Have you grown a masdavellia successfully? - Orchid Board

jmccoy · #1 12-11-2015, 01:11 AM

I have read some sources and seen some videos that say they are not as hard to grow as you would think and other videos, comments, and sources that say they are quite tricky to grow. I have also read care information for them that is conflicting of one another.

I am just fascinated by these orchids and would love to bring one home at some point but I want to make sure I have an environment that will be pleasing to them.

Currently my temps are 65-72 that is the low and the high temp. Humidity can fluctuate between 50% to above 70% sometimes 80% but I try not to let it get too high cause it creates water condensation on my walls and I don't want mold. Usually though my humidity is around a steady 65% to 70%. I have yet to test my water so see how good it is since in the summer I don't get much rain, in the winter I do. I grow all my orchids under a 4 bulb T5 High Output hanging light set up. Most are potted in bark mix, some with a little bit of moss.

So I am wondering peoples personal experience with these orchids and if their growing environment matches mine in many ways or not. I would not mind watering it every other day or misting it or having it close to my humidifier, or keeping it on a humidity tray, whatever may help it. I just really would love a couple of these guys if I can. The orchids that seem to thrive the most in my set up are well most everything, from paph. or phal. to oncidium, and brassavola. Havnt seen any growth on my bulbophylum though I just got that one and I unknowingly tried to kill my dendrobium so that one doesn't count lol.

Any personal experiences would be wonderful. Thank you.