Can she be saved?

[Arizona Jeanie]

That might be a basal growth starting, and a new leaf too.
Continue what you're doing, try not to disturb the new growth, and give it lots of time.

[WaterWitchin]

Just keep doing what you're doing... it's liking it.

[Piper23]

New leaves!

The roots are small but seem to be working. Still in a high humidity chamber.

At some point I should pot but I don't want to jinx myself!

[Arizona Jeanie]

I think you have a basal growth, and either a new leaf or a second basal growth, and some roots starting.
I'd keep it where it is, don't pot it up until the roots are longer.
Don't be surprised if it cannibalizes the old leaf as the new parts grow.
Patience! You're doing great with it so far.

[tmoney]

well aint that inspiring!! nice work

totally woulda thrown that in the trash myself. so good on you for not giving up!

[Diane56Victor]

Wow, that plant is trying really hard to grow.
Seems what you are doing is helping, so as others have said......patience!

[Amberc28]

I hope she survives, I'm not expert enough to give advice.

[Piper23]

Update- more signs of life!

I have it in a container with sphagnum and humidity - nothing else. Every two weeks it gets a bath of Kelpak and K-lite. I am beginning to think I should grow all of my orchids this way

At some point, I will want to pot it but I also don't want to jinx myself. Any thoughts on when to do so?

[camille1585]

Wow, thanks for the progress photos, it's amazing to see the difference!

I agree, it's difficult to know when to pot it up and don't know what I would do in the same situation. Maybe wait for a bit more root growth before potting up.

But I can share my experience with a Phrag I rescued the same way. I kept it in a container with wet leca beads, and humidity was very high (I never opened it either). Once I saw some roots I potted it up, put it back in the container, and left it alone. It needed watering maybe once every 4-6 weeks due to the high humidity, and I left it in ICU for a further 6 months. At that point I slowly hardened it off to transition it my lower humidity living room.