How to grow phalaenopsis keiki #orchid #orchidcare #phalaenopsis
How to grow keiki of phalaenopsis orchids #orchid #orchidcare #phalaenopsis phalaenopsis hybrid orchids can be propagated by several methods. in this video i have talked about two techniques which have been successful for me. Basal keiki one of my phalaenopsis orchids has produced a basal keiki this year. The crown got damaged somehow and the orchid decided to put out a keiki from the base of the orchid. this is a kind of survival strategy which orchids apply to continue the growth process. Keiki from flower spike I have seen quite a number of videos on the internet claiming that keikis can be developed from flower spikes. I thought I should give it a try. I cut one spike from one phalaenopsis orchid and placed it in a humid environment inside a bottle cut in half. i placed some sphagnum moss inside and moistened it. Then i placed the cut spike inside the bottle and put the other half on top of it. This created a sort of closed greenhouse which was quite humid and it helped to produce the keiki. The spike should have an undevelped bud which has not bloomed and this bud will either produce a secondarry spike or a keiki. The keiki takes a very long time to develop. For me it took almost ren months to produce just two leaves. So you need to be really patient if you want to try it out. Success is not 100% guranteed but you can give it a try.
How to grow keiki of phalaenopsis orchids #orchid #orchidcare #phalaenopsis phalaenopsis hybrid orchids can be propagated by several methods. in this video i have talked about two techniques which have been successful for me. Basal keiki one of my phalaenopsis orchids has produced a basal keiki this year. The crown got damaged somehow and the orchid decided to put out a keiki from the base of the orchid. this is a kind of survival strategy which orchids apply to continue the growth process. Keiki from flower spike I have seen quite a number of videos on the internet claiming that keikis can be developed from flower spikes. I thought I should give it a try. I cut one spike from one phalaenopsis orchid and placed it in a humid environment inside a bottle cut in half. i placed some sphagnum moss inside and moistened it. Then i placed the cut spike inside the bottle and put the other half on top of it. This created a sort of closed greenhouse which was quite humid and it helped to produce the keiki. The spike should have an undevelped bud which has not bloomed and this bud will either produce a secondarry spike or a keiki. The keiki takes a very long time to develop. For me it took almost ren months to produce just two leaves. So you need to be really patient if you want to try it out. Success is not 100% guranteed but you can give it a try.