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Originally Posted by Roberta
When a warm-growing Phal gets a cold shock, likely the spiking is a "fear reaction" ... after all, if it's threatened, it "wants" to reproduce before it might die. (Chilly temperatures would be pretty scary for a tropical plant that wasn't evolved to deal with it...) Somewhat anthropomorphizing the orchid, but stress inducing blooming fits the scenario. In nature, blooming happens in the general course of life.
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Makes a lot of sense. As for me, I'm happy to see them bloom with strong leaves and strong root systems. Heck it might even put a good show
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