I've found that Nun orchids (Phaius), which are terrestrials, will also root
from the bud spike. The one time I tried it I got about 10% new plants. My
present plants in the garden are just about to flower.

Since I live in central Florida, I have these orchids (along with a few
cymbidiums, a lot of epydendrum radicans and three terret (sp?) vandas
either in the ground or strapped to trees.

"Don Quixote" wrote in message
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Now, now, is that for real?
A spike that was cut off and placed in water "branched and set new
buds"? Did those buds open?

Can that be repeated? I know some buds will open, a typical cut flower
thing; but "branched and set new buds"? I can't wait to duplicate that.
I have about 6 phals that are blooming right now, I can cut any one of
them, accidentally. How old was the spike when you cut it off?

auntymo wrote:
i had to cut a spike off a phal that lost it's roots, and just for the
heck
of it i put it in a glass of water. amazingly it branched and set new
buds!

so who knows? perhaps the same will happen to yours. if not, well...you
can
cry when all the buds fall off, but only then!

--mo--