My new Bulbo Lasiochilum

[Ferns Daddy]

Bulbo Lasiochulum I just picked up this little guy Fri. I did some reading on the care and I guess I'll need to keep it on the wet side, its in a 3inch net basket I'll take any help you can give me.
Thanks FD

[ZWUM]

Repot it in a large shallow basket, big enough that there's room for the plant to ramble, I use loose sphagnum. Keep it wet, the pbulbs should not look shriveled they should be plump, and in bright shade, it will grow very fast.


-Zach

[nutgirl]

Originally Posted by ZWUM

Repot it in a large shallow basket, big enough that there's room for the plant to ramble, I use loose sphagnum. Keep it wet, the pbulbs should not look shriveled they should be plump, and in bright shade, it will grow very fast.


-Zach

Agreed. I have mine in a wide shallow pot sitting in a tray. There is always some moisture in the bottom. I use LECA with a light top dressing of sphagnum.
Mine is currently blooming. The flowers look like faces.

Maureen

[Ferns Daddy]

Thanks for the help. I'll have to get a shallow pot for it the next time I go to the garden center. what size pot should I get and how deep should it be ?

[nutgirl]

I have mine planted in about 3 inches of planting medium.
The plant tends to grow runners on the surface that form a mat so wider and shallower is best or you can mount it if your conditions are good for that.

If you can't find a suitable pot you can make your own using plastic food storage containers.

My favorite for my bulbophyllums is to use the containers that rotisserie chickens come in from the grocery store.
The clear cover makes a good pot because it already has air vents that serve as drain holes. I put it upside down in the black tray that the chicken sits in. There is always a little residual moisture that collects in the tray.
Keep in mind that this works for me because I use a real fast draining medium (LECA). I'm not sure about other materials.

Sounds tacky, I know, but it works for me.

Maureen

[Ferns Daddy]

Tacky works for me, I use those kinds of containers for starting my seeds, I have a full bag of LECA that I didn't know what to do with until now. I was going to mount it but its to dry in my house to do that if it need to be damp all the time.
Thanks for your kind help
FD

[Talila6]

Originally Posted by nutgirl

I have mine planted in about 3 inches of planting medium.
The plant tends to grow runners on the surface that form a mat so wider and shallower is best or you can mount it if your conditions are good for that.

If you can't find a suitable pot you can make your own using plastic food storage containers.

My favorite for my bulbophyllums is to use the containers that rotisserie chickens come in from the grocery store.
The clear cover makes a good pot because it already has air vents that serve as drain holes. I put it upside down in the black tray that the chicken sits in. There is always a little residual moisture that collects in the tray.
Keep in mind that this works for me because I use a real fast draining medium (LECA). I'm not sure about other materials.

Sounds tacky, I know, but it works for me.

Maureen

I have my bulbo in same strawberry plastic tray I would like to repot it. Not sure what to use. Still looking for something shallow enough and wide enough for the rambling plant.

[Ferns Daddy]

Look to see if you can find a plant dish deep and wide enough to use as a planter

[Leafmite]

I also grow my only bulbo, ambrosia, in a shallow tray with a layer of loose moss that is always very wet in the summer but only damp in the winter. Great choice of bulbo, I think it might be my next. Spouse won't let me get a stinker.

[brianwstephens]

Love those plants! They seem to soon overflow out of everything that I transfer them into