Question
Will all types of orchids reproduce at the flower spike?  Is this happening from a seed germinating, or is this like a mini clone of the plant?  Thank you for your time!
love amber

Answer
Amber, thank you for your interesting question.  Not all orchids reproduce from the flower spike. This is most commonly found in dendrobium and phalaenopsis orchids but only under specific circumstances.  When that does occur, it is, in fact, a clone of the mother plant. It occurs at a node or joint in the flower spike. The meristemmatic tissue is located beneath a small sheath at that node and can be artificially induced to grow a new plant with special chemicals placed on that tissue after the covering has been removed.