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One more question...
Thank you all so much for help with my "tiny white bugs" post. I feel so
much better and I did check the drainage holes at the bottom of the pot and found that the one root that I can see is hollow...so it does appear that I will have to repot after this current blooming cycle. My next question is...the two leaves that I have are a bit limp, unlike other orchids I have seen where the leaves are hearty and firm. Should I worry or will the leaves "plump up" after I repot and trim the old roots that are obviously there. I have not taken examined the roots by unpotting the orchid since it is blooming. Thank you all so much again. |
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Hi, I figure I'll post something, then everybody else will follow suit.
I had an orchid that was the same way-wrinkly and distressed looking. It started to send up a spike but all the while looked sick. I posted that it looked like it was branching out and was really going to be something. That's when I read it. Someone in here responded by saying my poor sick orchid was trying to bloom and then die, as a last ditch effort to reproduce or pollinate or whatever. I quickly snipped the spike and the spike stump dried up. With another orchid (I like to rescue the stragglers) I snipped off the spike and put it in water (I don't know what this orchid looks like when it blooms) Now my orchids can regain their health. When you do repot your orchid you might find it has virtually no roots at all. I water mine when their almost completely dry and get rid of the water in the drip tray.....Orchids are resilient.....Burr |
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