Beginner Gardening: Large root on WBOP, 1 by dead_thumb

dead_thumb wrote:
I have what I believe is a small White Bird of Paradise. I brought it home about a month ago and it seems to be doing well. It's even got a new shoot growing and the overall color of the plant is getting brighter. It is in one of those pots with the drainage holes in the bottom, but it has a dish type thing that snaps on the bottom. Well this isn't good for drainage so I popped the dish off and there is a huge root circling the bottom of the dish! It came down through the drainage hole. The root is white and thick but it has a little fuzz on the tip and I'm hoping it's not mold or rot. I plan on keeping the dish off the bottom of the pot so the root can dry out but I'm not sure if there's anything else I should do. I worry about changing the pot or anything like that cause of the time of year and other than a huge little bit fuzzy root hanging out the bottom the plant seems fine. Any advise?