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title: "Just bought this orchid earlier today. Should I repot it because it’s…"
description: "Just bought this orchid earlier today. Should I repot it because it’s outgrowing its pot? It looks to be expanding the pot a little bit due to the amount of…"
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community: "The Orchid Oasis"
author: "Overeager Orchids"
published: "2025-03-06T19:51:04.111375Z"
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# Just bought this orchid earlier today. Should I repot it because it’s…

_Posted by Overeager Orchids on 2025-03-06_

Just bought this orchid earlier today. Should I repot it because it’s outgrowing its pot? It looks to be expanding the pot a little bit due to the amount of roots. I don’t really know how I would repot it though, because it’s two different orchids in one.

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## 5 comments

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-03-06

I unpot them to check for a foam plugs, and remove it.

#### Overeager Orchids replied on 2025-03-06

What are foam plugs? Afterward, should I put it in the current pot or do I need to repot because they’re getting to big?

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-03-06

It's a foam piece that is often just under the crown that they are planted into. It'll really just depend on what it looks like after you upot, if you separate them to their own pots, or the refit back in

### Jen commented on 2025-03-06

I would wait for the blooms to drop before trying to repot, particularly because there are 2 different plants here and you might damage roots while untangling them and/or shock the plants into prematurely losing their flowers. It’s not going to hurt them to stay in that pot for a few weeks and let them adjust to their new environment in your home.

### MeasomerPi commented on 2025-03-07

Agreed. Repotting while in bloom can cause the flowers to drop.

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