Newly potted bear root Brassia orchid spiking
Hi everyone, I bought this Brassia orchid bear root at a flower show in late February. And mounted it on tree fern ( I am planning to put some spagnum around the root area) now it has a new lead and only two healthy roots. Last night while giving it a look over I noticed it had a spike growing from the new lead which hasn't even formed a psudobulb as yet, and has NO root. Now I honestly would love to see what the blooms look like.
It's healthy and the older psudobulbs are not really wrinkled but I am not sure if I should remove the spike or let nature have its course. I bought two divisions and place one mounted and one potted, the potted one also has a new lead but no roots either. I will post a pic of the spike below. Velleta
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Darlene (GreenCurls)
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So just an update on my spiking rootless Brassia, I added the spagnum around the root area just to help with moisture, and while on my misting this morning I saw this.Its producing a new root, this little guy is like supercharged. I am so happy, he obviously intends to stick around.the spike has also grow too, pic below. I also decided to do over the repot on the one in the pot because I find that my oncidiums dry out so quickly, ( add spagnum moss)to its mix and when I unpotted it I was pleasantly surprised to find it too had grown a few roots so both are doing great. Velleta
Darlene (GreenCurls)
9 years ago
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