Brassia bad root system
 

Hello guys :-) sadly i overwatered a while ago this brassia and most of her roots died and she doesnt seem to get better...i repotted her in bark and coconut husk :-( what do you guys think of her roots nd her chances of making it? Any advices to improve her health? I even started watering with rain water once or twice per week,when almost all the media is dry

I dont grow this variety, but with proper care, i think it will make it. Good luck

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I have found most Oncidium alliance to be very resilient. The pbulbs should be able to support the plant while waiting for new roots. The pbulbs will probably shrivel some, and you may get some pleated leaves on new growth, but the plant should be fine beyond that.

I saved an Onc. type that I had under watered. I wrapped the bottom with spagh and misted it every day for a long time until it started to grow new roots. Then I potted it in a very small pot until it filled up that pot, silly thing even bloomed in there then I re-potted it again in a bit bigger pot and it's growing a new psb.

My morel to the story I have much better luck if I put them in small pots when they don't have a good root system as I have better control over the watering. Water more often but dries out faster. If the pot is to big and you have no roots it will stay wet to long. My 2 cents worth.

I have a Brassia that can not be killed. It can take all the abuse and still flower for me.

The new growth should send out new roots the old growth might not. I don't cut all the old roots because sometimes the old roots can send out new roots. But it the roots are really YUK cut them.

Since you are potting it into new bark you might want to water a little more because new bark does not hold water very well untill it is water logged a bit.

Never give up on an orchids unless it is All Brown if you have green there is hope. I have a beallara orchid that only had one yuky looking bulb that was turning blackish. I thought it was a goner but kept it because I still saw green. Well I repotted it and sat it aside and kind of gave up on it. Well guess what I have 2 new growths on it now.

Don't ever give up on an orchid they will shock you most of the time. In the end they will reward you too.

:-D thx for the advice guys...i will not give up on her and i will try not to be too overprotected also :-D i just have to have patience and hope she will be good :-D

Maybe add some kelpmax or another root stimulant to her diet?

My oncidium just wishes it had roots like those! I bought an overwatered, rootless oncidium that sent out a new shoot which is taking off and is putting down its own roots. I am seriously amazed, and even more amazed that it is not even accordion pleating. The bulbs wrinkled but it seemed to reach a point where they had wrinkled as much as they were going to. I noticed it put the new roots down very early in the new growth's development because it knew it needed them. It did not even lose its leaves or anything. Orchids have such a strong survival instinct.