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Thu, Feb 28, 13 at 20:32
| 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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| 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. |
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| 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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| 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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- Posted by tamela_star Zone 8a (My Page) on Mon, Mar 4, 13 at 14:27
| Try a blooming fertilizer to help with regrowing a spike. I wait until after the blooming cycle to repot an orchid. There are a few good books out there to help you learn more about your orchid. Good luck with your orchid |
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- Posted by orchidnick z9Ca (orchidnick@yahoo.com) on Mon, Mar 4, 13 at 22:56
| The real answer is to buy more orchids. From one to 2, to 4 and so forth. Once you have 50, which the average person can achieve in a year, you should always have something in spike. Problem solved. Nick |
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