Too many pseudobulbs?

[Wendy76]

Not panicking at all. I am fairly new to this type of orchid and just trying to make an informed decision. And I must say, all of this information has been very helpful! Thank you all.


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[Wendy76]

Originally Posted by PaphMadMan

This falls into the category of questions that I summarize as "My orchid is too healthy. What's wrong with it?" ONLY orchid growers ask these questions. We need to learn to worry less, relax and enjoy more.



They do get more challenging to pot as they get big, but I wouldn't even consider dividing this until it is on its second round of growth after the current round is mature, unless a piece basically falls off when repotting.



It does look like the plant formerly known as Colmanara MASAI RED, but that name is no longer valid and it isn't a simple change. It was registered as a hybrid of unknown parentage, so I don't know how they ever determined it should be Colmanara. Later it was determined to be the same as a registered hybrid now called Oncostele Midnight Miracles (Rhynchostele bictoniense x Oncidium cariniferum) and the registration for MASAI RED was withdrawn. Once upon a time that would have been Odontoglossum, but never even close to Colmanara.

Thank you for the identification information! Good to know.


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[Dollythehun]

Well said, bil. Actually this morning I was thinking about "Buckaroo Bonsai in the 21st Dimension." Great minds.

I divided and my reasoning was to make room and gift my friend. That is why I asked the reasoning of division.

[bil]

Originally Posted by Wendy76

Not panicking at all. I am fairly new to this type of orchid and just trying to make an informed decision. And I must say, all of this information has been very helpful! Thank you all.

It was made as a humorous remark to underline the fact that most people tend to worry too much about their orchids.

[rbarata]

Although I agree with those that say to don't divide it, there might be a concern when not doing it. The medium tends to take more time to get dry, meaning it's decay process takes less time. The root mass thend to preserve humidity inside the medium so you should watering less frequently, I think.

I don't know what others have to say about this but that's what I can see by the examples I have at home.

[Wendy76]

Originally Posted by bil

It was made as a humorous remark to underline the fact that most people tend to worry too much about their orchids.

I admit. I do obsess over them. In a good way . I just can't seem to get my fill of information and this has been such a great place for that. I truly appreciate everyone sharing their experience and knowledge.


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[bil]

Originally Posted by Wendy76

I admit. I do obsess over them. In a good way . I just can't seem to get my fill of information and this has been such a great place for that. I truly appreciate everyone sharing their experience and knowledge.

Obsessing over knowledge is good. I always read everything I can on a subject if I am going in for it. It doesn't stop me from panicking a bit when I do go in for something new. For example, last year I started getting in some Catasetums, and not only were they new to me, but because several were from the other hemisphere there are problems because some of them are trying to do two things at once, ie grow a mature bulb AND throw a new shoot.

I was starting to panic a bit because I was worried that if I got it wrong, I would lose the lot.

So, the 'Don't panic' comment was as much aimed at me as to everyone else.

We live in a time when the whole of human knowledge is at our fingertips.

Flashback alert.

Eeeee when I were a lad, if I wanted to know summat, I had to travel 10 miles to the nearest town where there were a library what had the Encyclopedia Britannica...

[Wendy76]

Originally Posted by bil

Obsessing over knowledge is good. I always read everything I can on a subject if I am going in for it. It doesn't stop me from panicking a bit when I do go in for something new. For example, last year I started getting in some Catasetums, and not only were they new to me, but because several were from the other hemisphere there are problems because some of them are trying to do two things at once, ie grow a mature bulb AND throw a new shoot.



I was starting to panic a bit because I was worried that if I got it wrong, I would lose the lot.



So, the 'Don't panic' comment was as much aimed at me as to everyone else.



We live in a time when the whole of human knowledge is at our fingertips.



Flashback alert.



Eeeee when I were a lad, if I wanted to know summat, I had to travel 10 miles to the nearest town where there were a library what had the Encyclopedia Britannica...

I'm from the Encyclopedia Britannica era as well. Took me forever to get my husband to agree to get rid of those! Lol


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[bil]

Originally Posted by Wendy76

I'm from the Encyclopedia Britannica era as well. Took me forever to get my husband to agree to get rid of those! Lol

Shame. While I was looking up one thing, I would invariably read several others.

[PaphMadMan]

Originally Posted by rbarata

Although I agree with those that say to don't divide it, there might be a concern when not doing it. The medium tends to take more time to get dry, meaning it's decay process takes less time. The root mass thend to preserve humidity inside the medium so you should watering less frequently, I think.

I don't know what others have to say about this but that's what I can see by the examples I have at home.

A reasonable point too often overlooked. You always have to balance media, container and watering relative to each other and the environment. If the container size increases you need to make other changes to avoid a soggy center. There are many ways to do that.