Donate Now
and become
Forum Supporter.
Many perks! <...more...>
|
09-22-2015, 04:00 AM
|
Jr. Member
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 9
|
|
orchid vases
Hey everyone,
I got a question. So my orchid of 2 weeks (a brassia) lives in an orchid vase, 18"x6", given to me by my aunt. She is the only person I know who grows orchids, and has done for many years. Always in these tall, narrow, very expensive orchid vases. I'll be honest, I don't remember her orchids ever flowering, certainly not in the last couple years. But she insists it is the best way for them for the humidity based on the advice or actions of an experienced grower.
Since looking up and researching orchids myself, including googling 'growing orchids in orchid vases', i can't say i have yet seen anyone else doing this.
Does anyone else use these or heard of them being used? Or know of any advantages or disadvantages of using one?
If I can't find anything else to support growing in the vase i shall probably take her out before returning her to the windowsill in a week or so and maybe use the vase for table displays, as my gut reaction is not enough circulating air and increased risk of sunburn and more disturbance every time i try and take it out to water.
Last edited by WhiteRabbit; 12-30-2015 at 08:55 PM..
Reason: to remove link to unrelated site
|
09-22-2015, 04:56 AM
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2013
Zone: 5a
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Posts: 2,727
|
|
There are a lot of people growing orchids in a vase. If you search this orchid board, you will find many posts discussing this growing technique.
In places where the humidity is low, orchids can thrive when grown in a glass vase. Your aunt's orchids that are not blooming is probably due to lack of light or other factors such as temperature.
|
09-22-2015, 06:09 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2015
Zone: 9b
Location: Phoenix AZ - Lower Sonoran Desert
Posts: 18,654
|
|
Is there any growing medium in the vases, or are the roots just hanging in the air? There is an extensive thread
here
about growing Vandas in vases. I don't know how it would work for other plants. Brassias have very thin roots that I suspect would dry out very fast if not in media or mounted.
A lot of people (like Matt, above) grow some orchids in tall, narrow containers with moss piled up high. Search on Neofinetia falcata to see this.
|
09-22-2015, 06:26 PM
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2015
Zone: 6a
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Age: 43
Posts: 141
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by dinhthanh
But she insists it is the best way for them for the humidity based on the advice or actions of an experienced grower.
|
I can't say I'm convinced that this is the best way to grow them I just think it would require quite a bit of attention. If you are up for it, great! If not, pot in a well draining media, an all purpose orchid mix with charcoal, perlite, medium bark. Water like once a week or when almost dry. They do like humidity, but that mix should provide adequate humidity. I'm not an expert but if you want a thriving brassia I just don't think the vase is gonna do it.
|
09-22-2015, 06:40 PM
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2012
Zone: 8a
Location: Athens, Georgia, USA
Posts: 3,208
|
|
Pictures of the Brassia growing in the vase would help. I have grown bare-root Vandaceous plants sitting atop an empty vase but not a Brassia.
Can you post a picture?
|
Post Thanks / Like - 1 Likes
|
|
|
09-22-2015, 06:42 PM
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2015
Zone: 6a
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Age: 43
Posts: 141
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Orchid Whisperer
Pictures of the Brassia growing in the vase would help. I have grown bare-root Vandaceous plants sitting atop an empty vase but not a Brassia.
Can you post a picture?
|
I only grow vandas bare root...never really considered a brassia. I would love to see pics too.
|
Tags
|
orchid, orchids, vases, vase, growing, disadvantages, advantages, heard, windowsill, increased, risk, air, circulating, sunburn, water, time, disturbance, reaction, gut, support, returning, googling, displays, table, week |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 08:59 AM.
|