In my experience, the only thing that will save such a plant is the
formation of basal keikis. I would guess that cutting off the spike might
preserve more of the plant's energies so it can put it to that...

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"Xi Wang" wrote in message
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Ray wrote:
Yep. In the vast majority of occurrences, if an inflorescence emerges
from the crown of a phal, it will end up dying. On occasion, a basal
growth will form, but that seems rare, in my experience,

By 'it will end up dying' I assume you mean the plant, not just the
inflorescence. If one were to catch this early and cut away the forming
spike, will that save the plant?

Cheers,
Xi