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title: "I repotted my orchids in January. All have put out new leaves and are…"
description: "I repotted my orchids in January. All have put out new leaves and are now sprouting… Are they all air roots, or is the top one a new flower spike?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/JmTUi1iSQr6-tX35luAMXQ/7pUfEWONT4ejeDLcBQZ9KA"
community: "The Orchid Oasis"
author: "Bibliofan"
published: "2024-05-30T19:22:40.073999Z"
language: "en"
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# I repotted my orchids in January. All have put out new leaves and are…

_Posted by Bibliofan on 2024-05-30_

I repotted my orchids in January. All have put out new leaves and are now sprouting…  
Are they all air roots, or is the top one a new flower spike?

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Dutgabnp65FqhDoTzu0FG-Klq0SXzLC7gd-2SLtDn4U/NbNfjuDsRpGdwDu_2Qg8Ww.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Dutgabnp65FqhDoTzu0FG-Klq0SXzLC7gd-2SLtDn4U/O6wUF_WBTtinNSOyZ64MEQ.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### Dee commented on 2024-05-30

They look like healthy roots to me!

### Jen commented on 2024-05-30

They are all roots. You can cover and encourage them to grow into the bark, but if they stay outside the media and just shoot up and away from the pot, I’d probably try to moisten them from time to time. It looks like you had a few aerial roots in the second pic that dried out pretty quickly. Your environment may be a little more dry than this particular hybrid prefers.

#### Bibliofan replied on 2024-05-30

The dried ones are really old. I used to have them in a bright bathroom, which I thought would be humid enough, but it was not.

### Snowstorm commented on 2024-05-31

Roots are like blunt cones, where stems are kinda like a triangle that come to a peak like the roof of a house.

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