Summer-Blooming Phalaenopsis: Spike Management and Repotting

Understanding Your Cycle

You repot in summer, get a second bloom in 3-4 weeks (shorter than winter), then leaves yellow and die. You cut green spikes to 3".

Spike Management

• If spike stays green, cut above 2nd or 3rd node—may branch and rebloom or produce a keiki.
• Don't cut to base unless spike browns.

Leaf Yellowing = Root Issue

Annual repotting in fresh orchid mix after each flowering is essential. Degraded mix → root rot → leaf loss. Check roots at repotting; remove mushy ones.