Thanks for clarifying James !:) makes sense now ;)

Regards Gregor

Hello!

So here is my masterpiece:biggrin:
I was waiting for that tree fern for ages! I also went in the forest to gather some moss .

It looks pretty much like yours Isurus.
i placed the fern(in a slight angle) underneath the moss and also some S/H media to fill the pot.
Then i placed the moss and on the top my L. alaori :)
I also placed some moss on the top of her roots.

I am proud of myself:banana: looks great to me.
What do you say?
It has a new growth now. but i am worried about the discolouration on her leaves:scratchhead:
Also, two very small leaves went completely yelow and fall off ( and i have her for just 2 weeks)
Maybe more water? it is placed in a bright west facing window just as you recomended to me.

Regards Gregor

Looks good to me. And your moss will likely die before the Laelia, so let that be a guide about culture. Just remember that in order to keep the moss alive, your water must be pure and the fertilizer very weak.

Ok tnx!

By week you mean 1/4 of recomended strength?
I have a NPK ratio 6:8:7

i give about 5-10 ml in a 1,5 L bottle.

Sounds good to me.

I don't grow mine wet at all. It is growing and flowering well in a coarse bark. Watered once a week, maybe 2-3 a month I might course RO through it. It grows with all the rupiculous Laelias and sincoranas.

Your moss likely won't survive H202 but if the leaves yellowed and fell off I would give all my alaorii a liberal amount of hydrogen peroxide.

Hmmm interesting. Why is H2O2 good for the plant?

I've had mine for a few years now. I grow it mounted and during summer while outdoors it gets watered a couple times a day. It gets direct sunlight for a few hours in the morning and then filtered sunlight the remainder of the day. It blooms for me off eah new growth. Had a bloom early this summer and there are now 3 new growths which should bloom out late summer early fall.

I've actually got a bud on mine, so my light levels are ok. Seems like this plant is pretty adaptable.

Yes seems like it's growing well in different conditions. Mine is developing new groeth now. I water it every day.
I am hoping for some buds :)

Gregor