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title: "What showing out of my paph? Feeling around my paph’s soil and felt…"
description: "What showing out of my paph? Feeling around my paph’s soil and felt this hard thing and dug it out a bit. Can anyone tell me what it might be? She’s in her…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/JmTUi1iSQr6-tX35luAMXQ/onGEl8PsXzHuCt3QFH1i0Z"
community: "The Orchid Oasis"
author: "Lynnie Green Thumbs"
published: "2025-01-29T18:05:11.034655Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/5h6sSHNGe_ganI1UIv8kGRKRRDzpN0uLCHkH098aUXo/t6EclfY2Rlqp124tleLdSg.webp?size=large"
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# What showing out of my paph? Feeling around my paph’s soil and felt…

_Posted by Lynnie Green Thumbs on 2025-01-29_

What showing out of my paph?  
Feeling around my paph’s soil and felt this hard thing and dug it out a bit. Can anyone tell me what it might be? She’s in her original pit (got her at a show 2 weeks ago) and am thinking of replanting in better (my!) soil but don’t want to strew her as she’s in bloom. Any advice?

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/5h6sSHNGe_ganI1UIv8kGRKRRDzpN0uLCHkH098aUXo/t6EclfY2Rlqp124tleLdSg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/5h6sSHNGe_ganI1UIv8kGRKRRDzpN0uLCHkH098aUXo/KgH6JpyUTwKD6JdLT3qNXQ.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### Night commented on 2025-01-30

That’s looks like a dried rotting banana piece 🤪

### Jen commented on 2025-01-30

Is it slightly fuzzy? Attached to the plant? That could be a very odd looking root. You don’t want to dig them out. Paphs are more terrestrial and their roots are never aerial. They will dry out quickly.

#### Lynnie Green Thumbs replied on 2025-01-30

Thank you!

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