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title: "The stem on the right got broken below the bottom floor in the…"
description: "The stem on the right got broken below the bottom floor in the process of buying it, they wrapped it and clipped it over the wrapping, But the bottom two…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/JmTUi1iSQr6-tX35luAMXQ/OiPSTm8hJWVBNlLTdqb3OQ"
community: "The Orchid Oasis"
author: "NoGreenThumbHere"
published: "2025-04-05T21:25:17.583199Z"
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# The stem on the right got broken below the bottom floor in the…

_Posted by NoGreenThumbHere on 2025-04-05_

The stem on the right got broken below the bottom floor in the process of buying it, they wrapped it and clipped it over the wrapping, But the bottom two flowers on that one above the break that were fully bloomed are now very sad looking, so I’m assuming the top half of that one is a lost cause? Should I just clip it below the break or is there a way to salvage it, it has a few unopened buds on it still which is a bummer. At least the stalk on the left is unharmed and blooming away.

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## 3 comments

### Nurse Gizzy commented on 2025-04-06

I don’t know but I hope someone does. It’s beautiful

### Elliott commented on 2025-04-06

One of my plants air roots got snapped and crisped up as it was dying, tjere wasn’t really much I could do. If there is a way to save it, it would probably be pretty complicated, it would be a lot easier to snip it and see if it grows a new flower spike.

### Laura B commented on 2025-04-06

Do you mean the spike was broken at the base of the plant?

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