The only reason I'm not kicking my self all over the place is that I've
read other people sometimes break spikes.


The break is a couple of inches down from the bud. Which is the preferable
method for attempting to nurse the bud through until bloom. A bamboo
splint and some tape to hold the broken ends together (current arrangement)
or just put the broken piece into some water?

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I mourn with you......the "snap", the dreaded snap sound!

I'd leave it splinted, unless it's really ready to open. I mean, like
*really* ready.

Diana

"Bette Noir" wrote in message
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The only reason I'm not kicking my self all over the place is that I've
read other people sometimes break spikes.


The break is a couple of inches down from the bud. Which is the
preferable
method for attempting to nurse the bud through until bloom. A bamboo
splint and some tape to hold the broken ends together (current
arrangement)
or just put the broken piece into some water?

"Diana Kulaga" wrote in news:jB9yb.31014
:

I mourn with you......the "snap", the dreaded snap sound!

I'd leave it splinted, unless it's really ready to open. I mean, like
*really* ready.

Diana


Shudder. Yes, I heard that sound.

I'm no expert, but from what I remember from last year it isn't *really*
ready.

I too know and shudder at this sound, and mourn with you. Do Paph's regrow
broken spikes like Phals do?

This spring one of my Phals had to be satisfied with two flowers alas, since
I accidientally broke its spike during watering, and then it retried again,
and then my husband accidentally rebroke the spike when moving it out of the
way in our kitchen, and it tried a third time, and I won't tell you what
happened the third time, but alas ... After it was done wit the two flowers
(gorgeous flowers that were at least 5 inches wide), I figured it deserved a
break (err, I mean a rest), so I cut down the spike all the way, however now
it has put out a new spike again, so hopefully the dreaded event won't
reoccur. We will try extra-hard with this one, this time.

"Bette Noir" wrote in message
. 204.17...
"Diana Kulaga" wrote in news:jB9yb.31014
:

I mourn with you......the "snap", the dreaded snap sound!

I'd leave it splinted, unless it's really ready to open. I mean, like
*really* ready.

Diana


Shudder. Yes, I heard that sound.

I'm no expert, but from what I remember from last year it isn't *really*
ready.

Nope, once you've broken that paph spike, that plant is done, and you'll
have to wait for a new growth to bloom.

--

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"J Fortuna" wrote in message
...
I too know and shudder at this sound, and mourn with you. Do Paph's regrow
broken spikes like Phals do?

This spring one of my Phals had to be satisfied with two flowers alas,
since
I accidientally broke its spike during watering, and then it retried
again,
and then my husband accidentally rebroke the spike when moving it out of
the
way in our kitchen, and it tried a third time, and I won't tell you what
happened the third time, but alas ... After it was done wit the two
flowers
(gorgeous flowers that were at least 5 inches wide), I figured it deserved
a
break (err, I mean a rest), so I cut down the spike all the way, however
now
it has put out a new spike again, so hopefully the dreaded event won't
reoccur. We will try extra-hard with this one, this time.

"Bette Noir" wrote in message
. 204.17...
"Diana Kulaga" wrote in news:jB9yb.31014
:

I mourn with you......the "snap", the dreaded snap sound!

I'd leave it splinted, unless it's really ready to open. I mean, like
*really* ready.

Diana


Shudder. Yes, I heard that sound.

I'm no expert, but from what I remember from last year it isn't *really*
ready.

"J Fortuna" wrote in
:

I too know and shudder at this sound, and mourn with you. Do Paph's
regrow broken spikes like Phals do?



Thanks for the sympathy. So far the bud above the splint looks fine, so I
hope it works. This is only my second rebloomed orchid (uh, I guess I mean
rebudded, in this case), so I am keeping my fingers crossed.

Hello!

I know how you feel. It happenned to me and I decide to cut the spike and
let the plant grow another one. It took two years!

Since then, when one of my plant has a new spike, I handcuffed myself and I
don`t touch the spike until they blooms!

Claude ( still handcuffed ! )

"Bette Noir" wrote in message
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| "J Fortuna" wrote in
| :
|
| I too know and shudder at this sound, and mourn with you. Do Paph's
| regrow broken spikes like Phals do?
|
|
|
| Thanks for the sympathy. So far the bud above the splint looks fine, so I
| hope it works. This is only my second rebloomed orchid (uh, I guess I
mean
| rebudded, in this case), so I am keeping my fingers crossed.
|

"Claude" wrote in
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Hello!

I know how you feel. It happenned to me and I decide to cut the spike
and let the plant grow another one. It took two years!

Since then, when one of my plant has a new spike, I handcuffed myself
and I don`t touch the spike until they blooms!

Claude ( still handcuffed ! )



I was watering the plants...in my bathrobe with the heavy draggy floppy
sleeves, and clearly not watching what I was doing. Who knew I had to be
careful of SLEEVES? Guess I know that now.