My paph malipoense bud blasted after 4 months of spiking @#$%!!! The last
time it flowered successfully in 2005 after it had been in spike for 5
months. Unfortunately in the meantime we moved to a new place, so I could
not give it exactly the same conditions, but it seemed to be doing so
well -- this spike started already in this new place and I had not moved it
or changed its conditions since it started to spike (or at least I don't
think I have). I am baffled as to why it bud-blasted, and seriously miffed
since it takes so long for this plant to do anything and so a failure is
more significant. On the upside it does have a new growth already so
hopefully it will spike again next year. Sigh!

Joanna