great newsgroup, just found it last week. people seem helpful in here.
helps to have addictions, i suppose.

so.. my first ever orchid... he's two years old now. flowered twice. now,
he's got three spikes about to flower again. but i'm concerned about how
big he is. he keeps 'doubling' his crown, like a building, stacking himself
up and up and up. he's got 3 layers right now. is this abnormal? i know
the quick answer is 'if they're flowering, it can't be too bad', but i'm
worried nonetheless.

also, i have another phal nearby, and he's not even close to flowering, and
recently had to cut a couple of kikis off (both are doing fine). any
suggestions on what to do for a previously stressed phal?

oh my god, i have more questions: when is a lady slipper (sorry, can't
remember the name) supposed to spike? flowered in february, grew quite a
bit since.

thanks guys.