Help with Vanda

[Neverend]

Haha the kitten bonsai is a fake, don't expect to get a kitty in a bottle for Christmas!

The betta one could be real though, sad but bettas seem to be mostly kept in small containers.

Tanira, I think to make your plant happier, you can remove it from the vase, and follow the links Buds! provided. It should be alright to keep the roots in the vase, take note to give space for leaves to grow!

[tanira2]

yep i have been out today to buy a vase for its roots ( i just hope its large enough) i agree it needs space for its leaves to grow and everything hence why i come on asking for help.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

This is most likely Ascocenda Princess Mikasa 'Blue'. If it isn't, it's a different cultivar of Ascocenda with Vanda coerulea in the bloodline.

It likes cool to intermediate temperatures.

I like mounting Vandas onto a log or a tree (if it can grow cooler outdoors) without medium, they look nicer and neater that way. Plus you can skip a day or two in watering if you're busy without problems. Or the other option would be to grow them potted in a clay pot with diatomite.

They need to be watered everyday during this time of year. Heavy growth is occurring right now. My Vanda coerulea is growing new roots all the time at this point in time.

Bright indirect light is the way to go. Moderate to high humidity helps (50% to 100%).

[Ashley]

Tanira

Its been some months since you originally posted this I would be interested to know how you got on.

Kat

(eew that poor fish in a vase)