Orchid Plant New Growth

The more common growth habit is sympodial.

Orchid plant new growth.

Im always excited to see any new growth on my orchids whether it be a new root spike or leaf because new growth is a sign of a happy and healthy plant.
What is growing on the flower stem.
The root is 1 12 in.

Your phalaenopsis finished blooming and you cut back the flower spike in an attempt to induce the development of a fresh spike.
Phalaenopsis is one of the easiest orchids to grow in the home.
The showy orchids favored by most people are usually either phalaenopsis hybrids so called moth orchids or dendrobium hybrids.

Two of my orchids have grown a new plant off the old flower stem.
Todays orchid care and maintenance question is from helena in bocas del toro panama.
Orchids are exquisite plants comprising over 30000 different species and over 200000 hybrid varieties making orchids one of the two largest families of plants in the world.

Once the roots grow a couple of inches long gently remove the plantlet with a sterile knife and pot in a container to which you add a label with the plants name.
You begin to notice new growth and then you are surprised to see what appears to be leaves forming.
Identifying new orchid growth.

When i first starting growing moth orchids or phalaenopsis i got excited over every little new growth that would show up at the base of the plant.
Is it a root or a new flower spike.
Distinguishing between an orchid flower spike and a root.

The golden rule for orchid success is to duplicate the plants natural conditions as closely as possible.
It is exciting when you first spy a tiny bump of green poking out among the leaves at the base of your phalaenopsis orchid plant.
In phalaenopsis orchids both roots and spikes begin as tiny green.

But ill take new roots too.
Orchids are amongst the most beautiful flowers of the entire plant kingdom combining exotic looks with a diverse set of characteristics.
How should i remove it to repot it.

At which time it can be removed to propagate a new plant.
These orchids grow horizontally sending out new shoots from the old rhizome.
In nature most orchids are epiphytes meaning they grow on other objects clinging to rough bark or even stone.

I kept thinking that a new orchid flower spike was growing when in fact most of the time they were just roots.
Of course im keeping my fingers crossed for more spikes because that means more flowers.
There are new orchids roots and three new orchid flower spikes.

Leaves and flower scapes form at the top of the new shoots.
Many sympodial orchids form pseudobulbs which are swollen shoots that store water and nutrients to help the plant survive periods of prolonged drought.
I took some video of one of my phalaenopsis orchids which is throwing out loads of new growth.