Is this a spike?

zdawgnight · #1 (**permalink**) 06-28-2011, 08:36 PM

Could this be the start of some flowers to come?

PhalNewbie89 · #2 (**permalink**) 06-28-2011, 09:12 PM

I'm not sure what we are looking at but I am thinking it is the new pbulb I see down in your pot.

zdawgnight · #3 (**permalink**) 06-28-2011, 09:39 PM

sorry just left of the new bulb

PhalNewbie89 · #4 (**permalink**) 06-28-2011, 09:57 PM

I don't really know anything about this plant but it does look different than just a new growth.

pikkumyy · #5 (**permalink**) 06-28-2011, 10:40 PM

lovely, healthy plant, would you be able to take a closer photo, and am i correct in thinking it is a cymbidium?

zdawgnight · #6 (**permalink**) 06-28-2011, 10:56 PM

Yep cymbidium it is. Its a bit late late to take a picture now but I can definately post a closer look tomorrow.

Puddy1 · #7 (**permalink**) 06-29-2011, 12:10 AM

The reddish/green growth next to the bulb? Looks similar to the ones on my oncidium. Geeks say they are new pbulbs, so yes I would say future flowers

BGGraham1 · #8 (**permalink**) 06-29-2011, 01:15 AM

I would love to say its a flower spike, because it looks like the ones on my Cym, but here is a link for you to be sure.

Cym flower spike or growth ?

It will be a while before you know for sure, but I will vote for spike!

**syndywindy** · #9 (**permalink**) 06-29-2011, 07:59 AM

Hard to tell from your picture, but you can check out the link BGGraham put out and you can read up. A cym spike is usually a bit more rounded. A new growth will flatten and fan out. You can also gently squeeze the spike, firmer and its a spike, softer and a bit spongy and it''s a growth. From what I can see, I'm guessing spike, but a few more weeks will tell for sure.

zdawgnight · #10 (**permalink**) 06-29-2011, 09:21 PM

Here is a closer picture.

pikkumyy · #11 (**permalink**) 06-30-2011, 12:18 AM

thanks, im going with a new growth, because i thought a spike would be more like a torpedo

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