Growing Epiphytes on Trees - zone 9/10 Mediteranean Climate

[davidg]

That's a beautiful plant! Now I am glad I tried it. I see the red leaves, which I understand mean it is getting enough light. So it really should be mounted upside down, and not just sideways? I can do that in a couple of days from now.

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by davidg

That's a beautiful plant! Now I am glad I tried it. I see the red leaves, which I understand mean it is getting enough light. So it really should be mounted upside down, and not just sideways? I can do that in a couple of days from now.

Yes, this one needs to hang downward...it is quite floppy naturally. It will continue to grow that way, becoming quite long. (I saw a huge one, the owners brought it to judging on a stretcher, I don't grow as well as they do) Nice thing, is that the "footprint" stays small since its growth is all vertical, just hang it higher as it gets longer. This one is getting quite a lot of light - filtered sun, but I have had it bloom in an area that was really quite shady... just better with a little more light.

[davidg]

Thanks - upside down it shall be - in the brightest spot I can find.