Rossioglossum Rawdon Jester 'HOF' - Orchid Board

JScott · #1 06-07-2020, 01:57 PM

So when I visited the Hausermann website to buy a Psychopsis, the Psych was only 8 dollars. You can't order just one 8 dollar plant. The shipping would cost more than the plant. So of course I had to find a couple other things. I actually got two Psychopsis, since they were cheap and just in case something goes wrong with one of them.

I also got Cattleya Hawaiian Wedding Song 'Virgin', because I don't have a white Catt, and I think everybody needs a nice while Catt, and I've seen this one around a lot lately, and it looks very nice, and if it is as popular as it seems to be, it must be a good plant.

The final plant I bought, which I don't feel as confident about was Rossioglossum Rawdon Jester 'HOF'. I know that used to be Odontoglossum, and is a cool grower, and I have problem with keeping plants cool enough. But it was only 13 dollars, and I had to give it a shot. I've always wanted one, but was too scared I would kill it, but at this price, if it doesn't make it, that's still sad that i killed a plant, but i'm not out much money.

Anybody growing Rawdon Jester inside? I could put it right up by the window in the winter and keep it cool that way, and in the summer we keep the house at 68 degrees. I guess I could put it outside for the few weeks in the spring and the few weeks in the fall when we get the kind of warm/cool days and cold (not freezing) nights I think it enjoys. Anybody have any tips for growing this guy outside and under lights and at windows? I know it is a painfully slow grower under the best of conditions. Any tips appreciated. What about growing media? Am I okay filling the bottom half of the pot with scoria (which is a little larger) and then filling the top half with stalite (which is a little smaller)? Or should I use just straight small scoria like I've got a few Oncidiums potted in? I know it was silly to buy a plant I don't even feel confident I can provide the right conditions for, but it was there, and I was there, and I really wanted it, so here we are.