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Originally Posted by Roberta
Just let it do what it's doing... aerial roots come naturally to Vandas.
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Thank you!!! I'm so glad - I thought maybe it was dying...
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Originally Posted by estación seca
Vanda alliance orchids usually branch. Just leave them alone. The vegetative offsets aren't ready to separate until they're very much larger, and have their own extensive roots system. The plants are much more impressive with lots of growths together, and lots of flowers.
Well-grown Vandas don't drop lower leaves until the stems are very long. The commonest causes of leaf drop are insufficient watering and too-cold temperatures. Most Vandas need to be kept above 50 F / 10C, and the warmer the better.
Most Vandas need to have their roots thoroughly soaked at least once a day. With an adequate watering the roots turn completely green. A single spray with water is not enough. If you just watered your plant before taking the photo, you didn't wet the roots enough. There is still some white showing. Put the roots into a bucket or pan with water for an hour and look at them again. That is how they should look after each watering.
If grown in less than optimal humidity, they may need watering twice a day, or they may need their roots soaked in water for an hour or so every day. The leaves should have no fine, linear wrinkles. The wrinkles indicate not enough watering.
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Thank you. I am in Southwest Florida, so humidity or lack thereof is not an issue. I had just watered it, soaked it in a bucket for 15 minutes. I did not cover the roots completely, because I was afraid of drowning the babies and waterlogging the lower part of the plant where the leaves are.
Good info, and I appreciate it.
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