Cattleya in moss questions

[aliceinwl]

I got a number of Cattleya types (Rlc.) at the orchid show this weekend. Most were from Sunset Valley Orchids and are in bark and look great, but I did get a couple in packed sphagnum. One looks fine, the other looks like it may have some issues.

The one with issues is a Rlc. Young-Min Orange 'Golden Satisfaction’. It has very wrinkled pseudobulbs (I probably didn’t look closely enough when I bought it). I pulled it out of its plastic pot and put it in a clay pot without disturbing the moss. My plan was to water it by lightly misting the moss periodically. Then once I see roots, move it to bark.

As is, I can’t see any roots. Should I stick with my original plan? Or, is it worth peeling off some of the moss so that I can see what is actually going on with the roots? The flowers and leaves look good, there is some dark discoloration at the base of one pseudobulb, but the rest look good.

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