"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
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. It's mostly now walked out of it's pot

Sorry to digress from orchids - I have no experience of them - but your
phrase amused me. I have a rose that is "walking out of it's pot" too. I
am a sucker for buying plants that are dying in Wilkinson's and seem to have
no chance of survival if someone doesn't buy them very soon.
I bought a rose called "Night Queen" there, with one tiny green leaf on to
show it was still alive, brought it home and planted it in a gallon bucket.
Which it is now walking out of... the roots are so strong that it's forcing
itself upwards out of the bucket.
It's a lovely rose, deep red and hybrid tea shaped blooms, but the stems are
weak which makes the blooms droop and an inclination to get black spot too.
Not much scent either.
My hostas which I also rescued almost dead from Wilkinson's are doing
brilliantly and flowering atm. They do have a few holes through snail
damage but I am using an organic slug pellet which is working well.