New Epidendrum shoot?

[Sandra75]

Is this a new Epidendrum shoot? Looks like wheat!

[RosieC]

I would guess a flower spike, but it's just a guess.

[Sandra75]

I wondered too, but doesnt the flower shoot come from the middle of the big shoots? Or I didnt know they grow aside of the big ones.

[FairyInTheFlowers]

Some species in the Cattleya alliance, like Brassavola acaulis have flowers stalks that emerge from the rhizome. So maybe there are Epi. species that do this. And if this is a hybrid, it may have inherited this trait from any parents that do this. I have heard stories if people 'chids randomly throwing out flowers from the rhizime along with the usual method that have a parent that does. Just my

[Call_Me_Bob]

definitely looks like a spike though. look at the nodes grouped by the top

[RobS]

Epidendrum stamfordianum and it's going to flower. Epi. stamforidanum is unusal in that it flowers from a specialized shoot. Mine is flowering to at the moment.

[Sandra75]

The name on my tag says: "Epidendrum Atropurpureum"

[RobS]

That's a wrong label as Epidendrum atropurpureum is a synonym of Encyclia cordigera.

[Sandra75]

Ah, thanks for the info! Can't wait to see the flowers!

[FairyInTheFlowers]

Here is a link for a pic of the flower and some info. IOSPE PHOTOS Do you have a picture of the whole plant, or any close ups of where the inflorescence emerges. I definately find this interesting and I hope you frequently update us all!