Terminal spikes on Phalenopsis orchids. What are they and what do they mean?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- Looking at terminal spikes. What are they? Why do they happen? What do they mean?
Is my orchid going to die?
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You are very fortunate that you have a kei kei!
👍 a very good info to know. Thanks!
Isn't it possible that an orchid w a terminal spike can put out a basal keiki somewhere at its base?
It is possible… it’s a matter of chance
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My very first orchid had an accident a couple of months ago. Well, truthfully I was the cause of the accident. I was moving some pots around, got too ambitious and accidentally dropped a small planter on my most precious orchid that happened to be in bloom at that time. I noticed it starting to spike last fall and was in full bloom this spring. One of the leaves broke off the plant right away but there was no more noticeable damage….until two lower leaves turned color and died about a month later. Because the poor thing was obviously suffering stress I cut the flower spike off and was hoping for the best. It began to grow a new leaf but then this week I saw a new spike growing from the center of the plant. It should not be growing another spike at this time of year anyway. It looks to be a terminal spike.
I am so sad. This orchid was a gift from a family member and it has grown leaves, roots, and flower spikes like clockwork every year. It is so beautiful but what bothers me most is the fact that it was my first orchid and a gift that began my interest in orchids in the first place.
Apparently, having a four inch terracotta pot dropped on the middle of the plant can be a reason for a terminal spike in some cases.
Hope you will get a baby plants after the terminal spike. You can try to remove that terminal spike or leave it and see if it will grow some babies.
What do you advise?
Don't buy them. They will die when the flower spike goes over.
I bought one, unknowingly, that had 3 spikes. 1 terminal. What will happen!
It will no longer be able to develop new leaves, so when the old leaves are spent it will no longer be able to feed itself. It may grow a new clone from the base or on the spikes if you are lucky. This will be a younger plant that will need to be cared for very well for it to survive. Once it gets big enough it may bloom again exactly like it’s mother plant, but the mother plant will slowly degenerate :(