My first mount!

[FairyInTheFlowers]

Well, after seeing hundreds of pictures of various orchids mounted, I wanted to try my hand at at. Today I bike over to a local library, and since I was bored, I decided to head over to a pet store. Once I was there, I then got the idea of looking for wood to use for a mount, and I found a nice piece of cork for $10.

Here is the cork with galvanized wire to hang it up.


After adding a thin layer of sphag.


After tying the sphag down with elastic twine.


Here is the plant, a Brassavola Grand Stars.


The tag tied on to the back.


And two new growths.

[FairyInTheFlowers]

Here is the plant snugly tied to the mount with elastic twine.


A view from the side.


A close up of new roots.


Here is the mount in its' new home.


And a close up.


So what do you guys think? All I can say is this will not be my last mounted orchid!

[silken]

It looks great! And such a healthy looking plant too! I'm sure it will love its new home.

[FairyInTheFlowers]

Originally Posted by silken

It looks great! And such a healthy looking plant too! I'm sure it will love its new home.

Thanks! I am sure it will adapt and attach itself to its' new mount fairly quickly, as it has several roots growing now, and with the two new growths coming in, it should get another group of several new roots. I just cant wait to see it bloom, as I have never seen it before in person.

[silken]

Where did you get it from? Clouds or Paramount?

[FairyInTheFlowers]

I bought it from the Society sales table in March I think? Since then it has grown two complete p'bulbs, and started the ones you see. It is a relatively fast grower, and I think that either these new ones or the one after this are going to have blooms.

[silken]

Good find!

[gnathaniel]

Looks great, Cody! That cork will be covered with roots in no time.

--Nat

[WhiteRabbit]

looks great!

[Lorraine]

Nice mounting job Cody. I love mounting. Think at least half my guys are mounted.