I think these are spikes...? and some blooms.

[Forever-mango]

I have noticed on my phals these root like items growing midway in the stems. But they seem to grow towards the lighting so i think they are spikes. Im not really sure as this is the first year i got spikes from phals. Can anyone correct me on these?

Phal 1...


Phal 2...


Phal 3...


They seem to grow towards the lighting, im so excited

But other than these i currently have some blooms of other orchids I go







Mango

[wickidgrrl]

hi forever-mango not sure on phal 1 or 2, but someone will get to you on that one. phal 3 is a root. good job though, they look healthy!
-joan

[Danelady]

Can't tell on 1, but 2 looks like you may have a spike and I agree with wickedgrrl that 3 is a root.

[kid a]

I'm not sure on #2 but I think one looks like a spike also

[CharliesAngel51]

I can't see #1 well enough to tell. # 2 looks like a spike and #3 looks like a root. I could be wrong. It wouldn't be the first time for that. LOL I guess time will either prove us right or wrong. Either way they are healthy to be putting out any kind of growth.

[syndywindy]

I agree with the others. # 1 is hard to tell, maybe in a few days you might have a better idea. #2 looks like a spike to me, #3 is a root. But you're doing a great job, they look very nice!

[orchidlover55]

Mango, on the other orchids in bloom section what is the third one? That is so pretty I don't have one of those and I would love to. You have some pretty orchids

[Forever-mango]

Thanks guys, the more i look at the spike #3 the more it looks like a root. Lesson learned

Bloom number 3 is i think a common paph. Im not sure of the name as my grand father purchased it well over 25years ago and he probably losted the ID to it. Anyone know what variety it is?

[wickidgrrl]

Hi again Mango
Someone here might be able to tell you what it is related to, but with so many taxa in the genus, and close to 100 valid species in the Paph family, it might be difficult to pinpoint the exact hybrid, i think. For it being 25 years old, that is amazing. She's truly a beautiful specimen! You can tell it is being taken care of for sure, two thumbs up!

[LouisW]

I agree with the Phal consensus. 1,2 are probably spikes, 3 is a root. As for the Paph, it looks like it is or is related to Paph. insigne.

[trinigirl]

Good growing on the phals and getting blooms on the others.

I agree 1 and 2 are spikes, and 3 is a root. They look healthy too. Yeah!

[tizzycat]

I too agree, can't really tell on 1, 2 looks like a spike and three is a root.

The paph is amazing.

[Forever-mango]

Thanks guys, Its definitely a root for #3. The spikes on the other 2 are doing very well, hopefully i get blooms soon.

Thanks for all the help!
Mango

[Mini Me]

Hi mango the paph youve got is a prins paph I have the same one they are very nice plants i got mine back in march and its throwing out new growth already the first and second definately look like spikes but i could be wrong on the first as cant quite tell but can see a nodule on it so could well be good luck and keep us posted.

[kmarch]

Mango Louis is correct you have a Paph insigne. It looks to me like it is probably the species. It is possibly the 'Harfield Hall' cultivar, which is larger and more darkly coloured than a typical insigne, but there'be no way of knowing for certain without a close comparison.

Can you please measure the following parts and post the result:
1) The dorsal sepal both width and length
2) The "natural spread" of the flower which is form the tip of one petal to the tip of the other measured without spreading the petals out or moving them in any way
3) the width of the petals
4) the height and width of the pouch

According to Olaf Gruss, the 'Harefield Hall' cultivar does not clump as readily as a regular insigne and is very difficult to breed with. The large size of the flower and the difficulty in breeding suggests it is a triploid (see our new orchidgeeks dictionary for explanation).

Originally Posted by Mini Me

Hi mango the paph youve got is a prins paph ..

What's "prins paph"? I'm afraid that doesn't make any "orchid name" sense.

Can you please clarify what you mean by this?