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Phal Air Roots Question
I have a Phal that is growing air roots like crazy. What does this mean?
Some of the air roots make the media. Here they burrow in. For these, the part of the root above media dries out but the part in the ground stays green and grows deeper. I have a clear plastic pot and can see the air roots continuing to grow in the media. The plant also has regular roots, but these seem to not be increasing, the air roots are. I mist the air roots occasonally. Could the plant be reverting to air roots for nourishment at the expense of its media roots? Phal plant is very healthy. Lots of new leaves and air roots. A flower spike is already well on its way. Thanks for any answers Vito |
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it means your plant is happy and well-adjusted to its natural role as
a jungle, tree branch epiphyte |
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Thanks for the encouraging comment. Makes sense.
Vito "Marios Giannakoulias" wrote in message ... it means your plant is happy and well-adjusted to its natural role as a jungle, tree branch epiphyte |
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uncle_vito wrote:
I have a Phal that is growing air roots like crazy. What does this mean? Some of the air roots make the media. Here they burrow in. For these, the part of the root above media dries out but the part in the ground stays green and grows deeper. I have a clear plastic pot and can see the air roots continuing to grow in the media. The plant also has regular roots, but these seem to not be increasing, the air roots are. I mist the air roots occasonally. Could the plant be reverting to air roots for nourishment at the expense of its media roots? Phal plant is very healthy. Lots of new leaves and air roots. A flower spike is already well on its way. Thanks for any answers Vito Vito, First of all "roots is roots". Your air roots are just regular roots that happen to be in the air. Phalaenopsis just grow upward. New leaves form at the top, old leaves die at the bottom and the new roots emerge just above or just below the bottom leaves. If you leave your plant in the same pot for years and you don't repot it so that it is lower down into the pot, you would eventually have the entire plant, including roots, hovering above the pot on an old trunk. Sure, the old roots in the pot will sometimes start growing again and they can branch, they eventually die off leaving the newer roots higher up to carry on. One more thing. When you repot your plant lower into the pot, the roots that developed in the air will not be acclimated to live in the pot. They don't die instantly, or anything but they do have a short life once moved into the medium. Repot when there are new roots just starting to grow. Steve in the Adirondacks |
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I don't agree that "roots is roots", Steve. If that was the case, then
your comment that "the roots that developed in the air will not be acclimated to live in the pot. They don't die instantly, or anything but they do have a short life once moved into the medium" wouldn't be correct, which it is, as root cells "tailor" themselves to the environment into which they grow. I tend to put phals into much larger pots than most - often with the pot diameter equal to the leaf span. In those situations, I find that the aerial roots redirect themselves down into the pot and grow just fine. I like the aerial roots to "guy wires" on a tower. Phals are pretty heavy and unstable on a relatively small base, so by grabbing hold farther out from the base, the roots can stabilize the structure. Ray Barkalow - First Rays LLC - www.firstrays.com Orchid Plants, Supplies, Equipment, Books Artwork, Free Services & Lots of Info! -----Original Message----- From: Steve ] Posted At: Saturday, December 26, 2009 4:56 PM Posted To: rec.gardens.orchids Conversation: Phal Air Roots Question Subject: Phal Air Roots Question Vito, First of all "roots is roots". Your air roots are just regular roots that happen to be in the air. Phalaenopsis just grow upward. New leaves form at the top, old leaves die at the bottom and the new roots emerge just above or just below the bottom leaves. If you leave your plant in the same pot for years and you don't repot it so that it is lower down into the pot, you would eventually have the entire plant, including roots, hovering above the pot on an old trunk. Sure, the old roots in the pot will sometimes start growing again and they can branch, they eventually die off leaving the newer roots higher up to carry on. One more thing. When you repot your plant lower into the pot, the roots that developed in the air will not be acclimated to live in the pot. They don't die instantly, or anything but they do have a short life once moved into the medium. Repot when there are new roots just starting to grow. Steve in the Adirondacks |
