Lost new leaf at tip of Phal

[NinaM]

Hi,
If a Phal loses the new leaf at the top of the plant, will it throw up another or does that kill the growing point?

I was repotting my largest, oldest Phal today, and since I've had some problems with mealybugs on it I decided to go over it with the sink sprayer to clean out all the leaf axils just as a preventative measure. But when I jiggled the new leaf tip - about a half-inch long at that point - to spray around it, the whole thing popped right out! Needless to say, I was not a happy camper. I finished the repotting and the plant is otherwise quite healthy, but I'm concerned it won't grow correctly now.

Any ideas about what to expect from it?

Thanks in advance!
Nina

[playtime8978]

Have you any photos of the plant to show what is left? if there is some left and the crown is undamaged it might grow another. I am very new to all this so dont take my advice as such, hopefully someone will come along to help soon, but photos would be a great help.

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Orchids are fairly tough. If you take care of the plant and it is healthy otherwise, it will be okay.

Cheers,
BD

[NinaM]

Thanks. I don't have any pix of it at the moment, but it's pretty big and otherwise healthy. Guess we'll just have to wait and see!

[NinaM]

Thanks for the reassurance. It grows so much differently from most of my plants; I'm used to pinching out the growing tips to make plants branch out, so it kind of freaked me out when that leaf came out on a non-branching plant! I guess time will tell.