Angraecum didierii: Spike or Root?

[Dorothy]

I can't say what that is .. I'll be kicked off the board

[shams]

You guys are so dirty

[gmdiaz]

I don't mean to be. . .but see what kind of trouble ignorance gets you into!

This is what my mother, always said. . .and until now, I didn't believe her.

*snicker*

[shakkai]

You guys are just too much!!!

Gwen, I think you've got a root there, a spike would be all green. Good luck with the moss, though, looks like you've got the makings of a nice mossy mount!

[dave b]

Originally Posted by gmdiaz

Yes, here we go again:

I was just mentioning to Ross, that I goofed up the tags while watering. . .so I THINK this is my Angraecum diderii. There is a chance (50/50) that it's my Aerangis articulata though, I must tell you.

Please advise. . .Spike or Root?

That is your articulata. In addition to the roots being distinctly different, the leaves are also quite different.

[Ross]

Here is didieri



Roots will always be smooth as they emerge, spikes and new growths will be layered (like scales) and thinner.

[gmdiaz]

Originally Posted by dave b

That is your articulata. In addition to the roots being distinctly different, the leaves are also quite different.

Ross & Dave. . .thanks so much. That sounds exactly correct.

The Rosso photo below is exactly the other one that I mixed up!

Whew. . .one mystery down!