Brassia propagation

[Undergrounder]

Can you propagate a Brassia verucosa from a dormant backbulb? If so, how many bulbs do you need to remove before one will become active?

[chulaorchids]

Yes, brassias can be produced this way. You will have to start with a bulb that has some live "nodes" on it. Usually brassias are so prolific there will be several there. Look for a "vee" shape, upside down near the bottom of the bulb just before the roots. That's where the new rhizome will start from.

I used to sit bulbs like this up in a clay pot, no mix, and mist them daily to get them to start new growths, then fill in a slight amount of mix only when roots started showing.

[Undergrounder]

Originally Posted by chulaorchids

Yes, brassias can be produced this way. You will have to start with a bulb that has some live "nodes" on it. Usually brassias are so prolific there will be several there. Look for a "vee" shape, upside down near the bottom of the bulb just before the roots. That's where the new rhizome will start from.

I used to sit bulbs like this up in a clay pot, no mix, and mist them daily to get them to start new growths, then fill in a slight amount of mix only when roots started showing.

Thanks. i tried once with a single bulb at the end of the rhizome, sat it in/on cym mix and it ended up rotting. I guess it didn't have a live node. They seem to form new shoots in a straight line, so they're always outgrowing my pot and i have to cut off the oldest bulbs.

[gixrj18]

I've always heard you should take 3-4 bulbs together, if you don't want to interrupt it's blooming cycle.