Going to try Sedirea Japonic, input?

[Bud]

pictures would help me advice you.
if you just got this plant then let it be(dont fuss about it) have it acustomed to the new environment it is in.... find a watering regimen that will work for both of you....start weekly then every other day when it is warmer; then maybe if the media mix decays you can repot it(JL is a very reputable grower; I would trust the plant is healthy=no blemish on the leaves and the roots must be robust and thriving)
I take the train in the summer and the car service to go to JL, they have orchids I like and it is a reasonable deal....you can have lunch there; I always have the pastrami sandwitch with peach snapple

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Sedirea japonica is temperature tolerant. Warm temperatures, ok. Cool temperatures, ok.

I don't think it should stay warm all year round though. The parts of Japan where this orchid originated from is not necessarily warm all year round.

[ladybug15]

I have had two of these. I killed the first one due to crown rot (repotted too low and was careless with watering). I have read that Sedirea japonica is susceptible to crown rot, so the second one I got was mounted. It seems to be doing well and putting out a lot of new roots. The only advise I can give is to be careful about getting water in the crown.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Sedirea japonica has the exact same growing habit as a Phalaenopsis - they DON'T naturally grow upright, they grow horizontally or pendulously off trees.

This explains the problem with crown rot to some degree with growing them potted.

[Stefus_Prime]

So far everything is looking good, the people at the store said it doesn't need to be repotted just yet but what time of the year would you say is a good time to repot? I'm sort of haphazard with my phals and repot them whenever and they do fine.

Also, this plant is in a bark and perlite mix, the water seem to go right through, I've never used anythinc but moss, how often should I water it? It seems like the bark dries out daily but I'm afraid I'll over water it. What kind of potting soil do these guy enjoy?

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

I'd keep the Sedirea in the type of potting media it is growing in now. Watering once every 2 days is fine.

You can repot it now if you want to. As I said before, this is a far hardier species than most Phals, in my opinion. In my experience, it doesn't need to be pampered.

[Stefus_Prime]

So bark is a good substrate? A lot of the pictures I see have it sitting on a big ball of moss so I was wondering what would be best. That's good to hear they're hardy, I'm really nervous about messing up since this guy was a little pricier than my usual orchid purchase (especially after I factor in the 1 hour drive haha)

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

I used to grow mine potted in a plastic pot with medium grade bark, outdoors, all-year-round. Grew fine. Did it this way for about 1 - 2 years before I decided to change out the medium to diatomite.

Diatomite worked too.