What strange growth did Keiko Power Pro Create?

[0rchidJoy]

Help! I've just started experimenting with Keiki Power Pro and have had the strangest things popping up but this one is the strangest. I've attached several pictures. Has anyone seen anything like this or know what's happening? (Yes, that is a root growing straight up, parallel to the stalk)

[0rchidJoy]

Attached is another weird Keiki Power Pro growth.

[Trollsvans]

Yuck! Looks like an alien infestation!

My very un-educated guess, which is based on how the growth is shaped, is that the plant is trying to do everything at once:
It looks like the start of a keiki + a crown of roots starting to form.
Whether this is actually true or not, I'll let someone else say.

[0rchidJoy]

Yeah, I couldn't find anything like it in all my searches. If it does anything, other than fall off, I'll post more pictures.

[sweetjblue]

Looks like you have proliferation of the tissue that you applied the KeikiPro to. Common when you apply too much of the product or keep re-applying it to the same node/area. How much of the product did you apply? Did you re-apply it?

This will probably never differentiate into a plantlet/keiki but keep on going and growing just the way it is. This will sap strenght from your plant needlessly possibily causing its decline.

Best bet would be to remove the growth and try again on another node using the manufacturers recommend dosage.


Information from the manufacturer:

KeikiPro is revolutionary combination of phytohormones for activating growth of dormant orchid nodes.

For direct stimulation of individual dormant nodes:
Carefully (using a toothpick or similar tool) loosen the protective bract covering the node(s) you want to treat. Apply one drop of KeikiPro to the node(s). Wait 24 hours, resume normal care and watering of your plant.

For spray applications (mixture should be used within 48 hours):
This is the preferred method of application, when not treating individual nodes. Mix KeikiPro at a rate of 2-4 drops per ounce of water. This mixture can be applied or sprayed to any part of the plant where growth can occur, ie. inflorescences, roots, stems etc. Wait 24 hours, resume normal care and watering of your plant.

Use the following guidelines for various type of growth results.

Arial keikis:
Treat nodes when blooming is complete and new growth has started.
Basal keikis:
Treat the growth stem when in active growth.
Multiple inflorescences:
Treat growth stem when spiking begins.
Branching inflorescences:
Treat nodes while buds are present or forming.
Multiple growths: (pseudo-bulb types)
Treat (spray) back bulbs or dormant back "eyes" when a new lead is currently active.



Hope that helps you out and good luck!!



Judi

[Cntry]

I am thinking the same thing as Sweet is thinking remove it so it doesn't take all the strength out of your orchid. If you want to see what the growth will do if anything try placing it onto a stick with some spag if you can get the root that is attached to it. Good luck.

[0rchidJoy]

Thank you all. The Keiki Power Pro I use is in paste form. I only put on a little bit, but I think the problem is that I applied it 2 or 3 times. I'll definitely not make that mistake again!

[PaphMadMan]

I have to correct a misconception. This is green tissue, so it contributes to photosynthesis just as a new leaf would. And it is tiny by comparison to the whole plant. It is no drain on the plant's resources at all, at least no more so than a new leaf of the same mass.

I also disagree that it will never differentiate. Give it time to get over the hormone shock and it will probably produce several keikis, thought they may be awkwardly joined at the hip.

[0rchidJoy]

Thanks :-) I thought I may just let this one form into whatever it does anyhow. It's not one of my favorites so I'm going to watch this growth to see what becomes of it.

[sweetjblue]

Originally Posted by PaphMadMan

I have to correct a misconception. This is green tissue, so it contributes to photosynthesis just as a new leaf would. And it is tiny by comparison to the whole plant. It is no drain on the plant's resources at all, at least no more so than a new leaf of the same mass.

I also disagree that it will never differentiate. Give it time to get over the hormone shock and it will probably produce several keikis, thought they may be awkwardly joined at the hip.

PaphMadMan, I have to disagree with you on both accounts. My advice was based on personal experience not theory or conjecture.

While this may be green tissue that might contribute to photosynthesis it is also trying to do too many things at once which is more of a drain on the plant than helping it grow. It's not just a new leaf, its a whole other animal. And it is a strain on a plant when your making it do something it wouldn't normally be doing or capable of doing on its own.

Having had a similar growth after using KeikiPro on a perfectly healthy plant I left the growth on thinking, as you do, that it might make several keikis. What happened was, the growth kept on growing true, but never really amounted to anything, just a bigger blob of tissue. The plant itself slowly started to decline even though nothing had changed in its overall care. Not attributting the decline to the blob, I left it on. The longer it was on, the worse the plant got. Once I got tired of looking at that ugly mass and cut it off, the plant started recovering. Personally, I don't think it was coincidence.

So what I'm saying to Orchidjoy is to start over using the product correctly. They'll have a better chance of getting a viable keiki, one that will grow correctly and put less of a strain on their plant instead of wasting time on a blob of tissue that may never grow properly or amount to anything. Why waste all that time?


Orchidjoy, good luck whichever way you go, I hope it works out the for you.


Judi