and almost ready to be potted up.

[Ranchnanny]

Dorothy, this is a bit off topic but I noticed your Phal had such beautiful shiny leafs do you put something on them? Mine are nice and green but dull.

Its a beautiful Orchid and one that is on my wish list

TTFN - Sheridan

[Dorothy]

I just wipe them off with a moist towel ..
If I have fertilizer spotting .. I have used mayo (so long as you don't leave it on for any length of time and wipe off with a moisten towel) or lemon juice straight from the lemon .. I read where you can also use milk ..
but for the most part, I don't use anything to make them shine
Here are a few past threads on leaf shining -
Leaf Washing and Dusting
Rise and Shine leaf cleaner

[kimstwin]

I had a keiki on one of my phals that had two small 3-4 inch leaves. It stayed that way for well over a year, and never did grow roots. I eventually tired of looking at the keiki and started to think about cutting it off. When I posted at another board, people were outraged that I was going to cut the keiki off, but I felt after so long it could be wearing down the mother plant, and I kind of would like to see that plant flower again. So, I cut the keiki off and attempted to root it, with no success. The keiki lived for about three months.

[Dorothy]

Without roots, I can see why it didn't last ..
I am sure it will keiki again

[Dorothy]

BTW - This is a photo of the blooms dated 04 28 2007

[OrchidTess]

Maybe the plant was already stressed and that's why it keiki'd. Phals keiki for several different reasons....stress is one of them. But in my opinion a keiki that's rootless for a long long time can bring the mother plant down.

Beautiful flowers Dorothy!

[Bird Song Farm]

Beautiful Phal. Dorothy.
Sure hope you got a shot for the (sometime) calendar! It's perfect for that!
Al

[Neverend]

Nice blooms!

[tvrepair]

try some keikipro on the thing