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HELP please!!!! My orchid spike broke

10 years ago

Hi!
My fiance bought me an orchid for my birthday in july. This has been my baby ever since. I check it everyday and get super excited every time i see a new root or leaf. So you can only imagine how excited i was three weeks ago when i saw a flower spike. I had roots growing all over the place and thought it was time to repot. I took it to a nursery tonight and had this done. It looked so great. Well i got it home and started messing with it and my spike snapped off. There is still a little at the bottom coming out of the plant but thats it. Will it keep growing or do i habe to wait fior another year to see flowers?

This is my first orchid so i dont know much.

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slindarosa

4 years ago

I accidentally broke off the tip of my flower spike that was growing. I was so sad. I left it alone and in about 3 weeks it sprouted out of the broken stem! It is growing a little sideways but I am not touching it. Im so excited as this is my first time growing a flower stem.

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arthurm
10 years ago
If the little bit of spike has a little bump or two you might get the spike to grow from there, otherwise you will have to wait till the plant grows a new spike.
lisam1317
Original Author
10 years ago
Thanks for the feedback. That was my fear confirmed. Oh well, there is always next year. Next time i wont mess with it.
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me_171
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Although this spike may be done the orchid still has the energy built up to flower. A spike may emerg elsewhere before another year.
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