It happens. I'm sad my zygo has is done blooming now, so quickly. I've only had it for 2 weeks. My only orchid in bloom now is the catt. Now that you know what is wrong, you can make some adjustments and try again.

Sarah

Phals often blast buds when purchased and brought home. Good this is, that if leave the spike it should start new buds.

yeah, i'm less then pleased with this phal from Taida Orchids 4 buds blasted and two lower leaves turned yellow over the span of a week. i've never had this problem before. i'm hoping it turns around or i'm going to have serious words for them.

i hope you are righth smwboxer about producing new buds.

Bud blasting happens all the time when you buy a plant in bud (especially if it was happy in a greenhouse) and put it in a foreign environment. Low humidity, cold or hot dry drafts. And if it's in the kitchen, there is the potential of trace amounts of natural gas from the stove. All these things can quickly cause the buds to "blast" or shrivel and die. Better to buy a plant in full flower. Don't blame Taida or any other commercial outfit. The plant was growing in ideal conditions. Put in a window sill or otherwise can affect the condidition of the forming buds.