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12-05-2015, 06:04 PM
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Maybe it is growing them from some high dose of rooting hormone or something. Normal Phal roots are smooth, unless maybe under a real powerful microscope. But I am seeing too much white fuzz that is more than microscopic. Can't say. It is a Phal is it not? I was sure that's what was in your other thread. Paphs get hairy roots but they are rather brown looking and don't look like Phal roots.
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12-05-2015, 09:17 PM
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I'm not sure why the plant is in an aquarium, but I would not leave it in an aquarium. (Yes, I do understand the plants are not in water, and you are using it sort of like a terrarium).
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12-05-2015, 09:51 PM
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I could be mistaken but I think what you are asking about is just "scar" tissue from where the roots pushed through the leaf...just a guess though. As for the white fuzz, I get that on one of my vanda's roots occasionally. It concerned me at first but the roots are actively growing and show no signs of rot...
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12-06-2015, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by silken
Maybe it is growing them from some high dose of rooting hormone or something. Normal Phal roots are smooth, unless maybe under a real powerful microscope. But I am seeing too much white fuzz that is more than microscopic. Can't say. It is a Phal is it not? I was sure that's what was in your other thread. Paphs get hairy roots but they are rather brown looking and don't look like Phal roots.
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Yeah it's a phalaenopsis. I stopped adding kelpmax like around a month ago so if it is that maybe by the end of this month I will see a reduction in root hair. The hair is definitely not microscopic, you can see the hair with the naked eye.
This is the flower it came with:
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Originally Posted by Orchid Whisperer
I'm not sure why the plant is in an aquarium, but I would not leave it in an aquarium. (Yes, I do understand the plants are not in water, and you are using it sort of like a terrarium).
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I did the sphag and bag method using the aquarium instead of a bag. Now I just have the orchid in the aquarium for humidity and protection from the cats. They have already dropped it once while inside the aquarium. I can only imagine what they can do if the orchid is out in the open.
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Originally Posted by judith_arquette
I could be mistaken but I think what you are asking about is just "scar" tissue from where the roots pushed through the leaf...just a guess though. As for the white fuzz, I get that on one of my vanda's roots occasionally. It concerned me at first but the roots are actively growing and show no signs of rot...
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It just bugs me that the scar tissue came out after a long time and it spread up the base of the orchid. As of now, I have not seen the issue progress but I still have my doubts.
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