Hi all,
I was given this orchid from a coworker who didn't want it because it no longer was blooming. It looks like it has a well developed Keiki on the spike, but the lower leaves of the mother plant has turned yellow and withered. I really like the idea of mounting the Keiki (and maybe the mother) in my bathroom at home, but have a few questions first:
The roots of the keiki are long and have grown in every random direction. I feel like at this length they will be hard to position so the plant can be mounted on a log that sits flush with the wall. Can I trim the roots back slightly? Especially the longer ones that seem a little shriveled and don't have active growing tips.
Obviously the Keiki is growing epiphytically now so hopefully it will continue to grow well mounted. Any advice for what to do with the mother plant? I think it would be cool to either mount that one too or grow it suspended in water. Any tips for how to make this change? I suspect it's current pot is not that suitable for it - it's sitting in moss and in a normal terra cotta pot without a lot of airflow.
I live in the San Francisco bay area (zone 17) and my bathroom has pretty high moisture (steamy showers, towels never dry out lol) but it does get cold for household temperatures in the winter (old drafty apt with little insulation).
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