Separation of new growth.

[Orchid Whisperer]

Don't clip roots off of a plant. You can't start a new plant that way, and it weakens the plant that you removed the root from.

[Runwayman134]

Originally Posted by Orchid Whisperer

Don't clip roots off of a plant. You can't start a new plant that way, and it weakens the plant that you removed the root from.

I guess it'll be easier to understand what I'm talking about when I able to post pics. I wasn't going to cut any roots. The original plant has a stalk that comes from the base, which in turn the flower stem came from. That stalk continued passed that, and new leaves have formed. From the second leaves a piece has started to grow, and it looks like a root. My question was if I could cut the "stalk" below the new, or upper most leaves that have formed to start a second plant.

[camille1585]

I understand what you are saying, but have a hard time visualizing what's happening since you say it's a Miltionopsis. If it was a Phal, I'd guess it was a keiki growing off a node on a spike, which is common. But Miltionopsis (and Oncidiums in general) don't do that. Spikes just yellow and die, and any new growth comes from the base. Occasionally there will be a weird growth on top of a pseudobulb that looks like it could be a new plant.

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