lol wanna see a rootless wonder ? K take a look
 

ports of paradise "emerald isle" every root lost to rot and one sheath ... soaked it in green coconut water after cleaning it up and repotted in hydroton ... well well not a root but not even a pause spike emerges and buds start swelling ... In about 2 week I have these great blooms on a rootless division

WOW John -
Very nice blooms for a rootless plant! How fantastic - the plant rewarded you for taking it home and treating it nice! How cool!
Sometimes you get lucky - or have great skills you need to share!
Steve

So, there's still hope for me. I sometimes feel that catts. want to punish me for spending more time with other species than with them!

Sorry to pour cold water on this one - but do you think it might be a "last gasp" flower? I really hope it isn't, fingers crossed that it continues to grow and thrive.

Catts start growing from the previous seasons mature pbulb, grow all season with no roots of it's own usually and then flower or produce another bud. Then and usually only then does it produce roots of it's own. This pbulb flowered because it was gaining energy from the bbulbs and had started it's flower and would have normally produced a flower as long as it's cultural requirements were met. The pbulb did not need roots to produce a flower. And once it finishes flowering it may put out a growth bud and it you water the undersides of the leaves yyou may keep it going indefinately.

lol no its not a case of just no new roots yet ...as for bringing it home its a plant I have had 3 or 4 years I was slack last fall and did notrepot and caused major root problems for every orchid I have and this 50 or so.

Last gasp not a chance I soked every orchid in green coconut water and new roots abound now just a inch or so long but new leads started as well...
This is the result of soaking it on the coconut water a couple of times I think and it was just a new small sheath and continued growing as if it was not missing any roots.

as for how roots grow james you need to pay a bit more attention to that for it not a set it stone fact ,.some grow roots as the lead grows ,some hust after ,and some not untill the p-buld has matured ... I have some of each ... this is one that roots grow as they do but they had sat for months sulking this winter and nothing in the room was making good root growth .I really think the painting last fall caused some outgassing of something as the paint cured all winter


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Its a first bloom seedling by the way

I find it really cool that you grow your plants in coffee cans! (being a barista myself...!) I have thought about doing this... seems like a good shape and very sturdy plastic. How many drainage holes do you cut???

"as for how roots grow james you need to pay a bit more attention to that for it not a set it stone fact ,.some grow roots as the lead grows ,some hust after ,and some not untill the p-buld has matured ... I have some of each ..."

100% correct. Thanks for making that case because people keep getting it wrong. Take a gold star please.

Could you please elaborate on this green coconut water? What exactly is it, and where would I buy it? Is it as simple as getting a green coconut, drilling a hole or two in it and pouring out the water?

Congrats on your success John. I had this cultivar and killed it to root rot. It seemed more susceptible than most of my Catts. I can't seem to find a replacement of it either.

I too have various Catts that root at different times.

I haven't used green coconut water, but I have tried coconut milk and it resulted in many growths and roots being produced. It was a very sick plant and in the end I think there were too many growths to be supported but it was an interesting experiment. Is this just the water from a fresh brown coconut or is it a green unripe one?