I was gifted this orchid almost 3 years ago on Valentine’s Day and the aerial roots have continued to grow downwards, parallel to the wall. They’ve made it about 3 feet now, but I’m going to have to move it soon so that they don’t start to attach to the carpet – just had to show it off 😜

by That_guy_guy

10 Comments

  1. elviepls

    Now those are roots! But if you repot this orchid, you can tuck the aerial roots into the pot, if you want.

  2. Not a quirk of nature… a sign of needing help.

    You could fix the source of the problem instead of looking for a higher location.

    Have you done anything to the pot in the last three years?

  3. Your plant – your right.

    Maybe one day it’ll be Guinness World Record material 😉

  4. That_guy_guy

    There are roots. I periodically take the root ball out to check. Everything inside the pot is healthy and I remove any old dead roots. I’ll definitely keep that in mind though

  5. silver-key-77

    Thank you for sharing! Very interesting.

  6. Orchid_Junkie1954

    I think it looks cool, but you need to give it a name. He’s earned it!

  7. Commercial-Use-4017

    Beautiful the down votes are just envious .

  8. Impossible_Wear7573

    Amazing and healthy
    Might be a great candidate for mounting.
    Keep on!

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