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Old 07-20-2014, 04:26 PM
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Two different plants with growths coming from old cut back spikes.
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Old 07-20-2014, 04:50 PM
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Looks like the formation of keikis, or new baby canes growing.
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Old 07-20-2014, 04:51 PM
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Meant to say "otherwise known as", not "or". Sorry for the confusion.
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Old 07-20-2014, 04:52 PM
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Ive had new canes grow on these plants from the base of the plant. Is it common or new canes to grow from existing older canes near the top?
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Old 07-20-2014, 07:20 PM
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Keikis or spikes ... the second pic looks to be a keiki
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Old 07-20-2014, 07:32 PM
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I can't say for sure about all Dendrobiums, but I do have a few that grow like canes that do produce babies from time to time near old, dead flower stalks.
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Its not roots. I do know that.
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Either way its exciting. I've never had a home grown spike from either of these plants and I've never had a keiki on any orchid.
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I'd say it is a keiki. Keikis forming on the foliage apex like this can indicate insufficient light. I have them on my Den kingianum and it is definitely a lack of light. So if this is an Australian Dendrobium, more light is probably needed.

my suggestion is to slowly move the Den into higher light.

I do break them off occasionally and repot them in small groups.
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Well one of them is mere inches from a t5 light and also gets natural light from a window. The other is a little shorter but same conditions apply. Thats as much light as I can give them without putting them outside. Here in texas that might be a death sentence.
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