Just about a month ago, I posted about a couple of my Phals that were beginning to spike. Well, when I was watering my orchids this week I found THREE more Phals with spikes starting to poke out!
The first is a pretty creamy white-and-burgundy harlequin Phal, whose spike has that telltale mitten shape:
![Tiny spike beginning to peek out](https://i0.wp.com/bklynorchids.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/photo-1-e1385048641335.jpg?resize=384%2C512)
The next is a big Phal with beautiful yellow blooms that I bought at Lowe’s about 2 1/2 years ago! I can tell that it’s a spike because the tip is pointy rather than round the way this orchid’s roots usually are.
![The plump beginnings of a spike](https://i0.wp.com/bklynorchids.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/photo-2-e1385048742449.jpg?resize=384%2C512)
And last but not least, one of my Phal keikis is also showing signs of a new spike…it’s so new that it’s a little hard to see, but the spike is the small yellowish-looking growth nestled at the base on the left in this image:
![One of my Phal keikis is spiking!](https://i0.wp.com/bklynorchids.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/photo-3-e1385048835159.jpg?resize=384%2C512)
The other two orchids in spike are coming along nicely, so I expect I’ll have some gorgeous blooms in the next couple of months!
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It does make us ridiculously happy when we discover a spike! I’ve been keeping an eye on the leaf axes of my phals because I don’t want to miss a spike. And yesterday I finally found a small bump there. It’s too small to tell if it has the shape of a mitten but since it’s growing from the leaf axis I’m pretty sure it’s a spike. So excited!
Keep us posted, I love reading your blog!