New to the orchid world so I'm not familiar with the names, nor parts of
orchids, possibly except one...spike. Is this the part that the next
bud would appear? If so, mine just stays as small as it was 6 weeks ago.
The flowers are doing fine. I give it proper light, fertilizer and etc.
I read somewhere that orchids 'take off'in growth during the warmer,
summer months. ...so is there anything thing wrong with mine? Its
slightly 3/8ths of an inch long, and like I said, its been that way ever
since i bought it. BTW, its a Moth Orchid.

On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 05:29:01 -0700, boothbay wrote
(in article ):

New to the orchid world so I'm not familiar with the names, nor parts of
orchids, possibly except one...spike. Is this the part that the next
bud would appear? If so, mine just stays as small as it was 6 weeks ago.
The flowers are doing fine. I give it proper light, fertilizer and etc.
I read somewhere that orchids 'take off'in growth during the warmer,
summer months. ...so is there anything thing wrong with mine? Its
slightly 3/8ths of an inch long, and like I said, its been that way ever
since i bought it. BTW, its a Moth Orchid.

If you already have a spike (or inflorescence, as some would insist)
covered with blooms, and there's been no growth in the 3/8" appendage you
describe, the latter may be an aerial root, which is common in Phalaenopsis,
or moth orchids. If it has a pointy green tip and a greyish covering below
the tip, that's very likely.
If you are able to post a picture of it on alt.binaries.pictures.orchids,
most of us follow both groups, and we'd be able to tell you more certainly.
Your orchid may not spike again or bloom for a year, which I suspect is
part of a plot to get us to buy more orchids!

Tom
Walnut Creek, CA
Nikon D70