Anyone growing the ghost orchid?

[orchids3]

Will comment on an orchid I dont grow myself so take it at that. A friend of mine grows them and says the trick may be to use rain water.

[Don Perusse]

Sounds like too much trouble for me. I like a challenge but too old to bother at this stage of my life. Good luck to all those that try, and may the best man win!

[Lene Th.]

This may be a dumb question... But still, here it comes.
Im only a newbee at growing chids, and this chid is nothing im going to try any soon.
But, i have a slider, living in an open aquarium indoors with a warming light on its dry aerea and a heater to keep up the wather teprature. I have one mounted phal here among some other plants, and its loving the conditions, since it is hanging almost on the top, and this way its getting both light from the window closeby and the humidity. I alsow mist twise a day.
Could it be possible to grow a ghostorchid the same way? If concidered mounting it underneth some of the other plants, it would have a shady aerea, high humidity and since its an open aquarium i dont have more airsirculation that the space around approves. If i added some more plants where the ghost would live, that would slower down the sirculation as well, wouldnt it?

Just wondering, im not any close to even get my hands at a chid like this. Im Norway, you have to contact specialist to get KLN or any roothormone, since its not alowed to sell... I still havent been able to get any.
I doubt theres any chance of getting a chid as special as the ghost is, exept by ordering, and then follow all the instructions and laws there is to get any plant over the boarders.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

You guys are better off growing Chiloschista spp. and Taeniophyllum spp. They're challenging enough without being as touchy as Polyrhizza spp.

[Ray]

FWIW, last time I was up in the Chicago area I stopped in at Oak Hill and they had one growing in a large glass hurricane lamp - OK the glass part anyway.

On a stick standing in a small cup of water, it looked like artwork.

[flhiker]

Hi all, Lene I would give it a try. It sounds like it would provide the conditions needed.

King, I hear where your coming from but for me the Ghost orchid is a personal favorite.

Ray I would love to see that. Maybe one of our awesome OB'ers will post a picture