Terminal spike HELP me, please!
A few weeks ago I found a mini Phal that was red! I've never seen a reddish purple Phal before, and I was so enchanted by it, I purchased it on the spot. I transplanted it immediately because it was planted in moss and in my experience every phat that I got and left in moss died, and it got root rot. So I transplanted it in bark chips. The roots were poor looking. The flowers and buds started wilting right away. Which I kind of expected, no biggie. The big problem is that one of its spikes, full of flowers, is a terminal spike. On that spike, there is a leaf. Out of the leaf, there is another flower spike with flowers. So, I don't think that leaf is a keiki, but I hope so.
How do I save her? Everyone complimented her, she is so beautiful, and to know that now it's dying, it is simply a heartbreak.
Please help.
PS. I bought, from amazon, some "cloning" cream. But I tried it before, on other phals, and it did nothing. Should I attempt using it again, or will that just add extra stress to this poor thing?
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