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What are the stems coming off this orchid?

Discussion in 'Everything Else Orchid' started by rollinkansas, Dec 19, 2009.

  1. Dec 19, 2009 #1
    rollinkansas

    rollinkansas Active Member

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    Do these stems have a name? Do they only show up when the plant is about the bloom?

    Thanks.

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  2. Dec 19, 2009 #2
    Dale

    Dale New Member

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    Those are flower spikes.
     
  3. Dec 19, 2009 #3
    Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    Have you flowered this plant before, rollinkansas?
     
  4. Dec 19, 2009 #4
    rollinkansas

    rollinkansas Active Member

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    No, when it arrived it had the spikes but they werent as big...they seem more "developed" now than when I first got it.
     
  5. Dec 21, 2009 #5
    This_guy_Bri

    This_guy_Bri weirdo

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    another word for flower spikes is inflorescence