vanda flower spike ?

[saniti]

Ascocenda Jeannette Brandon:
what you think

[cbuchman]

Looks like a nice healthy root to me.

[RosieC]

Could well be a new root tip I think.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

New root.

[Junebug]

It looks more like a keiki than a root to me.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

If you look closely at the second pic, you can see in the closeup that there is the beginnings of a sharp delineation between the group of cells that make up the root tip and the group of cells that will start forming the velamen.

[RosieC]

Originally Posted by King_of_orchid_growing:)

If you look closely at the second pic, you can see in the closeup that there is the beginnings of a sharp delineation between the group of cells that make up the root tip and the group of cells that will start forming the velamen.

Yes, that's what made me think root as well.

[Vanda lover]

Yes, a root. I have one that has decided to put out several of these instead of blooming.

[Island Girl]

Originally Posted by King_of_orchid_growing:)

If you look closely at the second pic, you can see in the closeup that there is the beginnings of a sharp delineation between the group of cells that make up the root tip and the group of cells that will start forming the velamen.

Yes, I saw this as well... Definitely a root. Yay!! Roots are always a welcome sight in my house!

[silken]

Look deep between the leaves for spikes. I just spied my first one! Check your plant and there may be old spikes that you can see where they come from.