I wonder if the difference in flowering habit has to do with the type
of phal. Perhaps some don't flower well off old spikes and some do???
~Lisa
--- In Phalaenopsis-orchids@yahoogroups.com, Denise Nash <djnash@...>
wrote:
>
> Well, John, all I can say is that you are far more careful than I am.
> It never fails that I knock the old spike as I'm watering or moving the
> plant, which jars it, eventually, out of the pot. Yes, you can get
> additional flowers sometimes. But I have noticed that if I leave the
> old spike on, my plants are more likely to flower off the old spike
than
> to create a new one. Just something I have noticed in my own
> collection. I say lucky you since you don't seem to share my
experiences!
>
> ~Denise
>
>