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  1. July 3rd, 2008, 04:35 AM #1
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    Default my damaged vanda orchid

    Hello
    So bad winter has damaged my vanda
    Yesterday I cut off all dead parts and you can see what I have now ...
    Question is simple - is it over ? or what can I do for survival of my plant ?
    You can see on photo leaves are bit warped so I tried put it into bottle of water for an hour and I have this plant in my greenhouse . Is there anything more what can I do ?

    thanks

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  2. July 3rd, 2008, 09:29 AM #2
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    Geez...a rootless vanda...those are kind of tough!

    You may want to put it in a place with really high humidity and wrap a bit of spag around the base..I'd also paint the base with some sort of rooting hormone and hope for the best.

    Good lucK!
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  3. July 3rd, 2008, 10:11 AM #3
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    I hate to be the barer of bad news, but the future for it looks a little bleak. However, never say never. Try Clints plan, it couldn't hurt
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  4. July 3rd, 2008, 10:56 AM #4
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    I don't know about Vandas specifically, but plants generally tend to root better in darker locations.
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  5. July 3rd, 2008, 11:23 AM #5
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    like Clint says, moss on the "root area" and put in a zip lock bag... helps with the humidity issue, and like Sand Tiger says "If you have a favorite prayer use it now". Good luck!!
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    Best of luck. It will be a long road to recovery for this one.

    Cheers,
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  7. July 4th, 2008, 06:18 AM #7
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    thanks to all

    It is very curious , roots and lower leaves gets off VERY quickly , it get off an leaf every day , than it has stopped ... and it looks like this for 2 months .
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