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Old 05-16-2021, 10:50 AM
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I recently bought a zygopetalum a bit impulsively as I wanted something a bit different from my few phals.

After I got the plant home I noticed that one of the bulbs looks a bit dried/decayed (see photo) and also that some of the roots poking out of the soil feel mushy to the touch.

The plant currently has 2 spikes, and I am therefore unsure if the best action would be to repot the plant and cut off the dead parts to prevent any potential rot or if I should let it finish blooming before stressing it in any way?

I live in Denmark and the plant is currently placed in a west-faced windowsill with a huge tree in front so it gets plenty of non-direct light. My apartment is almost a constant 20-21C (68-70F) with usually 45-65% humidity though this varies out of my control.
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Old 05-16-2021, 11:55 AM
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I would wait to repot - enjoy the flowers. You can clip that bad pseudobulb and pull it out if you want, not likely to disturb anything around it. But Zygos do "sacrifice" old pseudobulbs, so not unusual for them to do that.
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Zygoz should do very well in your apartment, much better than Phals. That's an old pseudobulb. Nothing to worry about, as Roberta wrote.
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Oh how I am happy to hear that it's a normal thing not to worry about. Thank you so much for the help!
I will sit back then and let it do its thing :-)
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