Is this a keiki on my dendrobium?

[majormtn]

Hi Y'all!

I'm Veronica and I recently purchased a dendrobium nobile. While watering my orchid yesterday, I noticed what appeared to be a root coming out from one of the canes.

Can anyone tell me if this is a keiki or not? I've never had a dendrobium before, so I'm not really sure!

Here is a macro shot of my orchid's possible keiki:



dendrobium orchid by majmtn, on Flickr

Thanks!

[flexdc]

Yep Keiki it is. You know for nobile you need to give it a winter rest with almost no water and cool temps, if you can provide it, for it to flower right?

Andrew

[majormtn]

Yay, thanks for confirming

I purchased it while in bloom and I read that once it is in bloom, I could begin watering it. Is this information incorrect?

[flexdc]

If it is already blooming then yes. Water regularly will be ok.

[majormtn]

Great!

By chance, do you have experience taking care of keikis? I know I should probably leave it on the mother plant until more roots develop, but should I do anything in particular to help the keiki grow?

[flexdc]

Let grow on the cane for at least one season or the roots are 6 inches long then repot in sphagnum

[gngrhill]

Mine are planted in Lava rock and are growing great.

[rbarata]

I always wanted to mount a nobile keiki in a tree bark. That's one of my projects.

[gngrhill]

Originally Posted by gngrhill

Mine are planted in Lava rock and are growing great.

New update on Nobile keikis. Mine are a year old now, and all of a sudden the leaves are turning yellow and falling off. I don't know what's going on with them. They have looked great up to now. Any ideas ??