Hi everyone,
this is my recent purchase.
When I bought it (2 weeks ago), it was in blooming but now flowers are falling. Apparently, the plant was in good conditions with a lot of roots in active growth.
However, I realized that it was very difficult to water, because it seems that the pot didn't increase in weight after abundant watering, also for immersion. So, yesterday I decide to unpot it.
These were my findings:
- a lot of new born aerial roots with green tips;
- a top with moss;
- a tangle of dried roots all packed together and very difficult to districate. I think they were dried because the consistence was very similat to polystyrene, maybe the plant suffered thirst in the last time and wasn't repotted for a long time.
- one little snail;
- the medium was practically absent and destroyed...what remains was a sort of sponge/sphagnum in central part that I slowly cleaned away. The most difficult thing was the third upper part of roots that were going all around in circle, but were all dried. I decided to cut them all.
this one is an picture of an intermediate phase of work.
i don't have the final picture, but essentially I left the central and upper part of roots that were white but firm, while a removed that white roots envoleped in sfagnum because they were not rot but very tender. I though that they would rot immediately after instauration of a right watering schedule
it was a right choise and right timing to put them in S/H?
or it would be better another kind of cultural method?
Is the plant positioned at the right height or I have to lift a bit? what do you think? any suggestions is good for me.
Could you share with me your experience with this kind of dendrobium??
thank you and sorry if my English is not good!
DENDROBIUM AMABILE
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