hi ems,
I would be interested where it came from. The pot reminds me of Homebase pots but I haven't seen them stock any zygo's at all this year.
If it were from homebase I wouldn't be too surprised.
There's probably a couple things wrong with this one. Firstly zygo's don't bloom this time of year which means it was being grown in a controlled artificially created environment - which will not be the same as your living room.
When sellers import plants like this they often have come from the other side of the world where it is spring.
Herre it is autumn.
So naturally the plant will drop all it's flowers and think what the world is going on.
To make matters worse the conditions will be different, probably colder than it was being grown and the substrate will be at the point of degrading. This will lead to the substrate staying too damp and degraded and the plant will suffer if it hasn't already. If it is a Homebase plant most of the time they manage to kill the roots before you buy it by watering too much. Their staff have no idea how to care for orchids so they all get a good soak to make sure they don't dry out...
You buy the plant and there is not much you can do to reverse the damage.
Anyway, bottom line is, it need fresh substrate to start with.
If the roots are rotten they need to be cut away and then the plant has to try to grow new ones.
All while it is thinking what the world, winter is approaching and a lot of times it is just too much even for a hybrid that has been bred to withstand abuse.
I'm sure it can make it but I also am not surprised *if it was a supermarket plant
It's not difficult to save it but it might take a couple of years and you will have to care for it well. It only flowers once a year and next year the shop will sell a fresh batch.
So. Decisions, decisions. I hope you choose to save it. Growing them is so much more fun than just buying them for the flowers.
If you need further help people will advise on any further queries you have.
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