Hi Jerry ! Thanks for your post. After Fred and Cynthia responded to my initial post I have been so happy that I don't have a diseased and dying orchid on my hand that I am prepared to wait for a while for the plant to bloom ! I couldn't stop myself from hoping, though, that the growths would be blooms
But by posting the pic, I may have sidetrack you and others from the reason why I updated the thread; see my post just above the one with the flower pic -
"The dendrobium growths (one growth shown in the 3rd pic in my initial post) have turned out to be keikis. I now find additional growths along the stem and right at the bottom. But the big keiki and the shoot have halted their growth - that is, no more new primordial leaves as Cynthia described.
Do I just forget about giving the plant a rest period this year and continue to water given that I have so many keikis and growths ? It seems to me that there are two sets in the pot - each set in a different stage of the growth cycle."
Any guidance on this is much appreciated.
Cheers,
Jo