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Mon, Nov 26, 12 at 17:29
| I have a new stem coming up on my orchid, but right by it is another stem coming up but it looks different. Is it a root growing the wrong direction or a stem that hasn't grown enough. The stem is on the right, the I am talking about is gray and on the left. This is my only orchid, it is one I bought in March from Aldi's, Phalaenopsis is the correct name I believe. I had cut it back and repotted it after it bloomed out. Just noticed the growth this weekend. |
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- Posted by olympia_gardener 5 (My Page) on Mon, Nov 26, 12 at 17:52
| The whitish gray one on the left is the root, the greenish , longer one on the right is the flower spike |
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- Posted by stephanie_kay 5a IL (My Page) on Mon, Nov 26, 12 at 17:57
| Thank you Olympia, so will the root grow downwards or will it stay growing upwards? |
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- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (My Page) on Tue, Nov 27, 12 at 20:44
| That root will reach for moisture. If you had it in a very humid environment, it would probably not lean towards the mix. If it is in a drier environment, it will lean towards the mix and grow into that. Mike |
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- Posted by stephanie_kay 5a IL (My Page) on Wed, Nov 28, 12 at 6:57
| Thank you Mike, actually it is on the dry side here. So I am guessing it will just take a little bit of time before it goes downward. Stephanie |
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| Orchid roots like air. Some just grow roots all over the place. Nothing to worry about, I let them have their way. Jane |
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- Posted by stephanie_kay 5a IL (My Page) on Fri, Nov 30, 12 at 7:19
| Thank you Jane, that is good info to have. |
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