Hello! I have this pretty purple orchid plant … have it for maybe almost a year and just had to repot it because it was small and root was growing out and even at top of it Bought Black gold orchid potting mix , MG perlite ( was trying to find black gold but unfortunately there were none only MG perlite ) and black gold organic all purpose potting soil. And I hope it grows very well the roots were pretty healthy! Maybe one or two have white roots but mostly bright green
I wouldn’t use ANY all purpose potting mix. Phalaenopsis should be potted in a bark and sphagnum mix or all bark medium. Anything finer than that- any type of soil is going to be too moisture retentive, and you’ll run a serious risk of suffocating the roots. It also looks like you potted directly into a decorative pot with very little drainage. It’s recommended to use pots with much more ventilation for epiphytic orchids. The clear plastic ones are handy to keep an eye on root development and color as that’s a good indicator for when you need to water.
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I second this. Repot your orchid as soon as possible and it should be fine.
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