My Keiki... It Is Stuck

[abigaillevans]

Hello all --

I've got the happiest-looking nobile-type dendrobium out on my porch and it's got a keiki on it. The keiki's been there for at least three months and it's not growing... at all.

The plant is really healthy. It's got so many roots coming out of it that it's already starting to envelop the brand-new pot it's in. The other new growths it put out this year have all developed into big, fat, happy canes. It gets watered and fertilized regularly. All appearances point to a happy, healthy plant, but the little keiki has been a tiny little thing with a lone 1/4" root on it for months.

What's going on with that little thing? Do keikis usually take this long to develop? Am I doing something wrong?