Is this a spike on this Phal?

[Skycat]

If it is, this will be my first time having an orchid rebloom!

[quiltergal]

Yep! Congrats!!

[bellini girl]

Congrats, it's a spike indeed

[Skycat]

Awesome! I thought I'd need to put my Phals outside for the temperature drop before any of them would spike (I hadn't put them outside already because I never got around to figuring out where I'd put them where they'd get light, but not have all these thunderstorms dump a ton of rain into their crowns... also I wasn't sure they'd like all the 90+ degree days)

[james mickelso]

Shows you that not all the wisdom around the orchid world is correct. Orchids bloom when they have enough energy and reserves to bloom. It's not set in stone as to season or temps. Nature is smarter than we are or ever will be.

[Skycat]

Also, this plant was already out of its last bloom cycle when I got it, but I did get to see it when it was blooming, and here is how the flowers looked

[campchi]

Beautiful

[DeaC]

It's a great feeling for sure! Just for fun I thought I'd mention that a small Epi. nocturnum I have kept putting out seedpods...no way. Had it inside and didn't want to look at it so outside it went. Found a lovely little flower all perfect today!

[topiarybud]

Originally Posted by Skycat

Awesome! I thought I'd need to put my Phals outside for the temperature drop before any of them would spike (I hadn't put them outside already because I never got around to figuring out where I'd put them where they'd get light, but not have all these thunderstorms dump a ton of rain into their crowns... also I wasn't sure they'd like all the 90+ degree days)

Probably the thunderstorms made the temperature drop and brought you the spike.
The day temperature can drop form 87℉(31℃) to 58℉(14℃) during the rain in Malaysia tropical rain forest. I learned that from the Discovery program naked and afraid S3E5. The rain is supposed to play an important part in the temperature change in phals’natural habitats where without four seasons.
I also got a spike after a typhoon hit. The day temperature got dropped from more than 90℉(32℃) to 79℉(26℃) for few days, plus the strong wind, the phal felt lower temperature actually. Mine is a hybrid of Phal. pulcherrima, so the temperature for reproductive growth is higher. But I’m not sure if the spike will be turning to a keiki, as the temperature is still quite high now.

Originally Posted by james mickelso

Shows you that not all the wisdom around the orchid world is correct. Orchids bloom when they have enough energy and reserves to bloom. It's not set in stone as to season or temps. Nature is smarter than we are or ever will be.

Hi James, The article in the link is strongly recommended to you. I supposed that you’ve read it, I’ve posted it for you before. Please note that there are 2 PhDs in the author list. They are all experts in the field of phals. And the article was published on magazine. To support your assumption which is different from this kind of article, you need to refer to same kind of articles or provide your accurate experiments showing the evidences. Or it will become quite ridiculous to deny others' hard-work research in such a few words, and also show your ignorance at the same time.
Growing the Best Phalaenopsis part3

[james mickelso]

I'm not a PhD candidate nor do I have all the answers. And I learned long ago they don't either. I just flower orchids out of season regularly. I've found that often, real world experience trumps controlled experiments run by folks trying to present papers to further their funding. It's great that there are untold thousands of papers written on and about subjects to prove some point but then there are those of us who poke holes in that research all the time. What I see I say. I've read lots of papers and articles. Many more than you have. You probably grow beautiful orchids. Very healthy orchids. In a place that is very conducive to growing lush beautiful orchids. Now come on over here and do the same in a not so amenable environment. With orchids that have more diseases and viruses and bugs than you ever dreamed of. I'm sure you can find a paper or article that will show you how to grow wonderful orchids here. But until you do, listen and learn something. I'm not too interested in who wrote what. I just grow orchids. And pretty well too.