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Old 02-08-2012, 11:09 AM
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I wonder if growing them in moss helps them survive in less humid environments, like houses, since it keeps more moisture around the roots. I intend to grow it in a terrerium, but the terrerium I ordered hasn't been delivered yet, so I may keep it in the moss for now.
I would think that moss would help with the humidity. It helps with my vandas.
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Old 02-08-2012, 11:19 AM
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Mine are mounted, been around a long time if warm I water if not then I don't , bright light some am. sun if there is any, but not direct hot ..
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Old 02-08-2012, 11:33 AM
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lily99,

You've gotten a lot of good advice so far! I wouldn't worry about tolumnia being "difficult." They were one of the first orchids I ever grew, and I've never had much trouble with them. I used to joke that I was too ignorant to know they were supposed to be "hard!"

I think they come packed in moss to keep them moist during shipment, and because moss doesn't fall out as easily as other media. Personally, I would never leave a tolumnia in moss. They like to get doused, then dry completely within an hour or so. I would replace the moss with expanded clay aggregate (also called LECA or PrimeAgra -- basically little terracotta balls). If you soak the clay aggregate overnight before repotting, and run water through the plant every other day or so, it holds a good amount of moisture to maintain a local humidity around the roots while still allowing for lots of air. Be prepared for a lot of air roots, too! These guys throw them everywhere! (If you are keeping the plant in a non-greenhouse environment, you can run water through it every single day. But I've found the clay aggregate holds too much moisture way inside if I do that in a 50%+ humidity environment.)

I don't have a greenhouse, but I have a large wardian case in my basement to keep up humidity and run HID lights. When I "quarantine" new orchids, I hang them in my bathroom for the reasons mentioned above -- lots of great humidity. If I had good light from a window in the bathroom, I'd leave some there full-time. I have a friend who grows a tolumnia I gave him immediately over his fish tank, where it gets the constant humidity thrown off by the circulating water.

I think putting it with your cattleyas is fine, light-wise. Tolumnia can take really hard light, once they're used to it. Watch the leaves. If they get very dark green with a bronze touch, you're perfect. If they start to get too red, move them into slightly more shade.

Good luck! They are great plants -- you'll love the blooms!
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Old 02-08-2012, 11:40 AM
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Do you think tolumnia would do well in a bathroom shower? Our window faces south which would be perfect, but I wonder if showering at night would be good for it. The window is in the shower.
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Old 02-08-2012, 05:17 PM
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I might try to avoid soaking it during a nighttime shower, especially in winter months. But I don't think it would mind the increased humidity.
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Old 02-08-2012, 05:29 PM
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That's kind of what I thought. It is better for them to be dry at night. I could keep it there during the day, it is a good window.
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