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05-12-2021, 12:20 PM
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Yes it does! Looks great! |
05-15-2021, 01:20 PM
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05-18-2021, 09:38 PM
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Cattleya (Laelia) purpurata time is getting close. Lots of sheaths. Some of these are serious root machines.
This one was in a terracotta pot. When it got to the point where my clip-on pot hangers kept interfering with new growths, I dropped into a plastic basket - which let me hang it with wire hangers. The roots started growing over the side of the pot, into the space between the pot and the basket. I suspect that there is not all that much inside the pot any more, everything is on the outside, enjoying the moisture that is captured by the clay. There's no way, any more, that this could be repotted without destroying roots, it is doing very well, I'll just keep growing it this way.
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05-18-2021, 09:41 PM
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Here are some more L. purpuratas that prefer to just grow their roots into the air, straight down. These seem to thrive in the wood baskets, and grow wild roots.
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05-18-2021, 10:08 PM
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Wow, nice!!
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05-19-2021, 09:27 AM
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From 50’ I’d call them vandas!!
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05-19-2021, 10:47 AM
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From 50’ I’d call them vandas!!
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Just wait until they bloom! I'm guessing about a month. People who grow them in greenhouses are already seeing the flowers, mine are always later, still chilly. |
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05-19-2021, 11:38 AM
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Those roots are just insanity!! The plants are clearly extremely happy with their living arrangements. Now we just need to see the blooms! 
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05-21-2021, 11:07 AM
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I'm actually afraid to give Kelpmax to this Phal 
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05-21-2021, 11:41 AM
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Wow, it will explode out of the pot!
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