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title: "So I have this orchid and as I was watering her today, I noticed the…"
description: "So I have this orchid and as I was watering her today, I noticed the tips of some of her roots were pink. Is that normal 😑 or should I be concerned 😧? Please…"
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author: "Ava"
published: "2023-06-13T16:09:02.457Z"
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# So I have this orchid and as I was watering her today, I noticed the…

_Posted by Ava on 2023-06-13_

So I have this orchid and as I was watering her today, I noticed the tips of some of her roots were pink. Is that normal 😑 or should I be concerned 😧? Please let me know, thank you ☺️

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## 6 comments

### Plant\_noob205 commented on 2023-06-13

Don’t worry about the orchid roots, it’s perfectly normal for orchids to develop pink or magenta roots because of the coloration of the flower and because of genetic inheritance one of my orchids have pink roots and they’re 2 years strong

#### Ava replied on 2023-06-14

Sounds great! Thank you so much for the advice 😊✨

### 9s commented on 2023-06-13

I’ve been told they change colors when they’re too exposed to sunlight.

#### Ava replied on 2023-06-14

Thank you I will move them somewhere else it is less bright.

### Danika commented on 2023-06-13

You might want to slice some air holes into the sides of that pot tho, so roots can breathe a bit more.

#### Ava replied on 2023-06-14

Thank you I will definitely do that (that's probably why none of my orchids are doing that well lol)

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