What are these growths on my dendrobium/phal?

[leslieann79]

Two different plants with growths coming from old cut back spikes.

[Paul Mc]

Looks like the formation of keikis, or new baby canes growing.

[Paul Mc]

Meant to say "otherwise known as", not "or". Sorry for the confusion.

[leslieann79]

Ive had new canes grow on these plants from the base of the plant. Is it common or new canes to grow from existing older canes near the top?

[WhiteRabbit]

Keikis or spikes ... the second pic looks to be a keiki

[Paul Mc]

I can't say for sure about all Dendrobiums, but I do have a few that grow like canes that do produce babies from time to time near old, dead flower stalks.

[Optimist]

Its not roots. I do know that.

[leslieann79]

Either way its exciting. I've never had a home grown spike from either of these plants and I've never had a keiki on any orchid.

[cbuchman]

I'd say it is a keiki. Keikis forming on the foliage apex like this can indicate insufficient light. I have them on my Den kingianum and it is definitely a lack of light. So if this is an Australian Dendrobium, more light is probably needed.

my suggestion is to slowly move the Den into higher light.

I do break them off occasionally and repot them in small groups.

[leslieann79]

Well one of them is mere inches from a t5 light and also gets natural light from a window. The other is a little shorter but same conditions apply. Thats as much light as I can give them without putting them outside. Here in texas that might be a death sentence.