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It's just a matter of how you choose to look at it. When the new roots emerge they are all the same. Those that find themselves in air adapt to that. Those that find themselves under a layer of medium adapt to that. Sometimes people talk about "air roots" as if they are a different structure than the other roots. Perhaps some plants, maybe trees that live in the tropics, have air roots that actually are a different structure than the roots in the ground. I'm not sure. With orchids, I still look at it as "roots is roots", and then they all adapt to what they are growing in. I was going to end right there but... the original poster was asking why his plant was making so many air roots. I guess the answer to that would be "because they are growing in the air". He also made a distinction between air roots and "regular roots". I just wanted him to know that those air roots WOULD have been regular roots if the plant sat lower in the potting medium. Steve Ray B wrote: I don't agree that "roots is roots", Steve. If that was the case, then your comment that "the roots that developed in the air will not be acclimated to live in the pot. They don't die instantly, or anything but they do have a short life once moved into the medium" wouldn't be correct, which it is, as root cells "tailor" themselves to the environment into which they grow. I tend to put phals into much larger pots than most - often with the pot diameter equal to the leaf span. In those situations, I find that the aerial roots redirect themselves down into the pot and grow just fine. I like the aerial roots to "guy wires" on a tower. Phals are pretty heavy and unstable on a relatively small base, so by grabbing hold farther out from the base, the roots can stabilize the structure. Ray Barkalow - First Rays LLC - www.firstrays.com Orchid Plants, Supplies, Equipment, Books Artwork, Free Services & Lots of Info! -----Original Message----- From: Steve ] Posted At: Saturday, December 26, 2009 4:56 PM Posted To: rec.gardens.orchids Conversation: Phal Air Roots Question Subject: Phal Air Roots Question Vito, First of all "roots is roots". Your air roots are just regular roots that happen to be in the air. Phalaenopsis just grow upward. New leaves form at the top, old leaves die at the bottom and the new roots emerge just above or just below the bottom leaves. If you leave your plant in the same pot for years and you don't repot it so that it is lower down into the pot, you would eventually have the entire plant, including roots, hovering above the pot on an old trunk. Sure, the old roots in the pot will sometimes start growing again and they can branch, they eventually die off leaving the newer roots higher up to carry on. One more thing. When you repot your plant lower into the pot, the roots that developed in the air will not be acclimated to live in the pot. They don't die instantly, or anything but they do have a short life once moved into the medium. Repot when there are new roots just starting to grow. Steve in the Adirondacks |
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What are your thoughts on my "guy wire" observation?
Ray Barkalow - First Rays LLC - www.firstrays.com Orchid Plants, Supplies, Equipment, Books Artwork, Free Services & Lots of Info! -----Original Message----- From: Steve ] Posted At: Saturday, December 26, 2009 5:33 PM Posted To: rec.gardens.orchids Conversation: Phal Air Roots Question Subject: Phal Air Roots Question It's just a matter of how you choose to look at it. When the new roots emerge they are all the same. Those that find themselves in air adapt to that. Those that find themselves under a layer of medium adapt to that. Sometimes people talk about "air roots" as if they are a different structure than the other roots. Perhaps some plants, maybe trees that live in the tropics, have air roots that actually are a different structure than the roots in the ground. I'm not sure. With orchids, I still look at it as "roots is roots", and then they all adapt to what they are growing in. I was going to end right there but... the original poster was asking why his plant was making so many air roots. I guess the answer to that would be "because they are growing in the air". He also made a distinction between air roots and "regular roots". I just wanted him to know that those air roots WOULD have been regular roots if the plant sat lower in the potting medium. Steve Ray B wrote: I don't agree that "roots is roots", Steve. If that was the case, then your comment that "the roots that developed in the air will not be acclimated to live in the pot. They don't die instantly, or anything but they do have a short life once moved into the medium" wouldn't be correct, which it is, as root cells "tailor" themselves to the environment into which they grow. I tend to put phals into much larger pots than most - often with the pot diameter equal