Phal - flower spike stopped growing

Apr 03, 2008 Last reply: 18 years ago 3 Replies

I have a phal that has already bloomed twice. It started growing it's third spike about a month ago. I was quite excited because the spike has four branches. Suddenly last week it just stopped growing. There are some very small buds on it but they have not matured or grown at all. Otherwise the plant looks fine.



Should I do something or just wait and see what happens? It is in the same place that it's always been, along with five other phals that are blooming like crazy.


Have any buds fallen off? Or changed color or shrivelled?

Diana

Has there been any environmental change? In particular, a drop in temps? Sometimes these factors affect only a spike with buds at "a certain stage," so the plants next door that are already in bloom (or even have fatter or smaller buds) wouldn't show it. Kenni

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