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Thread: Rhynchostylis gigantea: root or flower bud?

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  1. November 6th, 2020, 04:27 AM #1
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    Default Rhynchostylis gigantea: root or flower bud?

    root or flower bud?
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  2. November 6th, 2020, 07:06 AM #2
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    Looks more like the start of a flower spike than root to me.
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  3. November 6th, 2020, 10:18 PM #3
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    Yes more lie a spike!
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    That's a spike. It will grow extremely slowly and the flowers will open earliest in about two months. Mine is at the same stage.
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    Spike
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    looks like a spike
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    from today's photo, can see the multi-layers at the tip
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    An incredibly synchronized species regardless of the location in the world. Here is mine as of this morning:

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    to see your flowers soon
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    My guess is that the first flower opens sometime in January.
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