I bought this ground orchid about a year ago in a 3 gallon pot for $9 on sale. It's bloomed twice, most recently from Sep 07 until Jan 08. It's thrived outside the pool on a sunny corner that gets sun most of the day.
above: Spathoglottis 'Grapette' in sep 07
above: I dug up the ground orchid and shook out the dirt.
above: a close-up of the root system. You can even see all the new stalks that are only a few inches tall.
I began untangling the roots until I had divided the plant into 11 separate plants. I potted 9 of them and replanted two where the original had been. It took about 10 mintues to detangle the 11 pups. After I separated each one, I put them in a bucket of water so the roots wouldn't dry out (even though they were only exposed to the air for 10 miunutes).
above: Spathoglottis 'Grapette' in sep 07
above: I dug up the ground orchid and shook out the dirt.
above: a close-up of the root system. You can even see all the new stalks that are only a few inches tall.
I began untangling the roots until I had divided the plant into 11 separate plants. I potted 9 of them and replanted two where the original had been. It took about 10 mintues to detangle the 11 pups. After I separated each one, I put them in a bucket of water so the roots wouldn't dry out (even though they were only exposed to the air for 10 miunutes).
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