Is my orchid normal?

We have an orchid at our office and it bloomed this year and last year. However, it started growing weird branch looking things off the stem. Is this normal? If so, what is it called? Does it require special care?





http://www.geocities.com/erica_de_leon/o...


http://www.geocities.com/erica_de_leon/o...

Is my orchid normal?
It's called a Keiki. Those weird branches are actually roots.





Keikis are a good indicator that the mother Orchid "thinks" it's dying ( but not necessarily dying) and/or needs more light. Normally they need full shade but still need a great deal of light than an office setting could provide. Phalaenopsis live on trees and when overgrowth and we think that this is a way for them to transplant themselves to a higher position with more light. In the wild the mother would die (starve from the lack of light) and the clone would live on a better spot.





The link shows what to do with the keiki once it's mature enough, but I would like to point out that they are transplanting the new orchid in Soiless media. So make sure you get Orchid potting mix.





Good luck.
Reply:thats essentially a baby orchid you have growing from the initial flower stem. This an asexual way that orchids reproduce. Those parts that are sticking out are its roots and it seems to have a leaf. Once it gets a little bigger you can snip below the roots and put it in medium and youll have an exact replica of your other orchid. You can also from there give it a general orchid fertilizer to develop more leaves/roots. Let me know if you have any other questions :)

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