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06-17-2007, 07:24 PM
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Encyclia...potting Media??
Soooooooo, I just got this new, bare root Encyclia for $10!! Enc. cordigerua x Enc. Nursery Rhyme. Need to plant it in something now. I think they need to be on the damp side so I was wondering about a mixture of coconut fiber, perlite & sphagnum in a plastic pot? Suggestions?
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06-17-2007, 07:29 PM
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Bonjour T!
I have an Alata in sphag and perlite potted in clay doin' real well .
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06-18-2007, 04:25 AM
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Your plant is registered as Encyclia Reese Grazaffi, and it definitely will prefer LOTS of air at the roots.
I grow most of my encyclias in straight LECA or mounted, so they dry rapidly, but I water frequently.
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06-18-2007, 12:56 PM
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Your plant is registered as Encyclia Reese Grazaffi, and it definitely will prefer LOTS of air at the roots.
I grow most of my encyclias in straight LECA or mounted, so they dry rapidly, but I water frequently.
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So my question is....what is LECA? ![Smile](http://www.orchidboard.com/community/images/smilies/new/smile.gif)
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06-18-2007, 02:07 PM
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This plant is also quite large...I don't think I could mount it on anything that would hold it!! LOL
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06-18-2007, 02:26 PM
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Encyclia media I use
I plant my encyclias in a pro mix (sunshine mix) with added stryrene. I helps to plant to dry out yet keep it on the same watering cycles as all the other orchids in my greenhouses. This mix does not break down. I have a 20 year old Encylia purpulata and it's still in the same pot since 10 years ago. Guess I need to post a picture of it.
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06-18-2007, 04:07 PM
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I plant my encyclias in a pro mix (sunshine mix) with added stryrene. I helps to plant to dry out yet keep it on the same watering cycles as all the other orchids in my greenhouses. This mix does not break down. I have a 20 year old Encylia purpulata and it's still in the same pot since 10 years ago. Guess I need to post a picture of it.
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20 year old plant?????!!!! Excuse my English, but Holy Crap!! ![Shocked](http://www.orchidboard.com/community/images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
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06-18-2007, 04:20 PM
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I grow most of my encyclias in straight LECA or mounted, so they dry rapidly, but I water frequently.
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Ray,
When you say you grow your encyclias in straight LECA, do you mean the s/h method or just in LECA and water as you would with a non s/h method? Does that make sense?
Too those who grow encyclias, what are the roots supposed to look like? I received a encyclia radiata seedling division and wasn't sure what they should look like.
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06-19-2007, 01:22 PM
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![Shocked](http://www.orchidboard.com/community/images/smilies/icon_eek.gif) I got a TINY encyclia seedling today. It's in damp sphag, but it really is tiny , so what do you recommend? Judi ![Scratch chin](http://www.orchidboard.com/community/images/smilies/new/scratchchin.gif)
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06-19-2007, 04:11 PM
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![Shocked](http://www.orchidboard.com/community/images/smilies/icon_eek.gif) I got a TINY encyclia seedling today. It's in damp sphag, but it really is tiny , so what do you recommend? Judi ![Scratch chin](http://www.orchidboard.com/community/images/smilies/new/scratchchin.gif)
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I think mounting it with that Sphag. is a good idea. ![Smile](http://www.orchidboard.com/community/images/smilies/new/smile.gif)
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