Root porn!!

[camille1585]

I have some great root porn going on at my place. This is my Leptotes bicolor. It was in sphag, but you can't see it much anymore. The sphag stops about halfway down the root mass, and the rest is just a solid block of roots. I chucked it in a slightly larger pot about a month ago and it's happily filling the void with new roots. I water it every 1-2 days, just like a mount.

I was going to repot it in sphag in a clay pot, but at this point I'm not sure I want to mess with success!

[Roberta]

That is beautiful! Don't mess with success... watering like it was a mounted plant is perfect... these don't particularly like media. That bit of sphag looks like it provides plenty of moisture, the roots love to run wild.

[camille1585]

Originally Posted by Roberta

That is beautiful! Don't mess with success... watering like it was a mounted plant is perfect... these don't particularly like media. That bit of sphag looks like it provides plenty of moisture, the roots love to run wild.

I really love this species, and already killed 2 mounted plants. I just don't have high enough humidity for mounts, and often can't keep up with watering needs. The beauty of this system I discovered completely by accident (repotting procrastination) is that while it like water every 1-2 days, being in a pot means that it's also far for forgiving if I don't water for 4-5 days.

[lahhal92]

Cym. kanran roots are over 12'' long and as thick as my fingers However, finding a suitable pot that is not too big in the US is a real challenge.

[Roberta]

First, Welcome neighbor!

I suspect that you are looking for those tall Asian pots. Just over the LA county line, check out House of Bonsai - The Legendary Bonsai Superstore Online , store is physically located in Los Alamitos so you could visit them.

[lahhal92]

Thank you so much. We are literally close by

---------- Post added at 08:08 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:01 AM ----------

Thank you

[WaterWitchin]

Or also Google "cymbidium pot tall" comes up with quite a few choices.

[DirtyCoconuts]

i use weird pot bc i think the typical cym pots are wayyyy too small---or 2-3 gallon landscaping pots



back to the porn.

i have been trying some pond filter as a mount and i like it.

also, roots on a wood slab is just dead sexy lol


Untitled by J Solo, on Flickr


Untitled by J Solo, on Flickr



Untitled by J Solo, on Flickr

[Roberta]

Here is what I found when I unpotted this Cym.... lots and lots of good roots, with a bunch of new ones coming along. It had been in the pot for about 4 years, I knew that it was due,because I was getting a lot of weeds, which grow especially well when the bark is starting to break down. Indeed, the mix had pretty much turned to dirt, was very wet.

[realoldbeachbum]

Wow what roots. I would have no idea what to do with that mass.