| You are noting from these posts that everyone has their own ideas/methods of dealing with flowered out spikes. Obviously the choice is up to you. In most cases my preference is to remove the spike at the base as close to the plant as I can get after blooming. A couple of reasons. Only the original spike typically has the number and highest quality of blooms. I prefer the plant to immediately start regenerating its energy through the production of more roots and bigger and healthier leaves for next year's spike instead of working on subspikes. Also for me, the artistic appearance of the overall plant with original spike(s) is more natural/beautiful than the subpiked "look". Either way - enjoy you phal! |