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Is it a spike or a new lead...?

Discussion in 'Everything Else Orchid' started by Jon, May 2, 2009.

Is it a spike or a new lead?

  1. Spike

    9 vote(s)
    31.0%

  2. New lead

    14 vote(s)
    48.3%

  3. Too soon to tell...

    6 vote(s)
    20.7%
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  1. May 6, 2009 #21
    mrbreeze

    mrbreeze Anglican Supporting Member

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    I would like to be the 16th person to know, thanks.
     
  2. May 6, 2009 #22
    Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    I don't know 15 other people, Floozo. Sorry.
     
  3. May 6, 2009 #23
    Mary Jane

    Mary Jane New Member

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    :D:D

    We're all just ate up with anticipation.:rolleyes:
     
  4. May 6, 2009 #24
    Tracey

    Tracey Interloper

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    I was the first to vote for new lead, so I think I need to be the first to know
     
  5. May 6, 2009 #25
    Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    I can tell, MJ. That's why you've posted to the thread 6 times.
     
  6. May 6, 2009 #26
    Mary Jane

    Mary Jane New Member

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    Well, someone's got to make it look like somebody lives here.
     
  7. May 6, 2009 #27
    Chris

    Chris New Member

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    I just got home and looked at my plant. I was mistaken. Oh well, good thing I only bet on my poker playing.
     
  8. May 6, 2009 #28
    Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    Because you were so sweet about asking for an update, MJ, this one's for you.
    :cool:
    P5060200.JPG
     
  9. May 6, 2009 #29
    Tom_in_PA

    Tom_in_PA I am not an addict

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    Plant sort of looks like it could possibly be Bulbophyllum pardalotum?
     
  10. May 6, 2009 #30
    Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    No. Though I was thinking I might grow it in similar conditions...
     
  11. May 6, 2009 #31
    Forrest

    Forrest Really Neat

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    That is a new growth. And the brown tip dont look good. I would put some captan on that thing before it rots off.
     
  12. May 6, 2009 #32
    Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    It's supposed to look like that.
     
  13. May 7, 2009 #33
    Forrest

    Forrest Really Neat

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    right on.
     
  14. May 7, 2009 #34
    Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    The tip has been brown the whole time, and the thingamabob is still growing. I'm not concerned.
     
  15. May 7, 2009 #35
    Karen

    Karen Species nut

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    LOL!
    It's growing, at any rate!
     
  16. May 7, 2009 #36
    piotrm

    piotrm Well-Known Member

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    I guess it is new growth as well most of this shape bulbos has very thin - like hair spikes, dont they? And the roots are just under it...

    Any way good luck :)
     
  17. May 7, 2009 #37
    Clawd

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    I have a Bulbo. sp. ex sumatra that throws quite a few new leads mid rhizome. Not a miniature but the leads look exactly like the photo.

    Regards


    Clawd
     
  18. May 7, 2009 #38
    Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    I think they do, but I'm not sure this is quite like th eothers. The roots are there because they are all along the rhizome.

    I don't suppose you'd be able to post a picture, would you? I'd like to see that.
     
  19. May 9, 2009 #39
    Clawd

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    These aren't great but you can get the idea. The bigger shoot is about 3cm back from the bulb. One one of the photo's you can see a new shoot starting.

    There were a number of other leads ( I only purchased it 4 weeks ago), some had survived, some not.

    Interestingly the new lead is black in colour until the leaf appears and the lead matures.
    DSC_0127.jpg DSC_0128.jpg DSC_0129.jpg
     
  20. May 9, 2009 #40
    Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    Huh. I've never seen that before. Thanks Clawd!
     
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