How Does Vase Culture Work? - Orchid Board

RandomGemini · #1 04-13-2014, 01:51 PM

I'm trying to figure out how vase culture works, because I am interested in trying a vanda. I love the great big flowers and the form of the plant, but they're very large, so I would really only have space for one in my collection and I want to keep the care for it as simple as possible.

I really stink with mounted plants. Vase culture sounds a bit more forgiving than mounted culture, because the vase is semi-enclosed and creates humidity around the roots, which is not something you can say for mounted culture.

From what I've read... basically, you flood the container once a week with water and let the plant soak for 30 minutes, then drain the container and mist whenever you remember to do it. So it doesn't sound like daily misting is required.

Does that sound about right and if so, is that really all there is to it? It sounds really easy. I keep thinking there's gotta be a trick to it that I'm missing.

Are there particular species that work better in vase culture than others?

Could I grow the plant in a straight cylinder style vase, or does the shape of the vase matter? Some things I have read say that the shape of the vase needs to be narrow at the neck, but other things I have read say any vase will do, as long as all of the roots will fit inside it.

Thanks for the info!