My poor Harlequin Phal after Keiki paste application

[Kassie]

The keikis look really healthy. Annette do you think the keiki paste played a part in the damage to the mother? What remains of the mother looks firm and healthy, I bet she will pull through. I have a crown rotted phal that I'm hoping to try keiki paste on. My mother plant looks fab right now, but I know it is doomed without keikis. Did you try the paste on the mother at all for a basal keiki? That definitely makes me nervous, but I only have maybe 2 nodes on the spike that I can use--the rest turned into branches.

[rosie]

It is so sad fellow forum members. Just came back from 7 days over in NZ, and the mother is dying. The 2 roots on one of the keikis are approx. one and half inch. long. What should I do. The keikis are very healthy. I have wrapped damp spagnum moss around them to encourage more roots. Should I remove the orchid from pot and suspend on tree bark outside?

[rosie]

Can anyone suggest what to do?

[rosie]

No Trish, I didn't try the paste on the mother. She was beautiful before I started trying to meddle with the chid. No more fiddling with nature.