hi glad to hear the worlds longest spike bloomed! my oncid bloomed last febuary, i bought it in bloom, its outside since were in early fall i think the night temps being low have caused a new spike to grow, its almost 16" now, it has a real small fishbone fan about 1/2'' or less wide, i hope its blooms, how did you get yours to bloom? did you try the pinch that the member above told you about? did that cause the blooms? what do you think caused it to bloom ?