Tennis wrote:
I noticed two keikis atop neighboring pseudobulbs at leaf axils while
gathering up the trichopilias into crates as I try to finish the year's
repotting before winter sets in (I repot outdoors in the back yard
because I have more room and I don't have to worry about the mess).
...
I have seen such things develop on the tops of pseudobulbs before on a
few oncidinae, but they usually don't mature and eventually die back.
These seem to be becoming viable plantlets, growing roots and even a
second growth on one of them.
I'd be interested in hearing from those in the know about these
adventitious growths - why they happen, how to encourage their
formation. I'm particularly happy to see these as they are on an
extremely rare and hard to obtain plant, T.eneidae, the flower of which
can be seen on my homepage at:
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Tennis Maynard
Hello Tennis,
I usually noticed them on a few trichopilias when I had them potted
in coconut husk chips that were being kept too wet. So, it may not be
a desirable thing to see them, as it might be a response to too much
water. The pseudobulbs that had these keikis weren't growing to the
proper size so maybe the plant was trying to grow up out of the
offending condition.
hope this helps,
charles
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charles ufford
oriskany, ny usa
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