Zygo flower spike broke in car accident

[OrchidNewbie101]

I just purchased a long awaited Zygo Jumping Jack with two gorgeous flower spikes only to run into an issue on the way home where one of the spikes snapped off leaving no buds, should I cut it back completely? Should I cut to a node and pray? Any ideas would be so welcomed!

[Shadeflower]

happened to a lot of us. The easy solution is to go out and look for another orchid in bloom
What's done is done. You can trim whatever you want but you can't and won't change the buds having snapped off.

[WaterWitchin]

Cut it back, and pray for thanks that the only thing harmed in a car accident was a plant! It'll bloom again eventually, and meanwhile enjoy the remaining one.

[SouthPark]

Originally Posted by OrchidNewbie101

one of the spikes snapped off leaving no buds, should I cut it back completely? Should I cut to a node and pray? Any ideas would be so welcomed!

You could use cutters to just trim ---- preferably sanitised/sterilised cutters. The other option is to just leave it ----- and allow it to try. And trim later if you like. It's often not necessary to trim ----- even if an orchid gets spike damage or leaf damage etc ........ because ----- in the wild, we generally don't have anybody to trim. So natural drying out. In some cases - old spikes or even flowers (dried out) can remain for quite a while on the plant ----- for ages. Usually doesn't cause any issues.

[Jeff214]

Hope you're okay and sorry about your plant!

[SouthPark]

Wow ------ Jeff ! The post count you have at the moment has landed on an interesting number.