Blc. Ports of Paradise Gleneyrie Green Giant jumped off shelf... - Orchid Board

CA2FLxplant · #1 11-10-2014, 03:31 PM

Well, this is a Bag Baby I purchased years ago. Started growing like crazy in the past few months, and then it jumped off the shelf it was on. Damaged some leaves (it *was* blemish-free, almost perfect leaves) and one new lead broke off...so now I'm wondering if this lead was damaged or if it's supposed to grow like this.
The new leads are much bigger than the old growth had been and seem to start to pull out/off a bit from the Pbulbs. I'm scared she's hurt more than I thought...but am also hopeful that all is well and this is normal.

CA2FLxplant · #2 11-10-2014, 03:32 PM

Another lead...

Kailyn · #3 11-10-2014, 03:45 PM

looks ok to me but im not an expert...my larger cat grows similarly..how long has it been since the fall? i think if anything else was damaged you'd have no growth and some wilting? sorry I cant be more help hopefully someone else weighs in but it looks fine to me.

Bulbofett · #4 11-10-2014, 04:02 PM

Completely normal. No idea what that part of the plant anatomy is called, but it is a lot like a sheath in the sense that it protects new growth, and then when its job is done is shrivels and turns brown.

CA2FLxplant · #5 11-10-2014, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Kailyn

looks ok to me but im not an expert...my larger cat grows similarly..how long has it been since the fall? i think if anything else was damaged you'd have no growth and some wilting? sorry I cant be more help hopefully someone else weighs in but it looks fine to me.

Kailyn, only about 10 days since the fall. I dont know how long it may take for it to really suffer if it was super bad. I hear sometimes "problems" can take a long time to manifest...ugh.
It was in a plastic pot so I lifted it out and didn't disturb the roots, and plopped it into a clay pot with rocks in the bottom. That sucker should stay put now!

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Originally Posted by Bulbofett

Completely normal. No idea what that part of the plant anatomy is called, but it is a lot like a sheath in the sense that it protects new growth, and then when its job is done is shrivels and turns brown.

I hope you're right, Bulbofett!! Thanks