Maxillaria tenuifolia care help

[shushu45]

Back in January I bought a Maxillaria tenuifolia off of eBay. The seller and I settled to ship when the weather was warmer and today it came in.
Now the hard part. How do I keep it happy??

Thank u.

[Ordphien]

Water. Water. Water.
I have mine in large bark. I water it around 2 times a day if not more.

And light. Lots of light.
I have mine in full blazing sun all day.
They don't need that much though lol

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[shushu45]

Originally Posted by Ordphien

Water. Water. Water.
I have mine in large bark. I water it around 2 times a day if not more.

And light. Lots of light.
I have mine in full blazing sun all day.
They don't need that much though lol

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Water water water. Hmmmmm....would it be ok then to put it in s/h then??

[ALToronto]

Check out the Members Projects forum. There is a big one on Max Ten in semi-hydro.

[WaterWitchin]

A query, please...

I was just given a "maxillaria sanguinea" last week. Would these be the same theories for its care?

I had no idea what it was. Heck, I even asked... are you sure this is an orchid?

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PS Here's what it looks like...

[The Orchid Boy]

I'd reccomend mounting it to cedar, cork, or tree fern... They do the best that way I think.

[Polarizeme]

I have a large Max. teniufolia in medium bark. It likes to be watered often enough to keep the bark somewhat moist, but not wet. I water weekly in the summer and about every 2-3 weeks in the winter months. In the winter I let it dry out a bit. The Max meleagris prefers warmer temps and moist airy bark too.

[katrina]

Mine was originally on a tree fern totem but I found that keeping it properly hydrated was too difficult on a mount so I plopped the mount in a 6" pot and back-filled w/chc a couple of years ago...sphag on top. Since then it's done much better.

Lots of water...I even have mine sitting in a saucer of water. Lots of light...I grow it under HO T5's in the Winter and in full sun most of the day in the Summer. If you're giving it enough light...I don't think it's possible to over-water this plant.

I believe it would do awesome in s/h...if you can keep it from tipping over. It has a strong tendency for being very top heavy as it grows up and out.

In the Winter I will allow the saucer to dry out a day or two but in the Summer....I water it every day and the saucer gets filled every day.

This is the tail end of last Spring's blooming. Mine has it's biggest flush of blooms in the Spring. It's not in bud yet this Spring...but it should begin to bud out before too long. Very reliable bloomer.



I also have sanguinea (just got it a little more than a year ago) and I'm growing it the same way. My sanguinea is in bud now. The only difference is I don't have this one on a mount...just potted up in shredded redwood. In a saucer of water also.

[SydneyH]

I've had mine for 2 or 3 years now, growing in a mixture of medium bark and sphagnum. Mine blooms reliably if I give it lots of light and water. Indoors I water it twice a week and little less in the winter. I often put it outdoors in the summer and water it every day. I think there are some people on the board who have grown it successfully in s/h.

I just noticed its first bud yesterday. It is easy to tip over and the pseudobulbs easy to break off, at least if you have a cat like mine. Those long leaves are just too tempting.

Sydney