Den kingianum keiki's

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Originally Posted by camille1585

Does granite/sandstone have magical properties that I am unaware about? River pebbles are still rocks, so the plant would grow as a lithophyte anyways.

Geez! Why'd you have to word it like that?!

I'd like to add that not all rocks have the same chemical composition or properties, it's not freakin' "magical". It's geology.

Sandstone has a high level of silica mixed with other stuff like glass. Calcite is a soft mineral composed of predominantly calcium carbonate.

Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit

I'm not sure, but I think river pebbles would be much smoother, so less pockets for moisture retention.

This is the reason I was thinking about. I'm well aware of the fact that "river rocks" can be granitic or sandstone in nature. Particularly if Fiona is collecting them from her native South Africa. The geology there is predominantly sand, sandstone, and basalt.

Originally Posted by camille1585

I don't know if it's true, but I've read somewhere a while ago that keiki production on kingianums is independant of culture, meaning that some clones are more prone to keiki than others. I can't verify that since I only have one of these! The keikis take really quickly. I potted some with hardly any roots, and they just took off like that others.

If you can verify this do tell.

[camille1585]

Originally Posted by King_of_orchid_growing:)

Geez! Why'd you have to word it like that?!

LOL, sorry! I have absolutely zero knowledge of growing orchids in rocks, so know nothing about makes some rocks better than others.
What about growing it in straight Leca? (but not S/H)

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Originally Posted by camille1585

LOL, sorry! I have absolutely zero knowledge of growing orchids in rocks, so know nothing about makes some rocks better than others.
What about growing it in straight Leca? (but not S/H)

Could work. I'm growing with diatomite.