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kanikedude03 05-04-2008 03:08 PM

Is this the starts of a keiki
 
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Hello, i've been growing orchids for about 2 years, but i've never actually had one of my orchids grow a keiki or seen one in the early stages of development. I was just wondering if that's what i have here, or if it's something else. thanks.

tuvoc 05-04-2008 03:40 PM

Sure looks like it could be.

Kim

Dorothy 05-04-2008 03:52 PM

Looks like it could be a keiki .. do you have a closer shot of it? :hmm
I would move the clip away from it ( a node higher or lower) :D

kanikedude03 05-04-2008 04:01 PM

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here are some pictures from different angles

quiltergal 05-04-2008 04:07 PM

Definitely a Keiki! WTG!! :)

Dorothy 05-04-2008 04:26 PM

Yep, it's a keiki .. :cheer:
Congrats :clap:

kanikedude03 05-04-2008 04:38 PM

so is there anything special that it need to do for it? (like mist it daily)

Dorothy 05-04-2008 05:19 PM

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It's living off the mother plant .. just take care of the mother like you normally would .. you have to wait until the keiki grows roots a few good inches before removal .. yours will eventually look like the photo below :)
I fine mist mine in the morning :)

kanikedude03 07-10-2008 01:24 PM

my keiki now has 3 leaves and a root nub. The problem now is that the spike is turning brown. If you will notice in the picture above, there is a fork. Only one side of the fork is turning brown. So, one side of the fork is green and below (where the plant is) is still green also. My question is should i be worried and is there anything i can do to hurry the rooting process along? Thanks in advance.

bonsai1504 07-10-2008 01:26 PM

there is kln or coconut milk to speed up rooting


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