Re: Rain and orchids

I don't think you do. Eventually it will probably produce roots from somewhere else so you can divide it. I wouldn't worry about repotting it truthfully. I've got a Phal in an 8 inch pot that is starting to behave like the one you're describing and I"m not touching the thing even though it could probably use a repot. It's a rescue from someone who was about to kill it. When I got it there was one leaf. Now the leaves are about a foot long and it's spiking again from a former spike as well as putting out a new one. It's white also. It's just gorgeous when it blooms so hey- why mess with it? 
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy Carpenter" <cathy.c@insightbb.com> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rain and orchids



You are correct, it is white.  My question is, how do you divide a
plant that has one growing point?

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Oct 24, 2007, at 6:13 PM, james singer wrote:


Cool. When you get a chance to re-pot it, try to divide it. May
take a year or two for the pieces to recover, but would sure be
worth it. What color? For some reason I'm thinking white.



On Oct 24, 2007, at 7:02 PM, Cathy Carpenter wrote:


Speaking of orchid blooms, I have a mature phalenopsis that doesn't
know when to quit. It blooms non-stop, all year. Today, it has an
actively blooming spike that has produced two branches, and I just
noticed a completely new spike emerging. It won't even stop long
enough for me to repot it.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Oct 24, 2007, at 5:10 PM, Jesse Bell wrote:


Luckyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!


james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
  Was just staring aimlessly out the front door and marveling at
the rain
when I realized that there are three orchids now blooming in the
orange
jasmine tree that is directly across the front patio from the front
door. I know of another, which is comfortably growing on the trunk
of a
very large bougainvillea on the side of the house, that is also
blooming. I guess I need to check all of the other orchids once the
rain stops.

Anyway, it's nice that the "orchid rescue" project we started 4-5
years
ago is beginning to pay dividends.

Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.1 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Sunset Zone 25
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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Heat Zone 10
Sunset Zone 25
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Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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