culture of vanda/paphilionanthe teres

[Koen]

hello everyone,

I recently bought a vanda teres. The plant is about 30 cm high, not included the height of the pot. It;s growing in a 8 cm pot, filled with fir/fine chopped bark and a few stones, for stability.

If the soil has dried out, i rinse the soil with lots of water, and i make sure the excess water is removed, so the pot does not stand in water.

But I do not think this is the best way to grow this species.
The roots which grow in the pot with soil, are staying wet for a few days, and the areal roots do not get any water at all.

I already removed it from it's pot, because the soil was still wet after watering a few days ago.

I grow the plant indoors, because in my opinion a lower humidity is not a problem for this species, since it grows on bare rocks in nature. It get's lots of lights, because it needs large amount of light.

Can someone tell me what os the best way to grow this plant (in a basket, vase, mounted, nothing at all), and the best way to care for it? (in the netherlands)

Greets,
Koen

[Paul Mc]

I don't know how people grow them where you are located, but vase culture is becoming quite the popular method as it helps to raise humidity in places that cannot give the proper humidity levels. I know that vase culture is also becoming popular across Europe, so you might want to just try it and see.

Hopefully someone near you can reply about their growing conditions.

[Koen]

hello Paul,

vase culture is quite popular in the netherlands. In garden genres, vanda's are almost always sold in a vase.
As told, humidity seems to be not that important to this species, seen the escape of the leaves.

I hope someone can help me(not necessarily someone near the netherlands). All experiences with this species are welcome.

Gr. Koen