Potting depth for Cym Dorothy Stockstill

[WaterWitchin]

I have a Cym. Dorothy Stockstill 'Forgotten Fruit' that I divided and repotted into S/H last summer. It's the first pendulous Cym I've owned. Now it's going to have a couple of spikes, despite the rough treatment (divided into three).

Did I plant this too deeply? I planted at same depth it was before, but it appears it's coming up right below LECA level. Is that okay? Or should I wait until after it blooms and attempt to get it situated a little better? Thanks in advance...

[Ray]

It's hard to say for sure from the photos, but the general rule of thumb is to keep the base of the pseudobulbs right level with the top of the LECA.

With it being in spike, I'd probably not do much right now, but if it's too deep, just grab the plant and pull it up a bit.

[Fairorchids]

Yes, it is too deep. However, in Aliflor nuggets, this is less detrimental, than it would be in a terrestrial mix.

Ideal potting depth, is to have the bottom 20% of the bulb below the surface of the media.

[WaterWitchin]

It was originally potted with bulbs in correct position. The problem I'm having with it, and now another I've noticed, is the new growth coming up is below level from the original bulbs. Could I perhaps not have a high enough reservoir and new growth is starting lower than it should?

Ray, I tried pulling it up, and it's so attached it won't move. I'll take a picture of another standard one I just noticed that's doing the same thing.

[Fairorchids]

New growths usually start low, but as they mature, they seat themselves in the surface.