This little girl arrived in a plastic container tightly packed and saturated in sphagnum moss. Cheap plastic pot only had one hole on the bottom, which was placed in a very pretty ceramic pot.
As you can see, these roots are a very healthy green; however, they are so swollen with water, they cannot hold anymore, and this could very easily and quickly lead to root rot, the #1 killer of Orchids. This is why it's so important to inspect the roots ASAP with any new Orchid you bring home.
As you can see, these roots are a very healthy green; however, they are so swollen with water, they cannot hold anymore, and this could very easily and quickly lead to root rot, the #1 killer of Orchids. This is why it's so important to inspect the roots ASAP with any new Orchid you bring home.