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Phalaenopsis Aerial Roots: Normal & Healthy

Those "Fingers" Are Roots

Finger-like growths hugging the pot edge with green tips and grey-white bodies are aerial roots in active growth. Often appear with new leaves. No need to bury them—orchid roots photosynthesize. Your 4-bloom-cycle plant is thriving.

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