I found the instructions on the internet.Apparently it will take 6 months to have several leaves and a nice root system before planting in bark. I am excited to be having a replica of the mother plant. It is my best orchid so I hope it all works out.

They are called proliferations.I think some tend to do it more than others. Betsy

No-Clue What kind you you have that your not having any luck with? I'm thinking of selling rooted cuttings next April. I have quite a collection I'm putting together and my success rate is 100% out of 400+ plumeria cuttings this year. I just sent a 3 foot 4 tip plant still in the dirt to California from Florida and it was perfect on arrival leaves and all. Do you think this is what some folks would appreciate? I've got sticks that fall on the ground here from when we have high winds and then they root right into the ground before I can pick them up! ( I've got photos coming soon to show this ) All my potted cutting get outside sunlight directly on the black nursery pots, this heat stimulates the root growth coupled with very high humidity. VERY IMPORTANT: Make sure the cuttings callous properly! Fresh cut doesn't mean plant right away!!! I lay mine in a cardboard box in the garage and forget them for weeks on end, then I plant them. Your thoughts? Stuart

i know nothing about orchids .... but i ask..what would happen in nature ... would not momma collapse .. and the babe fall to the ground... and root in ... even maybe hang in the air.. until a root hit soil or tree bark ??? whenever... whatever plant.. when i dont know what to do.. i think about how ma nature would cope with it.. and try to mimic such ... in other words... and i ask you opinion ... cut momma ... an inch or two.. either way of the babe.. and lay it on top of good media for this plant.... and let her rot away .. and babe.. root in ... what do you think???/ .. am i full of new years spirit??? .. lol ken