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How to Grow Baby Orchids

March 07, 2019 2 min read 14 Comments

How to grow baby orchids

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Crazy Keiki Cloning Paste is a specially formulated blend of hormones and vitamins that will convince your orchid to produce a baby orchid clone or extra flower stalk... naturally! It's super simple to use and a little bit of paste goes a long way. By using keiki paste you can grow your collection and enjoy more flowers.

Why does Keiki Paste work? 

Keiki paste includes several different cytokinin hormones that promote cell division and are added to lanolin which won't wash off while watering. When you add it to an orchid node the node will typically (but not always) result in a keiki which is an exact clone of the mother orchid or a new flower stalk.

Materials Needed:

Instructions:

Orchid nodes

First we need to locate a node on the orchid flower stem. If you run your hands along the stalk you'll feel a bump every couple inches. These bumps are the nodes and they look kind of like joints where the stalk merges together. There are several nodes on each flower stem and each node should work with keiki paste. In my experience nodes closer to the base of the plant are more likely to result in  a keiki while nodes closer to the flowers are more likely to result in a new flower stalk so choose one, two (or three) nodes based on what your ideal outcome is.

Before adding the paste we first need to prep the node. Each node has a little bit of thin plant tissue (called a bract) covering it up kind of like a sock. The bract needs to be pushed down or removed before the paste is applied.

Removing bract on an orchid to reveal node for keiki paste

Use a tooth pick, tweezers or even your clean fingernails to peel off the bract. It might feel weird peeling off something on your plant, but it's just a little bit of protective tissue. You won't hurt your plant. When your done peeling you might see a bright or light green dot underneath. This dot is the node! If you don't see the dot, don't fret. You are still in the right location.

Applying Keiki Clone Paste to Orchid

Next apply the Keiki Paste using an included disposable cotton swab. Dab a pea sized amount of paste on each node.

After applying the paste continue watering and caring for your orchid as before. It takes a few weeks before the paste starts working. After a couple of weeks you should begin to see some growth. Sometimes I'll carefully take a toothpick to push aside the paste and see if something is growing!

Orchid Node with Keiki Paste

After a few more weeks you will have a better idea of whether you will get a new flower stalk or a new baby orchid.  A baby orchid quickly shows a couple of leaves while a flower stalk looks like a tiny fist 

Orchid Keiki - 6 weeks old

A baby keiki should be left on the mother orchid until 2 to 3 roots grow 1/2 inch long.

Grow your Orchid Collection

14 Responses

Grandma Lucy
Grandma Lucy

April 25, 2022

Got my bottle. Going to try it on my Orchid!!!

Keiki paste
Keiki paste

March 22, 2022

Hi, does keiki paste work on monstera? Does it work to grow the roots or growth point for à New leaf? Thank you !
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Southside Plants replied:
Keiki Paste works to grow vegetation not roots. So add it to a node and it
will encourage the growth of vegetation!

Jason Stock
Jason Stock

November 26, 2021

Does keiki paste work on Vanilla planifolia?
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Southside Plants replied:
We haven’t tried it on Vanilla planifolia before but if you can find a node to apply it too you have a good chance of it working!

Rebecca
Rebecca

October 19, 2021

Hi! I was wondering if you had a SDS for this product? Thank you!
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Southside Plants replied:
We do! Email us at help@southsideplants.com

Monica
Monica

December 17, 2020

Hi! Its my first time using this product so I would like to know if is possible to put the paste in more than one node in the same stem?Thks!

Jim OBrien
Jim OBrien

October 31, 2020

Sirs,
We would like to use your Keiki Paste product, could you please email me a SDS.

Jim

Nidia
Nidia

August 11, 2020

Does it work in any kind of orchids?

Edge Barnes
Edge Barnes

August 10, 2020

The flower stem on my orchid comes up from the middle of the leaves and there are no nodes. Previous flower stems appear to have come from the base (they have all been cut short and are dried).
Wher should I apply the cloning paste?

Willie Wright
Willie Wright

June 30, 2020

I have been using on Monsteras and it seems to produce new growth when applied to growth nodes. Think it could work for that also. I believe it is.

Maria Vargas
Maria Vargas

June 23, 2020

Hi,

Just wondering how long delivery will
Take. I am interested in ordering the Keiki paste.

Thank you.

Peney Williams
Peney Williams

July 13, 2019

Hello,
I received my order of Keiki Paste yesterday. I applied it as directed. In addition, I applied it to the top of flower spikes where it looked like new spikes were starting. These “new” spikes were not growing and had been present while the spikes were in bloom.

Will Keiki Paste help promote growth on new, tiny spikes (that aren’t growing)?

Thanks,

Tom Ratner
Tom Ratner

June 16, 2019

How to apply to Cattlea orchid.

Meg
Meg

March 31, 2019

For specific questions about international shipping please contact me at help@southsideplants.com

Chen Li Chi
Chen Li Chi

March 31, 2019

Hi Sir
If I place order (Crazy Keiki cloning paste x 2), can you deliver to Japan?
If yes, how about the freight cost?
Thank you very much.

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