to the leaf span. In those situations, I find that the aerial roots redirect themselves down into the pot and grow just fine. I like the aerial roots to "guy wires" on a tower. Phals are pretty heavy and unstable on a relatively small base, so by grabbing hold farther out from the base, the roots can stabilize the structure. Ray Barkalow - First Rays LLC - www.firstrays.com Orchid Plants, Supplies, Equipment, Books Artwork, Free Services & Lots of Info! -----Original Message----- From: Steve ] Posted At: Saturday, December 26, 2009 4:56 PM Posted To: rec.gardens.orchids Conversation: Phal Air Roots Question Subject: Phal Air Roots Question Vito, First of all "roots is roots". Your air roots are just regular roots that happen to be in the air. Phalaenopsis just grow upward. New leaves form at the top, old leaves die at the bottom and the new roots emerge just above or just below the bottom leaves. If you leave your plant in the same pot for years and you don't repot it so that it is lower down into the pot, you would eventually have the entire plant, including roots, hovering above the pot on an old trunk. Sure, the old roots in the pot will sometimes start growing again and they can branch, they eventually die off leaving the newer roots higher up to carry on. One more thing. When you repot your plant lower into the pot, the roots that developed in the air will not be acclimated to live in the pot. They don't die instantly, or anything but they do have a short life once moved into the medium. Repot when there are new roots just starting to grow. Steve in the Adirondacks |
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Looks exactly to be the case with me. My air roots that reach the media
seem to grow into the media but the part in the air then shrivels and dries out. Still making a firm connection to its end in the media. Seems like a good source of support. Not sure nutrients can make it up that shriveled part, however. Good question to see if others have this. Vito "Ray B" wrote in message news:000001ca8681$61141650$04000100@fro... What are your thoughts on my "guy wire" observation? Ray Barkalow - First Rays LLC - www.firstrays.com Orchid Plants, Supplies, Equipment, Books Artwork, Free Services & Lots of Info! -----Original Message----- From: Steve ] Posted At: Saturday, December 26, 2009 5:33 PM Posted To: rec.gardens.orchids Conversation: Phal Air Roots Question Subject: Phal Air Roots Question It's just a matter of how you choose to look at it. When the new roots emerge they are all the same. Those that find themselves in air adapt to that. Those that find themselves under a layer of medium adapt to that. Sometimes people talk about "air roots" as if they are a different structure than the other roots. Perhaps some plants, maybe trees that live in the tropics, have air roots that actually are a different structure than the roots in the ground. I'm not sure. With orchids, I still look at it as "roots is roots", and then they all adapt to what they are growing in. I was going to end right there but... the original poster was asking why his plant was making so many air roots. I guess the answer to that would be "because they are growing in the air". He also made a distinction between air roots and "regular roots". I just wanted him to know that those air roots WOULD have been regular roots if the plant sat lower in the potting medium. Steve Ray B wrote: I don't agree that "roots is roots", Steve. If that was the case, then your comment that "the roots that developed in the air will not be acclimated to live in the pot. They don't die instantly, or anything but they do have a short life once moved into the medium" wouldn't be correct, which it is, as root cells "tailor" themselves to the environment into which they grow. I tend to put phals into much larger pots than most - often with the pot diameter equal to the leaf span. In those situations, I find that the aerial roots redirect themselves down into the pot and grow just fine. I like the aerial roots to "guy wires" on a tower. Phals are pretty heavy and unstable on a relatively small base, so by grabbing hold farther out from the base, the roots can stabilize the structure. Ray Barkalow - First Rays LLC - www.firstrays.com Orchid Plants, Supplies, Equipment, Books Artwork, Free Services & Lots of Info! -----Original Message----- From: Steve ] Posted At: Saturday, December 26, 2009 4:56 PM Posted To: rec.gardens.orchids Conversation: Phal Air Roots Question Subject: Phal Air Roots Question Vito, First of all "roots is roots". Your air roots are just regular roots that happen to be in the air. Phalaenopsis just grow upward. New leaves form at the top, old leaves die at the bottom and the new roots emerge just above or just below the bottom leaves. If you leave your plant in the same pot for years and you don't repot it so that it is lower down into the pot, you would eventually have the entire plant, including roots, hovering above the pot on an old trunk. Sure, the old roots in the pot will sometimes start growing again and they can branch, they eventually die off leaving the newer roots higher up to carry on. One more thing. When you repot your plant lower into the pot, the roots that developed in the air will not be acclimated to live in the pot. They don't die instantly, or anything but they do have a short life once moved into the medium. Repot when there are new roots just starting to grow. Steve in the Adirondacks |
