"Ted Byers" wrote in message
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I now have three plants with keikis.

One is a phal (P. Sogo Smith), and it has two developing at the top of the
inflorescences (which had been cut just above the highest node that hadn't
flowered). Now, when it comes time to remove it, do I do so by cutting
between the keiki and the inflorescence supporting it, or do I cut the
inflorescence just below the keiki, leaving part of the inflorescence
attached to the baby

Ted,

Depends on the keiki. I've had some that simply snapped off when I tried
them, and others that I needed to leave attached to a piece of the old
spike. I don't think I'd try to cut in between the keiki and the old spike,
for fear of damaging the new, tender growth and roots.

I'm not going to touch the nobile plants, as I only have a few, and though
they are doing fine I don't consider myself any kind of authority on them.
As for the Epi., if it's a radicans it will continue to throw out babies;
it's a habit of theirs. In my experience they grow fine if left in place.

Enjoy!

Diana