Who said Masdevallia don't have big root systems - I beg to disagree ;)

[RosieC]

Originally Posted by The Orchid Boy

I had to come back & say that I see roots poking out of the holes in the clay pots. Yay! One question, did the roots stick to the clay really bad?

One thing I've found- never put a phrag in clay. Their roots stick like CRAZY to plastic and I can't imagine what they'd do in clay . Just my two cents.

I've not had them stick, they sometimes have needed some encouragement, this one had a few roots outside as well as inside the pot last time I re-potted, but everything came loose and didn't seem to be stuck enough to damage the roots.

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Thanks everyone, this guys is sitting happily in it's big pot in the corner of my Masdie section in the greenhouse. It almost looks like a mother hen with it's smaller chicks. There are about 15 flowers on long spikes on it