repotted, now more questions...

[jenmartini]

So, I repotted my phal for the first time today. I hope I did so successfully. I took some pictures of the roots to get some opinions on it. Does this look pretty okay? And also, there are 3 stalks (insert technical term here) Does this mean i can split it? If so how would i go about doign that? Would it be healthier if i did so? It seems there were a lot of dead roots around one side that I had to cut, would that effect the success of splitting?
One more question and I'll be done... How long after repotting should i see some growth or just know that I didn't kill it?

[cb977]

Hi Jen,

That looks like a Dendrobium, not a Phal.
What does the tag say?

[jenmartini]

really? i wasn't sure and just assumed it was a phal from what i could find. how can you tell?

[jenmartini]

It was a gift and didn't really have much to go on... Does that greatly effect how i care for it?

[quiltergal]

Hi Jenn. It is a Dendrobium, probably a nobile type. Don't split it. They do better as a larger specimen with many canes. (Psst canes is the technical term ) Phals don't have canes. They look like this:

[jenmartini]

okay. thanks for ur help identifying it. as u can tell I'm totally new with orchids.