Cool it, Chris. Such an outburst is uncalled for. Putting it a bit more
classily:

"Spike" is often used as a generic term for inflorescence - the growth that
supports the flower structures. Check out this for the specific types:

http://www.firstrays.com/inflorescences.htm

In dendrobiums, a new growth is often called a cane, but that is actually an
elongated pseudobulb.

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wrote:
Can someone tell me what a spike looks like? I know a Den has canes.
Are they similar?

Just Freaking Google It.

http://www.orchids.com/support/supportGlossary.html

A spike would be an unbranched inflorescence of unstalked flowers...

I guess if you squinted your eyes hard at a nobile type dendrobium
that drops leaves before blooming would have a cane that makes you
think it's a spike.

Now, is there a word similar to panicle, but for when the flowers
closer to the top bloom first (My mtdm has ~100 buds on it, two bloomed).




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