After visiting Al's greenhouse I followed his style of not cutting the old
spike on the Phal gigantea in hopes it would rebloom during the next bloom
period. After checking back with him it appears that the old spike grew a
bit during the last cycle but did not produce more flowers.

Does anyone know what happens to the old flower spike on Phal gigantea? It
appears to be green and healthy but can I expect another flush of flowers?

Good growing,
Gene

Gene, from my experience, as long as it is green leave it alone. Only cut
it off when it browns off.

John


"Gene Schurg" <gene_schurg_nospam [at] verizon.net> wrote in message
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> After visiting Al's greenhouse I followed his style of not cutting the old
> spike on the Phal gigantea in hopes it would rebloom during the next bloom
> period. After checking back with him it appears that the old spike grew a
> bit during the last cycle but did not produce more flowers.
>
> Does anyone know what happens to the old flower spike on Phal gigantea?
> It
> appears to be green and healthy but can I expect another flush of flowers?
>
> Good growing,
> Gene
>
>

Exactly.

I only have gigantea hybrids, but they seem to get a few blooms on the older
spikes for a years or two, then put out new spikes and have a whole mess of
flowers, then wait a hear with just a few, then repeat.

Last year, my Sogo Redfox put out 1 or 2 blossoms on each of 4 old spikes.
This year one of them faded, and each of the three remaining ones had three
or four, and were joined by 5 new spikes, each bearing more than a dozen.

It might very well be my culture more than the inherent plant tendency,
though.

--

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"John Varigos" <jvarigos [at] usenet.mediclin.com.au> wrote in message
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> Gene, from my experience, as long as it is green leave it alone. Only cut
> it off when it browns off.
>
> John
>
>
> "Gene Schurg" <gene_schurg_nospam [at] verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:MzLfg.28626$%C6.12486 [at] trnddc08...
>> After visiting Al's greenhouse I followed his style of not cutting the
>> old
>> spike on the Phal gigantea in hopes it would rebloom during the next
>> bloom
>> period. After checking back with him it appears that the old spike grew
>> a
>> bit during the last cycle but did not produce more flowers.
>>
>> Does anyone know what happens to the old flower spike on Phal gigantea?
>> It
>> appears to be green and healthy but can I expect another flush of
>> flowers?
>>
>> Good growing,
>> Gene
>>
>>
>
>