Dry bud

[sanja28]

My phal start blooming from old spike, but one bud dryed in last 2 days. Why?

[pikevi]

It could be lack of humidity. Is that bud from the top or the bottom?

But someone will be able to give you a definitive answer soon.

[digitalgate]

that one look like mechanical damage. You might have hit it accidentally. So remember
to be very gentle with flower bud.

[sanja28]

Originally Posted by pikevi

It could be lack of humidity. Is that bud from the top or the bottom?

But someone will be able to give you a definitive answer soon.

It is bud in the middle, you can see on that small picture. I don´t think that humidity is problem, I have lot ot trays with small clay stones ( I don´t now how it´s called on english, please improve my english ) and water, because here is heating season. Can it be caused by large day/night temperature contrast?

[sanja28]

Originally Posted by digitalgate

that one look like mechanical damage. You might have hit it accidentally. So remember
to be very gentle with flower bud.

I don´t think so! I move them very rarely. If it is because of the mechanical damage I beelive the bud on the top ware drying?!

[digitalgate]

Did you just got the orchids?

[sanja28]

No, I bought it in june, and now new spike become to bloom.

[Tobi]

If it's not humidity and it's not that you've moved the plant around, then another option
is temperature variance. Sometimes temperature extremes can cause bud blast. Also,
I'm assuming this is a spike off the last blooming spike? Blooms from these are usually
less, smaller and can be affected more readily from adverse conditions.

[WIB]

And sometimes, that's just what they do. -- Bill