orchid vases

[dinhthanh]

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.

[estación seca]

Do you have it in some kind of potting mix, or is it bare-root in the vase?

[Mocres]

I don't know if you refer to this, but I'm experimenting with 'semi-water culture', which consists of having the orchids (phals, in my case) bare-root in a glass vase, filling it about halfway with water and a bit of fertilizer for two full days, and then drain the water and let the roots dry for five days. It's still early days, but the phals I have in this culture seem very happy, and are growing leaves and roots -in fact, I decided to give it a try out of desperation, because I had two which seemed decided to die, no matter whatever I did. Now, they are growing new roots and leaves. The question now is how they will react in the long term, and whether they will produce flowers.

[sruther4d]

My dad gave me a Vanda in a glass vase, about 14 inches high and 6 inches in diameter. Instructions were to weekly immerse in water for half hour. Other days spray to maintain humidity. He is also experimenting using the same process with Ascocendas. It has only been a couple of months and the Vanda has not given me the evil eye yet.

[margitks]

My mom and sister-in-law are growing vandas in tall narrow vases that they fill with water once a week. They let the plant sit submerged for about 30 minutes and then drain the vase completely.
The plant is at the mouth of the tall cylindrical vase, sitting in a small plastic basket (stabilized with wires on the rim), roots growing through the basket and reaching down into the vase. Both are windowsill growers.
When I last went to visit, stores seem to like to sell them like that.
My mom and sister-in-law have not owned them long enough to look for reblooming though.

Margit