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Maxillaria tenuifolia: watering sheaths and rot concerns.

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01-21-2019, 08:32 PM

malteseproverb malteseproverb is offline

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In my experience maxillaria tenuifolia prefers more water to less. I water it every day by holding it under the shower head, always making sure to drench the sheaths. It blooms and grows prolifically for me. Compare the thin sheath to sphagnum or other media. Why would it cause rot?

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