Keikis = Baby Orchids (Hawaiian)

Leaves + roots forming at spike nodes = keikis. Your Phal is reproducing vegetatively!

When to Separate

Wait for roots >2 inches with green tips (active growth). Then:

1. Gently rock keiki at base; if not free in 10 tries, cut with sterile razor.
2. Have 3–4" pots + medium bark mix ready.
3. Pot each keiki individually (more plants!).
4. Center in pot, fill, gentle press.

Keiki Aftercare

• Warm shade 2–3 weeks.
• Then near mother for similar light.
• Bloom in 2–3 years (clones of mother).

Why Keikis Formed

Often = too much nitrogen fertilizer (high first number). Switch to bloom booster (high middle number) pre-flowering. Or low light triggered vegetative over reproductive growth.

Bonus

If growths are roots not leaves—still pot them! Root keikis grow into plants too.