Phal equestrus keiki- IN SPIKE!

[Call_Me_Bob]

i didnt know they could get spikes this small!

i got this in the summer from sue, in her article contest. its been growing great and this morning, i FOUND A SPIKE.

its soo cute and tiny, thin as ever. im so surprised, i didnt know they could flower this tiny

[WhiteRabbit]

congrats! good growing!

[Zoi2]

Congrat! Can't wait for the bloom photo.
Joann

[Call_Me_Bob]

ill post when it blooms. ia it safe for it to bloom this small? i mean it has for leaves anda leaf span ( one tip to the other) of 5"

[Gin]

Yes it is safe Good Growing , Gin

[Daethen]

Congrats, you are doing something right.

It's sooo cute.

[Pilot]

Looks great to me! How exciting and congrats!

As for it growing a spike whilst so small, I have a story of my own. Last April I had a schill try to grow buds but I was moving at the time and during the move from the old place to the new, the main bud grow got torn off. I let it go hoping it would replace the lost bud and continue to grow but instead it grew leaves that turned into a kieki! This was this past April and about a month ago I found a spike on this kieki, despite having removed it from the mother in August! Amazing little plant. The spike is quite small but it does continue to grow.

[Call_Me_Bob]

the spike grew so much just over the weekend. it may be small but its a fighter!

[trdyl]

Congrats Bob!

Phal equestris is one of those phals that really like to bloom even on tiny plants. I have one that the mother plant has a 12 inch leaj span with a keiki attached that has a 4 inch leaf span that is also spiking.

[Call_Me_Bob]

i knew keikis would flower small when on the mother plant. but i didnt know they would do it on their own