Dried sheaths on catasetinae
Hi folks, me again. I recently acquired not one but THREE Catasetum type orchid plants. I’m wondering if it’s okay to pull off the old dried up sheaths on a dormant bulb? I’m a picker, and I realized too late you are not supposed to groom the Maxillaria tenufolia like I did. Oops!
Does it matter with the Catasetum types? I have one that already is lacking the dried up sheaths, one that has half, and one that is densely covered in sheath and I’m holding myself back from pulling it all off (although I pulled back a little bit already). Does it matter?? I had been looking for the FDK “After Dark” Black Pearl and I FOUND IT! AND LOOK AT THAT BIG HONKIN PSUEDOBULB! But I want so badly in my heart to groom it and pull off all of the dried sheath to expose the beauty beneath. Can I, can I? Does it help bring it out of dormancy if the exposed psuedobulb is exposed to light, or does that affect future growth in a way unbeknownst to me?
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