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title: "What is this? This is my orchid plant. It’s not had a stalk in over 2…"
description: "What is this? This is my orchid plant. It’s not had a stalk in over 2 years. I’m not certain if this is one growing or just a root growing in a weird place. I…"
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community: "The Orchid Oasis"
author: "Appleby"
published: "2026-01-19T21:58:22.061711Z"
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# What is this? This is my orchid plant. It’s not had a stalk in over 2…

_Posted by Appleby on 2026-01-19_

What is this? This is my orchid plant. It’s not had a stalk in over 2 years. I’m not certain if this is one growing or just a root growing in a weird place. I changed up how I was fertilizing her so I’m wondering if maybe it’s working? She’s been in a kokodama for about 3 months now.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/_yMMZADxRcHBljDYZ2MrWtwXQINxSFUNuLFUlnk-3Ok/Ir8DcNwQQPCNS6Q8T8nFAg.webp?size=large)

## 7 comments

### Amy commented on 2026-01-20

Wow. I didn’t know you could make a kokedama with an orchid. Maybe the moisture is encouraging the orchid to put out new growth?

### Waspinator commented on 2026-01-20

That looks like it's probably just a weird root; they do like to send some upwards to get more air

#### Appleby replied on 2026-01-20

That’s what I was thinking too.

### Naturalee commented on 2026-01-21

Looks like a flower spike to me. It seems to have the folds and colour of a flower spike, younger orchids often produce them at the base of the third leaf down as well which can be a tell tale sign. Orchids definitely benefit from more moisture than many people offer them. I have great success with mine repeatedly flowering throughout the year since I converted them to LECA.

### Michelle’s Hobby commented on 2026-01-22

Looks like a new root to me. Spikes don’t have the point on the end see the picture above

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gtEimb4Ip4Yrouu_MVb5JeoLq5GwE8yKJVnuh6vE-Qs/koSkEBbpTpeRgvn-vs9p3A.webp?size=large)

#### Appleby replied on 2026-01-22

It definitely doesn’t have a point. It’s rounded.

#### Michelle’s Hobby replied on 2026-01-22

Ok

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