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On Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:12:08 -0800, "uncle_vito"
wrote: Looks exactly to be the case with me. My air roots that reach the media seem to grow into the media but the part in the air then shrivels and dries out. Still making a firm connection to its end in the media. Seems like a good source of support. Not sure nutrients can make it up that shriveled part, however. I have one Phal that seems to dig its air roots into the media. The media is too loose to provide much support. The roots that grow into down into the media look dry but I don't think they are really dried out. Steve -- Neural Planner Software Ltd www.NPSL1.com Neural network applications, help and support. |
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I like it. :-)
It reminded me of "Prop Roots". Have you ever grown corn? http://www.backyardnature.net/roottype.htm Poor picture of prop roots but interesting otherwise. How do orchid roots fit into the categories on that web site? ;-) One other thought... how does the guy wire or prop root idea hold up in nature where Phals seem to grow flopped over anyway? Steve in the Adirondacks PS Prop root? That's not a prop root. Now THAT'S a prop root. (Imagine my best Crocodile Dundee voice.) http://img7.travelblog.org/Photos/12...us-plant-1.jpg Ray B wrote: What are your thoughts on my "guy wire" observation? Ray Barkalow - First Rays LLC - www.firstrays.com Orchid Plants, Supplies, Equipment, Books Artwork, Free Services & Lots of Info! -----Original Message----- From: Steve ] Posted At: Saturday, December 26, 2009 5:33 PM Posted To: rec.gardens.orchids Conversation: Phal Air Roots Question Subject: Phal Air Roots Question It's just a matter of how you choose to look at it. When the new roots emerge they are all the same. Those that find themselves in air adapt to that. Those that find themselves under a layer of medium adapt to that. Sometimes people talk about "air roots" as if they are a different structure than the other roots. Perhaps some plants, maybe trees that live in the tropics, have air roots that actually are a different structure than the roots in the ground. I'm not sure. With orchids, I still look at it as "roots is roots", and then they all adapt to what they are growing in. I was going to end right there but... the original poster was asking why his plant was making so many air roots. I guess the answer to that would be "because they are growing in the air". He also made a distinction between air roots and "regular roots". I just wanted him to know that those air roots WOULD have been regular roots if the plant sat lower in the potting medium. Steve Ray B wrote: I don't agree that "roots is roots", Steve. If that was the case, then your comment that "the roots that developed in the air will not be acclimated to live in the pot. They don't die instantly, or anything but they do have a short life once moved into the medium" wouldn't be correct, which it is, as root cells "tailor" themselves to the environment into which they grow. I tend to put phals into much larger pots than most - often with the pot diameter equal to the leaf span. In those situations, I find that the aerial roots redirect themselves down into the pot and grow just fine. I like the aerial roots to "guy wires" on a tower. Phals are pretty heavy and unstable on a relatively small base, so by grabbing hold farther out from the base, the roots can stabilize the structure. Ray Barkalow - First Rays LLC - www.firstrays.com Orchid Plants, Supplies, Equipment, Books Artwork, Free Services & Lots of Info! -----Original Message----- From: Steve ] Posted At: Saturday, December 26, 2009 4:56 PM Posted To: rec.gardens.orchids Conversation: Phal Air Roots Question Subject: Phal Air Roots Question Vito, First of all "roots is roots". Your air roots are just regular roots that happen to be in the air. Phalaenopsis just grow upward. New leaves form at the top, old leaves die at the bottom and the new roots emerge just above or just below the bottom leaves. If you leave your plant in the same pot for years and you don't repot it so that it is lower down into the pot, you would eventually have the entire plant, including roots, hovering above the pot on an old trunk. Sure, the old roots in the pot will sometimes start growing again and they can branch, they eventually die off leaving the newer roots higher up to carry on. One more thing. When you repot your plant lower into the pot, the roots that developed in the air will not be acclimated to live in the pot. They don't die instantly, or anything but they do have a short life once moved into the medium. Repot when there are new roots just starting to grow. Steve in the Adirondacks |
