Advice on Phalaenopsis Spikes

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Originally Posted by estación seca

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Phal growth is proportional to the growing temperatures. They should flower each year. In a warm situation mine make 3-5 new leaves each year, or more. Most will eventually make clusters of rosettes from the base, each of which may make several flower spikes per year.

I bought a beautiful phal last year that had a terminal spike. I cut the spike down to a couple of nodes left. Ray said when I was panicing about having a terminal spike, to be patient and I might get a basal keiki. a couple of months ago that happened, making both me and the orchid happy again.