Ludisia to repot, need help

[Helen]

Hi everyone,
It is now time to repot my Ludisia. I've had it for 14 months, and it's in sphagnum in a small 2" pot...it is growing very tall and has no shoots coming off the base of it, probably due to the fact that it's got no where to go.

Should I be placing it in a wider shallower pot? or just go up a size? I heard that they will sprout new shoots from the root area, is this true?

Also, what potting medium should I use, as I understand it is considered a terrestrial type.

All help is greatly appreciated!
Helen

[Lagoon]

Helen, this one is so easy too please (IMHO)
I've repotted mine twice already, its' due for another larger pot in just 1 year.
I had no stall at all, if anything it just grew more the more space I gave it.

I grow mine in my paph mix - 50% peatmoss 25% small bark & small perlite.
This one likes room to grow

PS - yes about the growth - it'll just come up from the bottoms of the pots or anywhere the lil node open up and root.

[Helen]

Thx Gloria...could you please refresh my memory...what type of peatmoss do you buy exactly? I may have asked you this before, but can't find it on the forum right now.
Helen

[Ross]

Mine are in sphagnum. I would just take a cutting from the top and stick in the damp sphagnum and watch it take off. But then mine are in 99% humidity in a Wardian case.

[Helen]

Ross, I think I'd be too scared to cut off the top just to start another....with my luck I'd lose it all! I'm a windowsill grower (planning on setting up my light stand this fall) LOL...anyway,
I think I'll repot and see if anything comes up from the base or wherever...I just have to find out what 'type' of peat moss to purchase...I only have the big bag of gardening peatmoss in my garage...I'm pretty sure I'll have to buy a small bag of some? any recommendations?
Helen

[Ross]

Originally Posted by Helen

Ross, I think I'd be too scared to cut off the top just to start another....with my luck I'd lose it all! I'm a windowsill grower (planning on setting up my light stand this fall) LOL...anyway,
I think I'll repot and see if anything comes up from the base or wherever...I just have to find out what 'type' of peat moss to purchase...I only have the big bag of gardening peatmoss in my garage...I'm pretty sure I'll have to buy a small bag of some? any recommendations?
Helen

I wouldn't recommend peatmoss at all. I'd recommend sphagnum. When I say take a cutting, I mean place it in the same pot. But as I said, mine are at quite high humidity. They don't seem to need much fertilizer. Maybe you can place a plastic dome over the plant, or a plastic bag, till it gets settled?

[Helen]

Thanks for your suggestions Ross. It does like it in the sphag right now. If I decided to cut the top, how much of a section? It's approx. 1 foot tall now
H

[Lagoon]

I use CIL brand.

[quiltergal]

I find mine does quite well with neglect! I have had it for 15 years, in the same pot, and probably the same potting soil. It gets watered once a week if I remember. The plant has grown somewhat like a Wandering Jew. It's on the top of a bookcase near a window in my office. It has grown the length of the bookcase and is now hanging off the end. This year it had 12 flower spikes on it. They aren't anything spectacular but I figure it must be happy. I really should repot it one of these days.

[andy83]

I'd love to see a picture of yours quiltergal. These guys are pretty easy and grow fast. It seems like they'll grow in just about anything.

I keep mind in a mix of peat and perilite. I also put some greensand in there and fertilize lightly every once in a great while.


I had another plant that I ended up cutting at about every second node or so. Now, I think just about every one of them(about 20 sections) have are or starting to put out leaves. They make pretty good gifts.