everybody, I have 3 Phalaenopsis plants that my husband gave me on Valentines Day, 2012. I had no idea how to grow them so I turned to the internet and thankfully found all of y'all. I have learned a great deal and now have a question. A little background first. All 3 plants are healthy and I learned this morning that they are NOIDS. All 3 sucessfully bloomed in early December 2012 and I was thrilled. Their blooms did not begin to fall until mid April. All 3 spikes are alive and well and one plant still has 2 healthy flowers left. I went on vacation for six days and returned to a brand new spike on each plant. The 3rd plant even has a new spike (branch) about 2" long coming from the curve in the current flowering spike. My question is .... I know Summer is coming, which is the growing season. If I allow the spikes to continue and bloom throughout the Summer, will this extra energy going to the blooms keep the plant from further maturing during the growth season? Two of the 3 Phals are young and one of the 2 has a small root system but all are healthy.
I live on a boat and am currently in North Florida where we have had a very cool Spring which is why I'm sure they are spiking again. So, the delima is ... should I snip the spikes to allow the plants to mature during the Summer or should I let them spike and bloom again? All opinions are welcome, as I am hear to learn all I can to keep my Pahls healthy
New Phal Spikes in May???
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