Bad (Root) Hair Day
 

This is what my gracilis does after being neglected for a long time. Decided to repot it so I knocked it from the pot and all I see is like a case of bad hair day, all knotted and meshed together.
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The plant had started producing a lot of basals with nice brown/red pitchers.
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The view from the bottom of the root ball.
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Strangely, there are knobby nodules on some part of the roots (blue arrow)
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Whereas some of the roots are nice and cylindrical (white arrows).
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More basal shoot
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And finally...in its new home
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The pitchers of this plant - varied from red/brown to red speckled to lemon green with traces of red
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Re: Bad (Root) Hair Day
 

Hey I think you planted it in the wrong media!!!Isn't this the type of soil that you can buy anywhere?I don't think this is a good idea.....

Re: Bad (Root) Hair Day
 

Its washed burnt soil. Never had problems with it. I do my rafflesiana, gracilis, hirsuta, reinwardtiana, ventricosa, sanguinea, ampullaria, ventrata, truncata, lowiixcampanulata, eustachya, rajah, albo-marginata, bicalcarata and gracilima in it. Just that you need to be diligent in watering the plants and the pots are really heavy ie not very practical to hang it.

Re: Bad (Root) Hair Day
 

Heard its also good for northiana marvin ;)

Re: Bad (Root) Hair Day
 

Hi, is that the Tanah Bakar which can be found in various nursery/ supermarket gardening section?

Re: Bad (Root) Hair Day
 

Yes, Ulat... eeemmmm... Feel weired to called you with yours nick name... *biggrin2*

You can put yours name in signature
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Re: Bad (Root) Hair Day
 

oic..
hehe, signature added, thanks for the guidance :biggrin:

Re: Bad (Root) Hair Day
 

Wow.. those are some roots.. Is the previous media burnt earth too? I don't see any soil at all in the first pic, or have you washed the roots..?

Re: Bad (Root) Hair Day
 

I will echo what paphioboy says... that is a massive block of strong thick roots your gracilis has there! Looks like a very strong plant with strong roots.

Re: Bad (Root) Hair Day
 

Kelvin, looks like you have been diligently expanding your collection too. Good for you! Gracilima lowland? Eustachya, lowii x xampanulata... Wow! These be interesting. Expect visitor soon.