Maxillaria sophronitis - bumpy undersides of leaves

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by harpspiel

I checked with the person I traded with, it is indeed blooming size, and she said some of her leaves look like that as well. She said it gets very dry between waterings for her, and I’ve seen mixed advice on the plant but the balance seems to suggest it wants to stay moist at all times. Could drying out cause the bumps?

Very possibly... I'd just keep it under observation. I have mine in sphagnum (in a plastic basket) and it stays pretty wet. Hopefully, yours will get some roots going quickly. By the way, this is one of those where you don't want to "tidy up" old bracts around pseudobulbs... it builds growths on top of growths, roots run along the internodes and then down into the medium.