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Originally Posted by Meezer24
Hey! Thank you so much for asking! The Cattleya is still in the sphagnum bag and has sprouted 3 pseudobulbs that are quite large now! Unfortunately, I think it developed these pseudobulbs because I kept it in very good light so it focused more on greenery rather than rooting. It tried to sprout one root since that post which I must have accidentally broken off. It never lost a single leaf and all three are a lovely green color. Currently, it has a single, lovely root which is about half an inch long. Growth seems to be slow, but the plant looks very, very healthy other than the lack of roots. I will post a picture! Is there anything I can do to encourage more root growth other than a rooting hormone?
I took the phal out of its substrate earlier this week and unfortunately it was rotting on some of the lower roots. For some reason, its humidity tray never seems to evaporate but all of the other trays do. I changed the substrate and I am abstaining from using the humidity tray for now.
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By rooting hormone, are you referring to the powder? You could water with a seaweed or kelp product. Something like Kelpmax.
The roots may have been like that when you got it. I bought a bunch of plants from them and the roots and health of some of them had a lot to be desired. A lot of fungus gnats and unfortunately spider mites too. The sent a bottle of that spray with my order too. I asked if I should be concerned about mites and they said no. Most of the phals had lower leaves drooping (still do and some lost) and I learned about using a tissue to check for mites...sure enough, covered. Disappointing for $30-$45 phals in 3 to 4" pots (smaller pot size than listed was another issue). I am glad to hear that yours are surviving. It gives me hope. Please post pictures. I hope they continue to recover for you
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