Claude,
I searched the rgo archives, and found the following post from Ray in
response to a question about when a Phal may have multiple spikes:
http://groups.google.com/groups?thre...giganews.c om
Best,
Joanna

"J Fortuna" wrote in message
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Claude,
Triple spiking! That's wonderful. Congratulations!

To tell you the truth, I do not really know what conditions are required
for
double or triple spiking. I know that only more mature, older plants will
do
it. But beyond that, I assumed that a plant that has had double spikes in
a
previous year when being grown in a greenhouse, and then once it is moved
to
my apartment it has only one spike per year, I assumed that this was
because
the conditions were not as good in my apartment as in the greenhouse. But
I
don't know which conditions -- not enough light? not enough humidity?

Does anyone else out here know what are the most likely causes of a plant
that is definitely mature enough to be in double or triple spike to only
have one spike?

Thanks,
Joanna

"Claude" wrote in message
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Hey Joanna1

I`m happy for you. What are the conditions for double spiking?

One of my DTPS is actuallty triple spiking ( see previous pictures on
ABPO! )

Bye
Claude

"J Fortuna" wrote in message
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| For the first time ever one of my Phals is showing activity on two
spikes,
| both of which it has grown in my apartment. One of it is an older
spike,
the
| other a new one. Before this I had bought some Phals that came with
two
| spikes, but when they reflowered they would have one spike at a time
only.
I
| feel like this is a major breakthrough. I had already thought that my
| conditions were not good enough for double-spiking, but now I got two
spikes
| of one of my Phals that I have had for 3 years already.
|
| Yay. It's a happy day.
|
| Joanna
|
|