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orchid spawning new plants?

15 years ago

Hi,

I bought this orchid about a year ago at the grocery store. Each of the two flower stalks bloomed. After the blooms dropped, I cut each flower stalk just above a node on the stalk. Now, it looks like new plants are coming out from the nodes just below where I cut the stalk. See the photo links below.

I don't know a lot about orchids. This is my first one. I need some advice as to what to do next with this orchid. Do I have two new plants that I can pot? Do I need to repot the original plant?

Thanks in advance for the help.

Lisa

http://picasaweb.google.com/lisablair7/Orchid#5563193320153876418

http://picasaweb.google.com/lisablair7/Orchid#5563193318120824514

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Comments (3)

Thanemarr
15 years ago
They are Keikis! Congrats on that. There is a page that describes how to remove/repot a keiki on here. Search Keiki on the orchid forums! Those look great by the way. Growing quickly and very healthy.

-T
orchid126
15 years ago
Let the mother plant take care of the new babies until they get good and strong. Don't be in a hurry to remove them and plant them on their own. Congratulations!
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Thanemarr
15 years ago
That larger one seems well established... It has a great bundle of roots that are beautiful and long. Based on the forums I have read and reread, the larger of the two would be ready to go.
Who knows maybe you will get lucky again with another baby after the cut is made.

-T

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