SPIKE!!!!!!!!!!! Nice job.

If you feel your phal is strong enough to use the energy in the production of flowers. I tend (so far) to cut spikes if the plant is only trying to save its life through reproduction.

Most plants, orchids included, sacrifice flowers for longevity. They blast the flowers in order to save their vegetative selves. They don't flower as a last gasp. Cutting the spike is good practice if you know the plant is stressed. But this plant has new leaves (two to a flowering) and new roots. I'd let this flower but make sure you give it water and feed it. Keep it warm (70f+) and if you can, give it a little breeze from a small fan. Just like the big commercial growers do when producing these big phals and flower spikes.

Here's an update, look at this happy little guy!

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These roots are still too young and immature to absorb much water. Keep wetting the undersides of the leaves for awhile. Good luck.

Definitely a spike, you should have flowers in about 3 months!

Roots looking good, and yes that's a spike there as well :cheer: