new Vanda Spike seems to have slowed/stopped growing

[Junebug]

The semi-teretes can take quite a bit of sunshine but sometimes it takes them a while to produce a successful spike. It sounds like you're giving it all the right conditions. I have a noid semi-terete that aborted 4 young spikes (less than 1 inch in length) before it grew one to maturity. The Vanda was almost 2 foot tall before it actually bloomed, but once it got the idea it kept blooming every 3 to 6 months. Now the same plant has 2 keikis and last year the largest keiki began spiking and aborting spikes just like her mom initially did. The keiki is about 2' tall now and it has finally produced a spike that has grown beyond an inch in length. The young spike looks promising and I'm finally allowing myself to get excited. It could be that your spike will go ahead and develop normally, but be patient if it aborts spikes on the first few trys.

[CR7cristiano]

Originally Posted by Junebug

The semi-teretes can take quite a bit of sunshine but sometimes it takes them a while to produce a successful spike. It sounds like you're giving it all the right conditions. I have a noid semi-terete that aborted 4 young spikes (less than 1 inch in length) before it grew one to maturity. The Vanda was almost 2 foot tall before it actually bloomed, but once it got the idea it kept blooming every 3 to 6 months. Now the same plant has 2 keikis and last year the largest keiki began spiking and aborting spikes just like her mom initially did. The keiki is about 2' tall now and it has finally produced a spike that has grown beyond an inch in length. The young spike looks promising and I'm finally allowing myself to get excited. It could be that your spike will go ahead and develop normally, but be patient if it aborts spikes on the first few trys.

Thanks for the advice; it is indeed a young plant, it is almost 2 feet tall now, but it is very happy in its location hanging on my tall SW facing wall, so it gets plenty of morning sun and afternoon sun. So based on what you're saying it could just be really taking its time, or aborting, but i hope its the former and not the latter as the spike is still a healthy light green colour.

[Junebug]

Originally Posted by CR7cristiano

Thanks for the advice; it is indeed a young plant, it is almost 2 feet tall now, but it is very happy in its location hanging on my tall SW facing wall, so it gets plenty of morning sun and afternoon sun. So based on what you're saying it could just be really taking its time, or aborting, but i hope its the former and not the latter as the spike is still a healthy light green colour.

I've got my fingers crossed for you. A good indication of success will be if you notice slow and steady growth of the spike and a swollen area at the tip where the blooms form. The swelling begins when the young spike is about an inch long. My aborted spikes stayed green for a long time but they never grew beyond a half inch or so and they never became swollen. It was frustrating because the plant itself was a picture of health and every 3 or 4 weeks it was initiating spikes that stayed green but stopped growing. My noid vanda behaved that way from summer through fall and it's first successful spike didn't begin growing until December and it finally bloomed in early January. Needless to say I was thrilled when it finally bloomed. Good Luck and be sure to post pictures when she blooms.

[CR7cristiano]

Originally Posted by Junebug

I've got my fingers crossed for you. A good indication of success will be if you notice slow and steady growth of the spike and a swollen area at the tip where the blooms form. The swelling begins when the young spike is about an inch long. My aborted spikes stayed green for a long time but they never grew beyond a half inch or so and they never became swollen. It was frustrating because the plant itself was a picture of health and every 3 or 4 weeks it was initiating spikes that stayed green but stopped growing. My noid vanda behaved that way from summer through fall and it's first successful spike didn't begin growing until December and it finally bloomed in early January. Needless to say I was thrilled when it finally bloomed. Good Luck and be sure to post pictures when she blooms.

I surely will post pics as it blooms!

[MylesRoberts]

Has it opened yet ?