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Mine used to shrivel too. I blame it on low humidity. I think you can
trust that the nutrients are traveling past the shriveled part, because if not, the root ends would not continue to grow. Now, before you ask why my Phal roots don't do that now, it's because my Phals all died of some disease. (I had a web site with pictures, back when I was still searching for a cure. It was on GeoCities, which is now all gone.)Back when the Phals were still thriving, my humidity got so low in the winter that some roots would grow out about 2 inches and dry up right there. Roots that started out in summer did much better. Steve in the Adirondacks uncle_vito wrote: Looks exactly to be the case with me. My air roots that reach the media seem to grow into the media but the part in the air then shrivels and dries out. Still making a firm connection to its end in the media. Seems like a good source of support. Not sure nutrients can make it up that shriveled part, however. Good question to see if others have this. Vito "Ray B" wrote in message news:000001ca8681$61141650$04000100@fro... What are your thoughts on my "guy wire" observation? Ray Barkalow - First Rays LLC - www.firstrays.com Orchid Plants, Supplies, Equipment, Books Artwork, Free Services & Lots of Info! -----Original Message----- From: Steve ] Posted At: Saturday, December 26, 2009 5:33 PM Posted To: rec.gardens.orchids Conversation: Phal Air Roots Question Subject: Phal Air Roots Question It's just a matter of how you choose to look at it. When the new roots emerge they are all the same. Those that find themselves in air adapt to that. Those that find themselves under a layer of medium adapt to that. Sometimes people talk about "air roots" as if they are a different structure than the other roots. Perhaps some plants, maybe trees that live in the tropics, have air roots that actually are a different structure than the roots in the ground. I'm not sure. With orchids, I still look at it as "roots is roots", and then they all adapt to what they are growing in. I was going to end right there but... the original poster was asking why his plant was making so many air roots. I guess the answer to that would be "because they are growing in the air". He also made a distinction between air roots and "regular roots". I just wanted him to know that those air roots WOULD have been regular roots if the plant sat lower in the potting medium. Steve Ray B wrote: I don't agree that "roots is roots", Steve. If that was the case, then your comment that "the roots that developed in the air will not be acclimated to live in the pot. They don't die instantly, or anything but they do have a short life once moved into the medium" wouldn't be correct, which it is, as root cells "tailor" themselves to the environment into which they grow. I tend to put phals into much larger pots than most - often with the pot diameter equal to the leaf span. In those situations, I find that the aerial roots redirect themselves down into the pot and grow just fine. I like the aerial roots to "guy wires" on a tower. Phals are pretty heavy and unstable on a relatively small base, so by grabbing hold farther out from the base, the roots can stabilize the structure. Ray Barkalow - First Rays LLC - www.firstrays.com Orchid Plants, Supplies, Equipment, Books Artwork, Free Services & Lots of Info! -----Original Message----- From: Steve ] Posted At: Saturday, December 26, 2009 4:56 PM Posted To: rec.gardens.orchids Conversation: Phal Air Roots Question Subject: Phal Air Roots Question Vito, First of all "roots is roots". Your air roots are just regular roots that happen to be in the air. Phalaenopsis just grow upward. New leaves form at the top, old leaves die at the bottom and the new roots emerge just above or just below the bottom leaves. If you leave your plant in the same pot for years and you don't repot it so that it is lower down into the pot, you would eventually have the entire plant, including roots, hovering above the pot on an old trunk. Sure, the old roots in the pot will sometimes start growing again and they can branch, they eventually die off leaving the newer roots higher up to carry on. One more thing. When you repot your plant lower into the pot, the roots that developed in the air will not be acclimated to live in the pot. They don't die instantly, or anything but they do have a short life once moved into the medium. Repot when there are new roots just starting to grow. Steve in the Adirondacks |
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"Prop roots"...I like that.
