I have just pulled that video as it is now, in my opinion, incomplete and inaccurate.
Climate data suggest that C. rex gets less water during the 4 months that follow flowering, but it still rains fairly regularly. Just not every day, as it might during the wet season.
My current rule of thumb is to water more when the plant is actively growing; less when it is not. This corresponds to more water from February to August, and less water from September though January.
At this point, I believe the most important thing for this species is regular air blowing on it, and, as it is an equatorial species, keeping the temperature as close to a consistent 28°C day and 18°C night and the light at 12 hours per day.
I still do not understand how some growers, such as Chadwick, are keeping them in densely packed sphagnum in a clay pot. Would like to learn how this works.
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