Help! think i've killed it... :S

[LeanneS]

Hi
I have my first Phalaenopsis (an £25/28 gift from boyfriend, who said had better keep it alive!!!) which had 2 spikes, but they finished blooming in september. They hadn't turned brown and had possibly new spikes coming from nodes mid-spike, so left it to see if it would spike again. A month later one did start to go brown, so cut that off at the bottom, and left the other still green spike.

However was checking on it earlier, and noticed the leaves (particularly the bottom couple) were wrinkled and they had all started to droop. So decided to get it out of the pot and look at the roots. They were clearly rotten!! So decided to cut as many bad ones off, sprinkling cinnamon over where was cut, as well as the remaining green spike, and it now has no roots, apart from two (the long one between leaves, and a smaller one, high up on the bulb in pics).

Am now a little confused and basically seeking advice as to what to do. Have read about Sphag & bag, but some say to give it lots of light, others say to put it in a dark-ish place. Currently i don't have any orchid potting mix, nor Superthrive.. but been trying to find them on the 'net.


Just to add insult though, a reduced to £2 phalaenopsis from Sainsburys (supermarket), which was a little battered and roots were all shrivelled up, then endured a few hours in the freezing cold to get back home. After some water and food, is now doing brilliantly!!!