A friend just asked me to research the impact of terminal spikes on Vandas. He thinks he has one, although from the two pictures he sent me it is impossible to tell which side of the newest leaf the spike is on.

Dr. Google only finds me phals with terminal spikes. Is this a problem for a Vanda? I realize the word "terminal" with regard to plants does not mean the same thing as terminal illness in humans, but will it change how this vanda grows?