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L. purpurata is a species that grows tremendous amounts of roots. In a pot it can actually chock itself to death.
I had one for four years and after flowering the first year produced three flower sheats one every six months on a new pseudobulb, but only one produced a flower and the others shriveled on the stem. When I repotted I cut off one dead root at a time until I noticed there were no good roots left, only the rizone. Six months later the pot is full of roots and the new flowers are in full bloom. The roots actually grow away from the sun out eight inches even with the top of the pot.
Most of these I mount on wood and the roots grow clear around the mount.
None, of the about 15 I have left, have shown any leaf growth since last summer. Just this month (85 degrees now in SW Florida) they are all showing new growth. You just have not waited long enuogh yet. They should grow well this summer. By the way it is common for the leaves to be 20-24 inches tall.
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