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Oncididium Splendidum with unusually tall but unblooming spike spike or root ?
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Old 05-21-2013, 09:27 PM
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Old 05-21-2013, 09:50 PM
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Root for sure
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Old 05-22-2013, 02:48 PM
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Old 05-22-2013, 03:37 PM
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Yup. That's a root.
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Old 05-22-2013, 04:57 PM
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Its a root
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Old 05-23-2013, 01:08 AM
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You can tell from the white velamen and smooth white tip. A spike would be all green with kind of dimples or an uneven tip from the flower buds
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Old 05-23-2013, 03:35 AM
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Agreed, root. And as Brad says, the white velamen and smooth tip is the give away.
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