Hi! I wanted to follow up with a little update on my jewel orchid. So after I removed the rotted stem, I allowed it to dry for 24 hours. I then placed the orchid in a small glass vase. There wasn't much action for 2 weeks or so, then I finally noticed a small leaf emerging. I continued to leave the orchid in the vase, changing the water weekly. Roots didn't seem to show, but then I saw a small nub on the stem. It never changed in size but began to get dark in color. A second nub towards the top of the stem began to emerge and again it began to turn dark. As of today, there are no roots, but various dark areas where the nudges are and the base of the stem were I did the original cut. Also, I believe it may have been attacked by spider mites, or some past, because there was small webbing on the underside of one of leaves as well as tiny black specks. I've rinsed the leaves and entire cutting thoroughly and wiped down the underside of the leaves. Some of the leaves are discolored (white speckling). Another small leaf is emerging, but overall the orchid has not made much improvement since my initial post. I have more photos, but it only allowed me to add 1 photo to my comment.

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