Spike photo - Orchid Board

Daemos · #1 03-27-2008, 11:29 AM

Here it is as promised. A photo of the smallest vanda spike on earth. Im getting very excited wish it grew FASTER!!

btw Can spikes blast by too much light?

shakkai · #2 03-27-2008, 11:41 AM

I hope I don't let you down... but to me that looks like an old spike that has been cut back.

Daemos · #3 03-27-2008, 11:48 AM

Look one leaf above the cut back one on the same side. Its very small

shakkai · #4 03-27-2008, 11:53 AM

I thought that was a shadow!!

Dorothy · #5 03-27-2008, 11:59 AM

Awww, it's a cute lil' nubbin

Daemos · #6 03-27-2008, 12:02 PM

Forgive the quality of my digital camera it makes the spike look like a green dot

Its just big enough to photograph it. I spotted it a week ago while doing preventive pest checks. At that time no camera in the world could capture it

Royal · #7 03-27-2008, 12:07 PM

Nice! I guess you got the light thing figured out.

Good growing!

Neverend · #8 03-28-2008, 11:57 AM

Still got a long way to go, don't cha just hate how orchids make you wait...

Daemos · #9 03-29-2008, 01:03 PM

AHa

I keep talking to it but it doesn't go fast enough

gmdiaz · #10 03-29-2008, 01:17 PM

I recognize that as a spike!!!!And do you know why?#1 It's popping out at the third growth down (like Neos)#2 It's EXACTLY like the one I am finding on the Neo I received yesterday from New World Orchids!!!!!We'll be watching our spikes together. . .bet their going to be sooooo slow growing!!!Keep us posted with pics, please.