Neostylis Lou Sneary 'Bluebird' seems happy so far

[rosemadder]

This orchid came in bark, in a terracotta pot (with the drain hole in the bottom chipped to a much larger size, interestingly)

When I got it home and dumped out the bark, I found the plant firmly gripping onto the pot itself with its roots-- but most of the roots looked pretty nasty and brown!

I just set the empty pot down in a saucer of shallow water, and poked at it a little every few days to check the roots. Eventually they let go of the pot, and I was able to trim the worst roots and transfer the plant to S/H.

A month later, here's pic #2. All the store blooms have dropped off, but the growing tips on the active roots have doubled in size, and the roots appear to be almost entirely green!

Now if I could just find some better pots like this clear one...

[Vanda lover]

That looks good. I make my own pots by putting holes in plastic containers. You can use a soldering iron or a nail heated over a candle

[WhiteRabbit]

Tis the season for these guys to go root crazy Looks good!

I grow mine in clay pots. But if you prefer the clear plastic, check ebay.

[rosemadder]

I'm looking for some plastic containers to put holes in. This clear container notion seems VERY helpful, especially for a newbie like me.

I'm still surprised about those roots. In pic #1 it looks almost diseased or something. I still am not sure how to identify which roots can recover and which ones can't.

[Vanda lover]

I find really nice acrylic containers in second hand stores or dollar stores. I even have a few plastic crystal vases that I have put a good sized hole in, a little over an inch from the bottom to form the reservoir. They look nice. Or plastic food canisters for large orchids.