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Old 10-13-2008, 04:12 PM
Erin Raven Skye Erin Raven Skye is offline
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Question growth cycle ending...need advice please

I bought a beautiful Phal last year that had two flower spikes completely filled with blooms. The blooms dropped, and I decided to leave the spikes, instead of cutting them. When it got closer to spring I repotted the orchid, and put it in a room that was colder than the rest of my house to try to stimulate growth. Not only did the two previous spikes start re-growing, but a third spike grew as well! Unfortunately, one spike was inadvertantly damaged and never bloomed, the other old spike only had one bloom, and the new spike that grew this year had three blooms, so I'm thinking I need to cut them back so it will refocus it's energy...but what to do? Trim all three? Just the older two? Cut them completely, or to one of the nodes?

Separately, last night as I was moving my phal I noticed in addition to a bunch of new air root growth, a tiny little leaf growth separate from the rest of the plant...so I think I'm having a baby! Very exciting.

Suggestions? Advice? All opinons welcome

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