All spiking at once

[Musika]

Most of my orchids have decided to start new spikes all at once. So here are some shots of my spikes. I know some of them look dusty... I took most of the pictures before I watered and cleaned them off.

This is the mommy to my keiki. After I cut the keiki off the whole spike died off. So its nice to see it starting a new one.


My purple phal


This was one I bought from Home Depot after all the blooms had died off of it. Discount!! LOL Spike starting on the top and a new one starting from the bottom.



This one my sister cat chewed the new spike that was starting on the top. But then right under the chewed on one it started a new one. Then I noticed it starting another spike at the base.



This one is my yellow phal with the purple alien lines. LOL


My Oncidium. I'm so excited its spiking! This will be the first time its done it for me. And I finally got the bulbs to be fat and smooth. Took me a while to figure out just how much water it needed to keep it from being wrinkly.


And last... this is my green and white paph, the bloom is still good. So I am not sure if this is a spike or root. Do spikes only grow out of the middle?

[sunshine]

Great growing That little green nub on the paph is a new growth Once a fan spikes and blooms that's it. So your plant needs to make more fans (growths) in order to bloom. Do not cut the old fans. Old fans are to paphs are like pbulbs to catts ,dens etc

[jpyerry]

Congratulations, I have quite a few in spike right now and the anticipation is killing me!

[vanda_obsession]

*sings* 'tis the season for blooming phals! fa-la-la-la-la--la-la-la-la!!


.... and other orchids too!

[Cmk]

I am a beginner and all of my phals are growing new spikes too. I can hardly stand it waiting.

[orchids4me]

Wow !! Your going to have quite the show going on over there soon
Congrats!!

[mattryan]

Musika may I ask what kind of oncidium it is that you have because I have one in spike now and it looks exactly like yours? I bought mine out of spike and on sale, so I am dying to find out what the flowers look like. Do you by chance have any pics of it when it was in bloom last? Thanks and your orchids look great!!

[krpot]

Good Growing! Isn't the anticipation great this time of year? This is the first year in which my collection has grown large enough that I have some already in bloom, about to, just spiking, and not yet spiking. Exciting!

[Musika]

Originally Posted by mattryan

Musika may I ask what kind of oncidium it is that you have because I have one in spike now and it looks exactly like yours? I bought mine out of spike and on sale, so I am dying to find out what the flowers look like. Do you by chance have any pics of it when it was in bloom last? Thanks and your orchids look great!!

Here is what the blooms looked like when I got it. And I have had some people say its a oncidium and others say its a odontoglossum. So I am not sure what it is LOL

[1joyceh]

Great job

[mattryan]

wow it sure looks beautiful mine is further along than yours, but the colouring looks right. Unfortunately it won't let me upload a pic. Thanks again atleast I have an idea now

[Musika]

Update on all my orchids spiking at once!










3 little branches staring on this already! Jeez!


My oncid. The spikes are 2 feet tall!


This is my Ho's Fantastic Yew. I just got this guy on Black Friday and he had 2 blooms on him, one was done, the other stayed for a little while. Now its already starting on more buds and a new branch.

[Reg22]

Thanks for the update. I love to see them grow. You are going to have a SHOW going on when they all bloom!!

[Musika]

I feel silly being all giddy over spikes!! Haha! But this is my first time having so many orchids and they are all doing good. I'm not killing them off!! I cant wait to get blooms!!