Removing & Potting Keiki - Hope I didn't remove it to soon.

[RosieC]

I've never had opportunity to pot up a keiki before but decided to remove this one from the mother today as it's roots are getting quite long. It was growing quite close to the medium and the roots were starting to dive in to the medium and get mixed with the parents roots.

I'm hoping I did the right thing, it was quite tough to remove but I managed to do it without damage to the roots or cane so I was quite pleased.

I've potted it in fine bark in the smallest size pot I have (7cm) and I'm hoping the roots will adapt to being in the medium OK.

In the first pic there is a bit of bark stuck to one of the roots. I decided to leave it rather than damage the root trying to get rid of it.

[Rosiefuture]

Hi Rosie, it looks like an epidendrum? Their keiki's pot on really well and it sounds as if you've done all the right things. I've potted up literally hundreds of these and it's usually only about a month before you will see new roots and even other canes popping up not too far down the track.

Marion

[Rosiefuture]

Hmmmmmmm just had a closer look, um......is it a soft can den? LOL

Well the same goes for dens, they pot up and grow on very easily and it's looking great.

Marion

[RosieC]

Thanks Marion,

Sorry, forgot to say what it is. It's a Den Stardust which is 50% unicum and arround 12% nobile. The parent seems to be growing really easily so hopefully as you say it will get established easily

[Gin]

Looks good , nice and healthy .. here is what I have down get a styro. foam cup put holes in it and some moss inside tape it to a stake put stake in pot put bottom of keiki in it and let the roots grow into the moss then remove it from mom when you want to

[RosieC]

Thanks for the idea Gin, I like that.