Ray, did you notice he used the word node? Now, I suppose you could
say a multi-floral Paph has nodes but I just have a feeling he has a
Phal. I'll bet you $1.37 that he typed Paph. by mistake.

Steve
.... waiting for John to return and tell me I'm full of prunes.

Ray wrote:
I suppose it depends on what species are in the background.

Some paphs only have a solitary blossom, so when it's gone, it's time to cut the spike off as close
to the plant as possible. Others are multi-floral and usually sequential bloomers.

If there are still buds beyond where the flower was, do nothing. If not, cut away.



"John Carruthers" wrote in message
...

My new Paph just dropped its last bloom leaving a bare spike. Do
I now
leave it to its own devices, or snip the spike back to a node, or
right back to the base ?
jc

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