Spike leaves

[Carol Seidelman]

Hello from a shakey new member with probably an old question.
On a cut back old spike new leaves are appearing instead of a spike extension. what are my options for this surprise [for me]:
Thanks for any input

[exasperatus2002]

Sounds like it decided to give you a keiki (baby plant). Its essentially a clone of the parent plant.

[patlee]

Carol, Wait til the new roots are 2-3 inches long, carefully cut it from the mother plant, repot and count your blessingsVoila! A new baby plant

[mayres]

Options -
1) Let keiki grow and eventually start new duplicate of mother plant - takes generally 18-24 months from separation to bloom. Read all about the process here. Easy Orchids - Keiki Propagation
2) Cut the spike down to the next node - you may either get another keiki or perhaps a flower subspike - or nothing - only time would tell.
3) Remove the spike completely at the base to allow the mother plant to gain in size and vigor for the next blooming season.

[psyc1210]

congrats i have been waiting on that for years all i get is flowers not that thats a bad thing!