Seems to me that a guy wire or prop root is meant to stabilize the plant in whatever direction it is growing, not necessarily up. Those big, floppy leaves are probably pretty good "sails" in a breeze, so the guy wires might help keep them attached to the base and rest of the root system. Ray Barkalow - First Rays LLC - www.firstrays.com Orchid Plants, Supplies, Equipment, Books Artwork, Free Services & Lots of Info! -----Original Message----- From: Steve ] Posted At: Sunday, December 27, 2009 5:54 PM Posted To: rec.gardens.orchids Conversation: Phal Air Roots Question Subject: Phal Air Roots Question I like it. :-) It reminded me of "Prop Roots". Have you ever grown corn? http://www.backyardnature.net/roottype.htm Poor picture of prop roots but interesting otherwise. How do orchid roots fit into the categories on that web site? ;-) One other thought... how does the guy wire or prop root idea hold up in nature where Phals seem to grow flopped over anyway? Steve in the Adirondacks PS Prop root? That's not a prop root. Now THAT'S a prop root. (Imagine my best Crocodile Dundee voice.) http://img7.travelblog.org/Photos/12...Pandanus-plant -1.jpg |
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Let me jump in here. First, I've always called those vagrant roots *aerial*
roots. That's what I've heard them described as over time. Second, the reason that some of them dry out is that they are not adequately watered. They need a little extra care, since they don't have media to hold moisture. Think of a Phal that's been mounted. All the roots will be the same, because they all get the same amount of water. Having said that, I'll tell you that many, many of our Phals have developed large numbers of aerial roots over the last year. While there always have been some, this is unprecedented. I mean, we're talking roots straight up in the air, surrounding some of the plants. I believe it is due to a certain amount of neglect due to *stuff* going on in our lives recently. It almost appears that they are searching. And our Phals are in Aliflor and also have healthy roots in the pots, so it's not rotting medium. So we take extra care to completely saturate those soaring roots, and they are doing fine, for the most part. Jes' sayin'. Diana "Ray B" wrote in message news:000001ca87cb$1531da60$04000100@fro... "Prop roots"...I like that. Seems to me that a guy wire or prop root is meant to stabilize the plant in whatever direction it is growing, not necessarily up. Those big, floppy leaves are probably pretty good "sails" in a breeze, so the guy wires might help keep them attached to the base and rest of the root system. Ray Barkalow - First Rays LLC - www.firstrays.com Orchid Plants, Supplies, Equipment, Books Artwork, Free Services & Lots of Info! -----Original Message----- From: Steve ] Posted At: Sunday, December 27, 2009 5:54 PM Posted To: rec.gardens.orchids Conversation: Phal Air Roots Question Subject: Phal Air Roots Question I like it. :-) It reminded me of "Prop Roots". Have you ever grown corn? http://www.backyardnature.net/roottype.htm Poor picture of prop roots but interesting otherwise. How do orchid roots fit into the categories on that web site? ;-) One other thought... how does the guy wire or prop root idea hold up in nature where Phals seem to grow flopped over anyway? Steve in the Adirondacks PS Prop root? That's not a prop root. Now THAT'S a prop root. (Imagine my best Crocodile Dundee voice.) http://img7.travelblog.org/Photos/12...Pandanus-plant -1.jpg |
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Interesting thought. I thought that too. Plant is reaching out for
something more. Aren't we all.... Vito "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message ... Let me jump in here. First, I've always called those vagrant roots *aerial* roots. That's what I've heard them described as over time. Second, the reason that some of them dry out is that they are not adequately watered. They need a little extra care, since they don't have media to hold moisture. Think of a Phal that's been mounted. All the roots will be the same, because they all get the same amount of water. Having said that, I'll tell you that many, many of our Phals have developed large numbers of aerial roots over the last year. While there always have been some, this is unprecedented. I mean, we're talking roots straight up in the air, surrounding some of the plants. I believe it is due to a certain amount of neglect due to *stuff* going on in our lives recently. It almost appears that they are searching. And our Phals are in Aliflor and also have healthy roots in the pots, so it's not rotting medium. So we take extra care to completely saturate those soaring roots, and they are doing fine, for the most part. Jes' sayin'. Diana "Ray B" wrote in message news:000001ca87cb$1531da60$04000100@fro... "Prop roots"...I like that. Seems to me that a guy wire or prop root is meant to stabilize the plant in whatever direction it is growing, not necessarily up. Those big, floppy leaves are probably pretty good "sails" in a breeze, so the guy wires might help keep them attached to the base and rest of the root system. Ray Barkalow - First Rays LLC - www.firstrays.com Orchid Plants, Supplies, Equipment, Books Artwork, Free Services & Lots of Info! -----Original Message----- From: Steve ] Posted At: Sunday, December 27, 2009 5:54 PM Posted To: rec.gardens.orchids Conversation: Phal Air Roots Question Subject: Phal Air Roots Question I like it. :-) It reminded me of "Prop Roots". Have you ever grown corn? http://www.backyardnature.net/roottype.htm Poor picture of prop roots but interesting otherwise. How do orchid roots fit into the categories on that web site? ;-) One other thought... how does the guy wire or prop root idea hold up in nature where Phals seem to grow flopped over anyway? Steve in the Adirondacks PS Prop root? That's not a prop root. Now THAT'S a prop root. (Imagine my best Crocodile Dundee voice.) http://img7.travelblog.org/Photos/12...Pandanus-plant -1.jpg |
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