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Old 10-25-2019, 05:42 AM
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Brassa, you've left that one a bit late. You really need to rip apart that root ball. There are too many rotting roots and the damage has started to spread all up your leaves. I honestly cannot see it recovering from this. I would remove all moss - place it on some bark + perlite & spray lightly every day.

If you place it on some moss to avoid the daily misting I am afraid the rot will just spread although like said I see little hope for this one anyway.
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Old 10-25-2019, 10:49 AM
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Brassa, you've left that one a bit late. You really need to rip apart that root ball.
No!!!!! just back off on the water. Don't RIP anything. When you DO repot, be gentle... pull sphag from the center, to clear the impacted areas. Don't worry about getting all the old sphag off. Bad roots will come off with the old sphag but preserving the good roots is far more important than getting rid of all the bad ones. Also remember, a root with soggy velamin (the coating of the root) may still be able to help the plant since the active part is the stringy piece in the middle.

Aliceinwl is spot on with a good approach. Based on experience...
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Old 10-25-2019, 12:31 PM
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Your roots are mostly dead. Trim off soft and rotten roots and repot in a fresh, well draining mix ASAP! I would use a small bark/perlite mix. Stay away from spagnum moss. It should survive if you can get a new growth from one of the green bulbs.

To anchor the plant if you find all the roots soft, strip some of them instead of cutting them off, leaving the root thread but not the soft covering.

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