Catasetum Spotted Dragon 'Brevard' - Page 2 - Orchid Board

Merlyn · #11 08-28-2011, 10:02 PM

Steve, yes the Ten Dragons has totally amazed me this season with 4 spikes each grown about a month apart !!! Didn't know they could do that ! My favorite genus truly amazes me all the time ! The plant is 19" tall not counting the pot. It's in a 4.5" clay inside a 5.5" for weight while outside.
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isurus79 · #12 08-28-2011, 10:06 PM

What are you growing it in?? I don't think I've seen this style of media before.

Merlyn · #13 08-28-2011, 10:10 PM

Actually what you see is just leca filling up the space between pots. I haven't repotted it yet from the 4.5" pot I got it in so I don't know what media it's in. I do all my others in sphag, sometimes mixing in no more than 20% bark.

Junebug · #14 08-29-2011, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Merlyn

Actually what you see is just leca filling up the space between pots. I haven't repotted it yet from the 4.5" pot I got it in so I don't know what media it's in. I do all my others in sphag, sometimes mixing in no more than 20% bark.

Mine is potted in mostly sphag with a little tree fern fiber thrown in for drainage. These guys sure get thirsty during summer when they're grown outdoors. I'm drenching with water twice a day just to keep the roots damp/moist.