Off with the spikes!
I was given a phal as a gift a little while back, which turned out to be in really bad shape (root rot, base-of-the-plant rot, half-broken leaves ...) even though it actually looked pretty good "from the crown up" for someone like me who doesn't grow phals.
Anyway, I used some forum threads and advice (thanks Becky and Sadie!) to figure out how to fix it.
Today I finally convinced myself to cut off the 2 beautiful spikes it came with, knowing it needed its energy to pull through ... It was difficult.
My question is ... do phals spike better with time or not necessarily? Meaning, this one had two spikes with SO MANY potential blooms , can I expect at least the same in the future? (provided it survives, of course!) Thanks!
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