Stunting Growth?

[BlakeeBoo]

I just got a new phall and it is growing a flower spike but it keeps going through periods of no growth when it is really cold and grows really fast when it is a little warmer is this bad for it?

[kmarch]

It's normal for things to go slow when it is cool and faster when it is warm. So nothing to worry there, but how cool is cool and how warm is warm?

[BlakeeBoo]

well it is by a window so it is like 55-70 range but i have it on a heating mat so the heat rises up to it so i do not know if it really gets that cold. I know that is not very clear lol sorry

[mayres]

I've given this information several times before - but here goes again. This is the effect of temperature alone on the development of a phal spike done by a major university.
Temp in F (C) - number of days
57 (14) - 266 days
63 (17) - 133 days
68 (20) - 87 days
73 (23) - 68 days
76 (26) - 52 days

[patlee]

Thanks for the info,Mike--I guess I hadn't discovered this site when you gave it before, but I have now put it in my little black notebook of fun facts from the forum. Now the only trick is to get my DH to raise the thermostat

[BlakeeBoo]

how fast should a normal phal spike grow?

[Aleksa]

Originally Posted by BlakeeBoo

how fast should a normal phal spike grow?

It really depends from conditions. Some of my phals's spikes grow like crazy and some are very slow...

[BlakeeBoo]

well then my question is do you think that mine growing an inch over two weeks is healthy i have never had a phal bloom