progress with odontocidium (pictures)

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first of all, I am having lots of sucess using spagh moss on this odontocidium hans isler. I have attatched a picture of the nice roots
..also, there is a new shoot coming up, so I will have a new pseudobulb

thank you all for helping me with my questions!!!

the only problem is... when I went ot take the pictures of the roots, I noticed strange markings on the oldest pseudobulb. I check the plant almost everyday, and that was not there before. The largest pseudobulb has what looks to be a bit of these markings as well. Does anyone know what it is? Its not mushy, or crusty or anything, its just some strange coloring, it also doesn't scratch off...

thanks!!

[Don Perusse]

No idea to your question but there a lot of nice worms, ooops, roots growing. Has it bloomed before?....we loves pictures. I don't have an odontocidium only oncidiums. Now I wonder what they look like.

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I know! I love pictures too.

It has bloomed. I bought it in bud at a home depot, although all its roots were rotten when I bought it, but since it has a one year guarantee, I decided to keep it. The blooms lasted about 6 weeks even though there were no roots!!!! anyways, then I put it in bark, but I apparently can't grow anything other than phals in bark, so I tried moss. It looks pretty happy to me

This is the plant back in March
... somebody on this forum who's name is something like "onlyartificiallight" has the same plant, and it put on a spectacular show... I'll post the link if I can find it!

[AaronM]

Wow, a Home Depot orchid with bad roots? That's a first!

AaronM

[kiki-do]

I'm not sure what those markings are, but I applaud you at what beautiful roots you have now! Great job turning it around!!!!

[Don Perusse]

I wonder if it came from Africa?? Looks like it was crossed with a leopard! Nice orchid, large flowers for a small plant, eh?