Looking for reassurance....

[Jennyfleur]

Hi All

My other half has bought himself a telescope - it's very nice (even though my eyesight is really not good enough for me to use it very well!) and it is keeping him occupied, which is always good

However, it has helped bring about a bit of orchid destruction - Basically, it was set up in the bedroom (where I keep a lot of chids) the other day as he wanted to look at the nuclear powerstation just across the water from the Island where I live (takes all sorts right?). Well, in order to do this, I decided to move some phals to the floor lest my love knock them off their table on to the floor in his excitement.

So, I trundle upstairs and, totally forgetting they were there, I go to the bedroom, walk over to the window with the aim of leaning over telescope to draw the curtains and what should greet me but *snap*clunk*snap* Yeep, I had managed to kick one of my phals over snapping the two top leaves/ crown off in one go.

I admit that it was my own fault for forgetting they were there and for not turning on the light first but, since the crown is pretty much destroyed, I was wondering if you fine folk might console me with the hope that basal keikis could be made if new crown growth can't take place...?

I've seen them on phals before on here, but I'm not sure how common they are/ how long they take to form. It's a nice healthy plant, so I'm hoping it'll pull through if I'm patient enough - I just needed to vent and look for words of encouragement!