Phal. problem

[Orchidilerium]

I have a new friend who gives me "old" phals after they drop thier blooms, they are previously owned by some rich folks who dont take care of them at all.. so I got this phal with beautiful roots, two spikes and a single bright royal pruple bloom(there was no species tag) but it has no leaves, not even one. I repotted it into s/h with my other phals.. I would sure love some input here..

[uncasteeb]

No leaves on a Phal !
Well i guess it,s brown bread but hasn,t got the sense to die.
I very much doubt it will recover but it may just to make me look a real
idiot.

[Tanya]

It happened to me more than once before, phals losing all its leaves leaving only the base and a mass of healthy roots. Some of them will sprout basal keikis, as long as you keep the roots from drying up completely. Most will eventually die. You said yours have 2 spikes? Well, you might as well wait and see if the buds will develop fully and enjoy the blooms while you can. Repotting it into s/h may not be a good idea, because it has no leaves, but what do I know, I have never potted a phal into s/h before, healthy phal or otherwise.

I'm sure someone with more know hows will pitch in.

[Piper]

I'd cut the spikes as quick as you can. Let the poor beleaguered thing put its energy into leaf formation and not impressing philistines with it's lovely flowers (as a suicide gesture).

Best of luck - what a sad story!
Julie

PS - Maybe even sphag and bag that guy.

[Orchidilerium]

well, it was overbloomed when I got it, the one purple flower is the last on the spikes, so I wanted to keep it until I could find a picture to try to identify the type of plant, on the off-chance that it recouperates. Is there anything I can do to help the plant initiate a keiki?

[Piper]

Cut the flowers and plunk them in water. Photo those. Else you might lose the plant.

Don't worry about a keiki - a surviving plant is much more valuable. Good luck!
Julie