What is this phalaenopsis doing?! Keiki?? *PICS*

[imationkarl]

So, I had two phalaenopsis succumb to root rot about a month ago while trying to acclimate them to semi-hydroponic. I chopped off 100% of their roots (everything was rotten) and planted them together in a small container of sphagnum moss in an attempt to save them.

Possibly important note: before they rotted out they had just finished flowering and I cut the finished spikes off, leaving about 2-3 inches of flower spike on each phal.

Well, a month later and both orchids have grown multiple 2inch+ roots. They are recovering nicely.....

BUT....the larger of the two phals sprouted what looked like 2 new flower spikes. The phal has two 2-3inch cut off spikes, and a new growth appeared on each of these two spikes. One growth froze at about 1/3 inch long and hasn't grown in about 2 weeks, but the other growth is nothing I've ever seen....It has what looks to be tiny phal leaf sets, but the way the leaves are spaced on the stalk is something I've never seen before.

So, what is this? A keiki? If so, when will it start forming roots?

I had trouble uploading pics directly onto the forum, so they are linked below to my photobucket:






I just moved these phals out of intense cattleya light to a more indirect window after noticing a sunburn on the smaller one. The period of high light exposure might explain the red hue on the growths.

Thanks!

Karl