sobralia decora care

[jason229]

hi
I recently but a very small booming size sobralia decora'santa Barbra' or a kiki of a mature sobralia decora
I had a small bud and already bloomed and I was wodering how I should should take care of it it has a small new cane forming.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

They're terrestrials. I've only grown one (Sobralia callosa), and didn't have success.

But from what I've read in a thread here on the OB where I asked someone who lives in Ecuador what kind of "soil" they grow in, it appears they grow in humus and leaf litter on top of volcanic rocks.

So I assume you'd grow it in pumice with a little potting soil and a little leaf litter.

They grow in bright indirect light, in intermediate conditions.

Many Sobralias get very large btw.

[jason229]

Originally Posted by King_of_orchid_growing:)

They're terrestrials. I've only grown one (Sobralia callosa), and didn't have success.

But from what I've read in a thread here on the OB where I asked someone who lives in Ecuador what kind of "soil" they grow in, it appears they grow in humus and leaf litter on top of volcanic rocks.

So I assume you'd grow it in pumice with a little potting soil and a little leaf litter.

They grow in bright indirect light, in intermediate conditions.

Many Sobralias get very large btw.

thanks i will try that mix