Psychopsis Mendenhall Hildos - Orchid Board

myrrh & frankincense · #1 10-03-2008, 01:37 PM

This plant has been growing a spike for weeks now. This morning, I bumped into the spike and the tip broke off. Will it still grow? I am so so sad.

tuvoc · #2 10-03-2008, 06:20 PM

Yikes, don't you just hate it when that happens! If it's just the tip that got broken, it should send out a side shoot, or two. Good luck.

Kim

OrchidTess · #3 10-03-2008, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by myrrh & frankincense

This plant has been growing a spike for weeks now. This morning, I bumped into the spike and the tip broke off. Will it still grow? I am so so sad.

Awww man that's a shame. I feel for you. Every time I do that it makes my stomach turn. Sadly it will probably not grow, but it's not impossible...stranger things have happened.

Donald · #4 10-24-2008, 10:30 AM

It wiil grow. I did the same with one of mine and since that time it's bloomed over and over.

Donald Worcester MA

Sun rm.N.E. · #5 11-03-2008, 02:35 PM

These plants are more determined to bloom than any others I have.

I transplanted one 2 months ago and cut the spike to encourage new growth and roots. The cut spike put out a side branch which I cut again a month ago. Now it put out a second side branch on the old spike which I will let flower since the new growth is nearly mature.

myrrh & frankincense · #6 11-03-2008, 03:29 PM

thank you to everyone who responded. the spike started to grow a keiki a few days ago. yay!