Initiation of flower spikes in Odontoglossum and Brassia?

[Storknest]

Hello,

It is the first time I am trying to re-bloom sypodial orchids and don't quite know what to look for and would welcome description or even better picts!!

Both my Brassia and my Degarmoara (trigeneric hybrid between Brassia, Miltonia, and Odontoglossum) have several healthy new shoots: at what stage of the bulb/shoot maturation can you see the flower spikes formation and what do they look like? Both plants were in bloom when I bought them and I don’t know what to expect. I noticed that the bulbs which had produced flower spikes had quite deep indentations to make room for the spike: is it correct to assume that these spikes have started to grow before the bulbs reached their full size?

Thanks for help!

Storknest