Top roots are getting moody but all below are looking gre...
2ft to light, indirect
5” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 week ago
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The top roots outside the substrate dry quicker and have no substrate to retain water for them. It's normal if you do not hydrate them especially by e.g. misting, that they dry out over time and at some point even shrivel and die 🤷♀️ in your case they do look a bit worse for wear though, even the "healthy" ones. What are you watering with? And are you sure there is no additional mold issue and the roots inside the pot are fine? The p
Oasis picture of Orlando looks glorious.
Oasis picture of Orlando looks glorious.
I know you didn’t ask for help. But…….. I feel like I need to share with you. If you don’t want help that’s fine just ignore it. I promise you won’t hurt my feelings.
If I was you I would remove it from its pot and check its roots. I really suspect they are rotting. If I’m right, (I want to be wrong here 😔)then you will need to cut off all the brown mushy roots. And treat the roots that a left with a soak of 1 part peroxide + 3 parts water for 5 min. Then you can repot her.
My recommendation is an orchid pot. The ones with holes on the sides. Then if you can put her in 50% spagnum moss and 50% orchid bark. Water 💦 her when she is almost dry. These really need a specific soilless mix to do well. Since they are epiphytes (they grow on trees). They really don’t like to be in soil. I would also cut off any parts of her roots that are badly browned and shrivel if they don’t rehydrate in a water soak. This is because you don’t want your orchid to waste energy on those roots, you want it to focus on new healthy growth.
Again, I’m sorry 😢 if you read this far. I do know you probably don’t want to hear that.
If I was you I would remove it from its pot and check its roots. I really suspect they are rotting. If I’m right, (I want to be wrong here 😔)then you will need to cut off all the brown mushy roots. And treat the roots that a left with a soak of 1 part peroxide + 3 parts water for 5 min. Then you can repot her.
My recommendation is an orchid pot. The ones with holes on the sides. Then if you can put her in 50% spagnum moss and 50% orchid bark. Water 💦 her when she is almost dry. These really need a specific soilless mix to do well. Since they are epiphytes (they grow on trees). They really don’t like to be in soil. I would also cut off any parts of her roots that are badly browned and shrivel if they don’t rehydrate in a water soak. This is because you don’t want your orchid to waste energy on those roots, you want it to focus on new healthy growth.
Again, I’m sorry 😢 if you read this far. I do know you probably don’t want to hear that.