phal spike now?

[seabead22]

I just spotted a spike on a noid phal but isn't this far too late for that? I got it in november of 2010 in bloom. Repotted after blooms were spent in february of this year and its grown nice healthy roots like crazy since then. I am happy to have blooms on the way but is it ok for the plant to be spiking right now? Is it just out of phase with other phals?

[Daethen]

Some phals are summer bloomers. If it was in bloom last Nov. it will probably be in bloom about then again this year. Congrats!

[Val]

It's perfectly normal.
It takes 3-4 months from starting a spike to full bloom. So your Phal will be in bloom in October/November, just like last year.
Enjoy!

[seabead22]

glad to hear it. Nice pop of pink for the winter!

[RosieC]

It all depends on what triggers the phal to spike, some are light sensitive, some temperature sensitive and some are a mixture of both. A lot of NoID phals are mostly temperature sensitive.

I have a lot budding just now because we had a warm April and a cool May and the drop in temps triggered spikes in May which are now at the budding stage (First flowers just opening on a couple of them).

Enjoy your flowers

[seabead22]

Well it definitely wasn't a drop in temp here in the Florida Summer ....but that's great information for my other phals, Thanks!