Awhile back, one of my NoID phals wasn't doing well and I decided to cut off its spike while still in bloom to let the plant gather its energy. I didn't want to throw the spike away, so I put it in a small bottle with water. The blooms actually lasted couple of months and to my surprize created an additional bloom while still in "vase" with water. After the final bloom withered, I decided to wait and see what else it will do.
And so, here it is: a new little baby!
I have read other posts of people leaving spikes in water to make keiki but never thought it would actually work for me. Now I am trying to do a similar experiment with Phal. amabilis spike but I am finding out that the water gets gross very fast unlike the one with the NoID spike. The difference with the NoID spike is that it is more "woodier" than the amabilis one and, perhaps, less susceptible to the infections and bacteria growth.
Unexpected Keiki
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