Spike count rising...
 

Out of 26 phals, I now have 12 that are spiking. This is only November, and several of these had started to spike mid-October. This seems early for some reason. My largest one that I've named Twin Towers (2 tall spikes) is budding, and will be in full bloom within 2 weeks. Last year it didn't start to spike until the first week in Dec. I don't understand why all these guys are already in spike? Not that I'm complaining really...:blushing:

we have three of ours doing the same thing. we bought them booming this year a few months ago.

Mine are too. At this rate they will be over before it is time to put them outside.

It's more unusual to have any orchid spike at the exact same time every year. I have a several that, year to year, bloom about the same time but most have a mind of their own and I can only pin it to a season, rather than a month.

As soon as those temperatures, drop, they start spiking. Mine started in September and the first blooms are starting to open now.

I went through the group today, and I actually have 14 that are now spiking. If I don't lose any to bud blast or any other unforeseen problem, my living room kitchen area is going to be really awesome with all those bloomed!

I'm thrilled! The spike count is now up to 18, and the one I thought was only going to send up 1 spike is putting up 2! This is the best year yet!!

Congrats on all the spikes! :) I don't think they started early, I usually started seeing spikes on my Phals in early october and nearly all that decide to bloom will have set spikes by the end of the year.
Wish I still had a large Phal collection, I had to trash many of them in the last 2 years due to a mystery Phal disease.

I'm sorry to hear that Camille. I do think I recall reading something that you had posted about that a while back. That's really sad as I think phalaenopsis are beautiful beautiful orchids.

That is fantastic! What an awesome display you are going to be enjoying!

I have one Phal that gave me a single spike with a few flowers over the last half of summer. Those are all gone now, but lo and behold, it's growing another spike! Another one of my Phals is putting up a spike for the first time in about eighteen months.

Sounds like many of us are going to be enjoying flowers over the holidays. :)

Good for you Mountaineer! And Happy Thanksgiving!

I have a cactus, Trichocereus (now Echinopsis) candicans, that for a number of years flowered exactly on the night of March 31/April 1.

[QUOTE=estación seca;859089]I have a cactus, Trichocereus (now Echinopsis) candicans, that for a number of years flowered exactly on the night of March 31/April 1st

Interesting. Must be kind of neat to know exactly when plant will flower.

Hi all and Merry Christmas! An update on the number of phals I have spiking. 25 out of 28!! and out of those, 10 so far are double spiked!!Yea!:banana::cheer: And to my continued surprise, the phal rescure that I had brought home from work a while ago is actually spiking too. I had cut off the bloomed spike to help it recover from the neglect (the air roots looked really shot) and here it is in spike again! :dance: