Broken Cattleya growing point/shoot

[nicolaas11]

Hi all,

Noob here. I bought a Cattleya orchid and was advised to repot it. I broke the growing point or new shoot off. I actually did it twice in the same session with two catts. What is the impact of my mistake here?

Nic

[isurus79]

If the plants are healthy, you'll actually most likely be rewarded with two or more growths per each one you broke off.

[nicolaas11]

Well that is quite a relief. This particular plant is a C forbesii that I purchased yesterday from clown alley orchids. It was divided and repotted a year or two ago. I counted three shoots and it seems happy. So hopefully I will have 4!

Thanks for the super fast reply!
Nic

[isurus79]

No problem and welcome to Orchidboard! As for your Cattleya, Clown Alley has some good stuff. Are you also in Texas?

[nicolaas11]

Yep in Houston. Pretty close to cao. Nice place.

[isurus79]

Nice! Hopefully are a member of or are planning on joinging the Houston Orchid Society. They have a great organization and are large enough to have a separate group dedicated to newer growers, if that's something you are intersested in.

[Sun rm.N.E.]

If you look carefully you can sometimes see the the dormant bud like structure that will grow into the next shoot.