Help! C. Loddigesii - every root, dead!

[BellaA]

Hi everybody!
This might sound like the most trivial question ever, but what is one to do when all of the roots are dead?! My C. Loddigesii v. Harrisoniana ‘Volcano Queen’ just dropped its last flower and the leaves were looking quite impoverished, so I decided to pot up from the 4" (as it has < 20 growths). When I removed it – the rhizome was so incredibly brittle that it snapped at the oldest bulbs! Not only that, but the spongy stuff on its roots was so deteriorated, and the roots themselves were so dry that they broke off on me! Now I’ve simply got several little nubs and have no idea what to do! I don’t want to lose the plant, but I have no idea how it’s supposed to re-hydrate itself.
Any help would be very appreciated!
I’m including pictures for reference as well…
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[Swamper]

I couldn't open the attachements. Hopefully someone can help you without the pics, unless it was just a problem on my end. Either way I will keep my fingers crossed for you. Good luck.

[Becca]

I couldn't open the attachments either, Sorry!

[justatypn]

Originally Posted by BellaA

Hi everybody!
This might sound like the most trivial question ever, but what is one to do when all of the roots are dead?! My C. Loddigesii v. Harrisoniana ‘Volcano Queen’ just dropped its last flower and the leaves were looking quite impoverished, so I decided to pot up from the 4" (as it has < 20 growths). When I removed it – the rhizome was so incredibly brittle that it snapped at the oldest bulbs! Not only that, but the spongy stuff on its roots was so deteriorated, and the roots themselves were so dry that they broke off on me! Now I’ve simply got several little nubs and have no idea what to do! I don’t want to lose the plant, but I have no idea how it’s supposed to re-hydrate itself.
Any help would be very appreciated!
I’m including pictures for reference as well…
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I have just inherited 24 catts this afternoon with the same issue. Here are a few of what they look like.

[Becca]

24! Eeek!

[tuvoc]

Yikes!! Hope you've got a lot of baggies.

Kim

[BellaA]

Sorry about the attachments!
My catt looks identical to justatypn's!!
I'll try to show you the pictures again:




Thank you to everyone who's looked in on this!

[bellini girl]

Bella, looks like you have a few viable roots in second pic. Sphag and bag time. You could try that method to try to salvage them

Lecent

[Junebug]

Originally Posted by BellaA

Hi everybody!
This might sound like the most trivial question ever, but what is one to do when all of the roots are dead?! My C. Loddigesii v. Harrisoniana ‘Volcano Queen’ just dropped its last flower and the leaves were looking quite impoverished, so I decided to pot up from the 4" (as it has < 20 growths). When I removed it – the rhizome was so incredibly brittle that it snapped at the oldest bulbs! Not only that, but the spongy stuff on its roots was so deteriorated, and the roots themselves were so dry that they broke off on me! Now I’ve simply got several little nubs and have no idea what to do! I don’t want to lose the plant, but I have no idea how it’s supposed to re-hydrate itself.
Any help would be very appreciated!
I’m including pictures for reference as well…
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I had a similar event happen when I was repotting a Catt in spring of 2007. It broke in 2 or 3 pieces. I repotted each piece separately. The largest piece made an amazing comeback, and the smaller ones, well let's say, they're making a little slower comeback. Last year there wasn't much progress...maybe 1 new pseudo and the formation of a few roots. This year they're doing much better and have produced 2 pseudos and there are a few eyes that are beginning to develop. Given a little more time, I expect them to make a full recovery.

[BellaA]

Originally Posted by bellini girl

Bella, looks like you have a few viable roots in second pic. Sphag and bag time. You could try that method to try to salvage them

Lecent

Thank you for the advice! I really do appreciate it!
Once it's bagged, do I mist it regularly, or let it do its thing?