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Originally Posted by aliceinwl
Thanks! I was looking at Seattle Orchids but for Stennorrhynchos. I really like the foliage of the S. Vanguard they have depicted so I’m going to give it a go. Will these guys do okay in potting soil (Miracle Gro?)? Maybe an African violet soil? Or, do I need something special?
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I don't recall what the Vanguard came in, I have had it for a long time, but I suspect it was potting soil so I just left it that way - repotted into a well-draining potting soil (lots of organic material), I think I added some sand and fine perlite. I know the Stenorrhynchos came in soil, so I stayed with that, again added some sand. Sphagnum should work fine too. (advantage of potting soil is that it typically comes with some sort of time-release fertilizer, neither plant has objected so they must like it) At any rate, these are truly terrestrial, so need to be kept damp (like the forest floor) even when they lose leaves after blooming... they'll come right back.
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