| What's not universal Kevin? I thought I was lending to a very possible chain of events on repotting cattleyas should there be root loss and that reason being a benefit to waiting for new growth in compensation of what's been lost by rot. Cattleyas generally tend to lose a lot of roots to rot and it is recommended to repot after flowering and it should not be an unexpected surprise to find a lot of root loss when it's repotting time. In the event cutting away a lot of dead roots is required and if severe mearsures need to be taken such as cutting all the roots away, the expectations to follow are an overall compromise on the plant, albeit, temporary. No, that's not a given that there will be root rot but it is a strong possibility with catts.
So to clarify....I've done it both ways and when repotted right after flowering, because of the amount of trimmed roots that may need to be removed, the plant generally stresses and loses it's vigor temporarily, causing it to lose it's plumpness especially the leaves.  |