medusea in spike?

[bcub30]

Found two of these on my Bulbo. medusea! Are they the spikes beginning? I sure hope so! My first Bulbo that I have brought into spike here! Shes really loving the Orchidarium!

Scott

[Sandy4453]

I'm not sure but I think that's another growth but then again, growths on some Bulbos (so I'm noticing) grow a distance from each other along the rhizome. I'm very curious to find out about this. Please keep updating it's progress!

Hope it's a spike, though a new growth ain't bad either!

P.S. I just went and looked at a few of mine and I now think yours is a new growth.

[Brooke]

I'm fairly certain it is a new growth. The medusa spikes aren't a solid looking growth. I wish I could describe it better but the spikes have "layers" of growth when they emerge.



On the upside, it is the season for bloom and I was wrong once before :>)

Brooke

[Gold3nku5h]

Im thinking about putting a few bulbs in my paludarium that im building this winter, and getting a list of them that will be nice for flower, size, and leave shape. About how large are the leaves and flowers for the medusae? I have a bulb. frostii, and a cirrhopetalum cf. thaiorum and they are both looking pretty nice outside by themselves. My frostii is starting a new growth, or a spike, im not sure. Its still real small, and i wish i could take a picture, but no camera

I guess i forgot my tinniest one, bulb. moniliforme. That ones going pretty nicely on a cork slab.

The new growth on the bulb. frostii is sheathed, does anyone know if thats a flower, or a new psuedobulb? Anyways either would be terrific, as its actually growing, and the moss is covering the pot pretty nicely, so its my happiest inhabitant.