Almost afraid to ask this question because the majority of my brain says this is a really dumb idea. But I can't stop thinking about it, so here goes.
I have a Neo Lou Sneary 'Bluebird' that is now over a foot high. This was the second or third orchid I bought and really struggled to avoid killing it in the early days of my orchid addiction four years ago. It was about four inches high when I bought it. It has been growing very well for the last three years, blooms for me at least twice a year and I love this plant. The problem: it is outgrowing my terrarium and will not fit inside it in another year, maybe less. Because of space limitations, I cannot get a taller terrarium and I cannot grow this on a windowsill. It has a couple of fans, but none of the fans have grown any roots yet.
The main plant has started to grow four roots a little more than halfway up the plant.
The probably dumb idea: thinking of chopping off the top half of the plant, making the cut below the area where the new roots are growing. And then repotting the top half in its own pot with its new roots and leaving the horribly chopped main plant with its fans alone. So, is this a really stupid thing to do?
If I go ahead with this, should I at least wait until the new fans grow their own roots, so if this goes really bad, I can at least repot the fans?
I won't get offended if anyone calls me an idiot for even thinking about this.
Chopping a tall Neostylis Lou Sneary "Bluebird"
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