Gadzooks, I have a question about my Bulbophyllum (Cirrhopetalum) taiwanese which I have growing on a cork slab. I put long fiber sphagnum under it before tying it to the slab. But now it is overgrowing the slab and I need a bigger one. The roots that are exposed on the edge of the slab dry up, where the ones in the LFS stay nice and white. Have you ever removed an ingrown orchid from a slab? I don't want to overly disturb my plant. It is just putting up two flower spikes, and maybe even a third.
I was thinking of getting a bigger cork slab and cutting out a section to allow my existing piece to fit in and let the plant grow out onto the new slab over time.
Here is the flower on May 27, 2019 :
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Here is my plant flowering on March 28, 2020 :
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The plant has grown much more since last March.