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| does Den need repotting? Hello, I was given a flowering den some two or three months ago. Now she is growing new canes. Even at the time I received it I felt the pot might be to small. There are roots out of the pot and I wonder if I should repot. On the other hand the plant seems happy as is and I read that dens like to be tight-bound. Could you please tell me what you think? Thank you very much. Leela |
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| Dens do like to be root bound but I would lok at it to make sure there is no rot. But then again you said it looks happy....just check it for rot. If there is not any I would leave it.
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| The plant looks good. I usually repot my Dens every 2-3 years. If I can fit them back into the same size pot, I keep them that way. If anything you might want to repot to check the roots as Orchid Girl suggested. You're getting new growth, so thats a good sign. |
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| I too would repot, but use the same size pot, just repositioning the plant so the new growthisn't so close to the edge. Keep it in as small as a pot as possible.
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| Definitely a good idea to unpot, check things out and give it new medium. If this were my plant, it would go into a much smaller pot, not larger. They love tight quarters. I had to change the medium on my Dend. recently and transferred it to a larger pot which I regretted. I ended up repotting it into the same size it originally was in. It definitely suffered a setback from the repotting and probably because it wasn't actively growing at the time which is when you'll want to make any changes to yours. Remember, tight fitting! ![]() |
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