Help with Schomburgkia
Hello! I've been reading this forum for a long time but not as a registered user. I've a new orchid cutting and I've been told it's a Schomburgkia. It seems to be a genus not very detailed as I didn't found too much information in the Internet. Because of my location (Venezuela) it seems to be a Schomburgkia undulata (or Laelia undulata). Also I've been told it blooms by the end of the year (nov-dec) in my country. I've mounted the orchid in a wood piece as it's supposed this type of orchids thrive over the trees. The roots are not in its best state, but at least few of them are alive (they turn green when watering). It's already a mature plant because I can see previous spikes that have been cut. My first question if someone have this orchid and can help me is: what's the behaviour of root development? It sends new roots after it finish flowering or after the pseudobulb matures? I have the orchid on the window 24/7 because I readed it needs plenty of sunlight to bloom. The penultimate pseudobulb does not show signs of a flower spike and the newest only have a green empty sheath for the moment. Two weeks have passed since I got this orchid.Here is a couple of pictures.
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