Showing posts with label Keiki. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Keiki. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana II

I am still attempting to grow a large "specimen" plant with keikis from this lueddemanniana.
Plant was living in the corner of orchid tank to make sure that keiki has some room to grow without being touched by other plants. It worked good but then keiki grew enormously long roots that started to grab on the white egg crate in that corner.

I still didn't want to remove baby from the spike, so I repotted plant into larger pot and gently guided three longest keiki roots into the same pot:



So now it is hanging on the spike with some roots growing into moss. I don't know if it was good idea. Hope it was.



Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Phal. Coral Isles x corningiana repotting

I wanted to repot my cross of Coral Isles x corningiana because it was hanging froom one side of the small clay pot and keikis root was in a very awkward position.

In general I was pleased with roots conditions of this phal:



Small keiki that terminated unbloomed spike now has two own roots and the third one is poking out too:



I decided that I will not remove this keiki from the mother plant, so I potted the plant making sure that keiki roots are inside the moss too:

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana II

There is a lot of activity going on the two spikes of my Phal. lueddemanniana II:



One spike is growing a keiki plus activated spike tip and the lower node, hopefully there will be blooms in future. Keiki grows well, it has its very own root and started the second one on the back:



The other spike is growing a bud and activated two lower nodes, probably branches with more buds will come out:



I also noticed the start of a new leaf, hope plant has enough energy to handle all these growings.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana again

The cute keiki on Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana actually started to grow its own root:



Also please notice the active growing point at the end of the spike and something green coming out of the lower node.
But that's not all!
The second spike activated its growing point too:



I really hope that at least one of these growths will end up being a flower...

Saturday, December 29, 2012

More keiki?!

Phalaenopsis pulchra is growing something simultaneously from the two nodes on the same spike:



I am pretty sure both are the keiki. Am I right?