"Cymbidium" with Long Skinny Appendages: It's a Phalaenopsis!

Photo Reveals: Those "Appendages" Are Aerial Roots

2-year "Cymbidium": bloomed last year, pods this year. Many long skinny things growing out. One large, rest skinny. What are they?

Long skinny things = aerial roots. Normal! Phals grow roots in mix AND in air. Healthy plant = congrats.

Epiphytes on trees: aerial roots catch rain, absorb humidity. Bark mix mimics this.

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