Hi again Joanna:

Has the mother plant grown any
new leaves of its own recently (not keikie leaves, but leaves coming from
the center top of the mother plant's crown)?
Yes,so I will not cut off the flower spike,which in any case I am loathe to
do.
I think I will just wait and see what transpires. The flower spike is growing
in leaps and bounds.
Thanks for all the trouble you are going through to resolve my concerns. I ont
think I worried this much when my son was little.
Bob