Is my Michael Koopowitz in sheath?

[My Green Pets]

Got this in July from Windy Hill. Leaf span about 19 inches on older growth with small newer growth.

Could it be?

 

[abax]

Unless it's trying to trick you, looks like an emerging
spike to me. *got my fingers crossed*

 

[troy]

Sweet!!! Congrats!!! When it blooms don't let the petals touch anything or they will stop elongating, and keep it humid around the blooms it will lengthen their life

 

[My Green Pets]

Yay! Except, the sheath looks a little brown with black around the edges, is it rotting? Ugh--such stress with these things.

 

[troy]

I overlooked that, keep water out of the crown, what I would do I would not recommend you to do, I hope it blooms for you, just gonna have to wait

 

[My Green Pets]

It looks like maybe what I thought was black is in fact more purple-red.

Do these grow very quickly? Seems to have stretched visibly in just 12 hours.

 

[Denver]

They can move very quickly...they can also just sit there and do nothing for quite a while. It's definitely a spike and it looks perfectly healthy.

 

[cattmad]

Looking good

 

[My Green Pets]

 

[troy]

Looks normal, maybe that 1st bloom will have some blemishes is all, this cross is pretty consistent with varying petal shoulders

 

[My Green Pets]

Pretty nice Christmas present if you ask me. That sanderianum thread has got my tongue hanging out and looking forward to this even more.

 

[troy]

Waiting sucks, phili x sandy is a very good cross

 

[My Green Pets]

 

[Ozpaph]

exciting

 

[Clark]

all systems go

 

[Justin]

Once the spike grows about 5 more inches start watering heavily...keeping the roots very moist will help the petals grow longer.

 

[My Green Pets]

Thank you for your help.

I'm excited, no doubt. Is this a division or first bloom seedling? I don't know.

 

[My Green Pets]

 

[SlipperKing]

Pretty small plant to be spiking. Good deal.

 

[NYEric]

Looking good!